Regional Product Stewardship Manager (Americas)

About the role

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group serves fast-growing markets such as energy transition, sustainable construction, and consumer goods by delivering high value-added, functional solutions that contribute essential properties to customers’ products. Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes and supports customers in their decarbonization efforts. The company is listed on Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Americas Regional Product Stewardship Manager acts as a strategic business partner to the Vice Presidents of the Americas region. Embedded early in decision-making, the role anticipates regulatory impacts on new markets, acquisitions, and product development, turning compliance into a competitive advantage. The position leads the implementation of Imerys Product Stewardship strategies and best practices across the Americas to ensure regulatory compliance, minimize liability risk, and add business value.

Responsibilities

• Direct management and professional development of a regional team of Product Stewardship Managers, Specialists, and SDS Authors.
• Collaborate with the Global PS Vice-President, regional business development VPs, the Global PS Center of Excellence Director, and other regional PS Directors to determine future organizational needs (number, location, skills) aligned with evolving product stewardship challenges and Imerys Product Stewardship Vision.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of domestic, export, and import products across all applicable country and application-specific regulations, in collaboration with importing locations/business areas.
• Proactively track and understand regulations impacting regional market applications and sales locations; communicate potential regulatory impacts early to business area leadership via Product & Market Managers.
• Advise business area VPs on strategic risks and opportunities related to the product lifecycle by participating in regional management committees and portfolio reviews.
• Support the development and implementation of Group-wide product stewardship tools, systems, processes, policies, best practices, and strategies within the business area.
• Ensure the business area’s product portfolio is risk assessed (health, environmental, and liability exposures), including routine risk assessments for new product development and mergers & acquisitions projects; regularly communicate results to Product & Market Managers.
• Provide business area customers with comprehensive and compliant product safety information (e.g., Safety Data Sheets, Safety Bulletins) that enables safe use in intended applications.
• Ensure the product stewardship team responds to customer inquiries according to Imerys protocols and established target response metrics.
• Facilitate cross-business area and regional collaboration to foster a OneImerys mindset within the product stewardship team.
• Participate in external industry association technical boards, working groups, and committees where skills and experience can be leveraged for industry and Imerys impact.
• Define, allocate, and monitor the Product Stewardship budget for the Americas region, optimizing resources and managing investments in compliance tools and external consulting.
• Lead cultural and operational transformation to harmonize product stewardship practices across regions and drive the OneImerys mindset by streamlining processes and fostering a unified expertise culture.