Assistant Manager, Regional Product Safety & Stewardship 1
BASF
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BASF has been operating in Malaysia for more than 30 years, through a number of wholly-owned companies and joint ventures in the country. BASF (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was incorporated in 1989, and operates main office in Bandar Utama and a manufacturing plant in Pasir Gudang in Johor, as well as an operational site in Kulim, Kedah. BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre Sdn Bhd began its operation in 2005. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the Shared Services Center provides functional services in the areas of finance, controlling, information services, human resources, environment, health & safety, procurement and import-export order management to BASF Group companies in 19 markets across Asia Pacific. BASF Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, established in 1997, provides infrastructure and utilities support services to BASF sites in Malaysia. BASF holds 60% of its joint venture BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd, which operates a state-of-the-art Verbund production site in the Gebeng Industrial Zone, Pahang, and 50% of Toray BASF PBT Resin Sdn Bhd. BASF posted sales to customers in Malaysia of approximately €390 million in 2021 and had 2,295 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on www.basf.com/my.
Objectives of the Position
This position will drive all the activities relating to the regional product safety and stewardship in Asia Pacific region engaging with R&D, production, sales, marketing, product managers and country experts.
Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities
Product Stewardship
- Conduct proactive product stewardship activities to the business, such as implement early warning.
- Ensure customers are adequately informed with correct Safety data Sheet (SDS) of products.
- Socializes or assists R & D, plant/production, sales/marketing, and product managers in the region on product stewardship topics.
- Forging excellent collaboration among stakeholders to ensure legal compliance and create value to business.
- Issuing guideline(s) or procedure(s) related to product safety and stewardship activities in Asia Pacific region.
- Monitor and respond inquiries from stakeholders in a proper way.
Product Safety
- Ensure the compliance of chemical legislation for manufacturing and marketing of products in Asia Pacific.
- Compile and release safety data sheets (SDS) of products
- Determine the classification and labelling of products
- Monitor and assess any change of product composition and/or product description and inform the relevant stakeholders
- Initiate and implement corrective actions to ensure compliance
- Provide guidance and consultation to plant/production, R&D, product managers in the region for the execution of the product safety and Master Data.
Requirements
Education | Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent |
Working Experience | 2 years or more of relevant working experience in chemical regulations and/or Product Safety & Stewardship. |
Technical & Professional Knowledge | Fluent in written and spoken English. Prior knowledge of SAP system or relevant experience to utilize in Product Safety area. Proficiency in MS Office (e.g., Excel, Share Point, Power BI). Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of chemical regulations (e.g. chemical inventory) in Asia. |