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 offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets, including energy transition, sustainable construction, and natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys leverages applications expertise, technological knowledge, and material science to deliver solutions that enhance customers’ products and performance. The company is committed to responsible development, promoting environmentally friendly products and processes and supporting customers in their decarbonization efforts. Imerys 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. The role involves embedding early in decision-making to anticipate 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 within the Americas region and business area 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) to meet evolving product stewardship challenges and Imerys Product Stewardship Vision.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of domestic, export, and import products to all applicable country and application-specific regulations.
• Proactively track and understand regulations impacting regional market applications and sales locations; communicate potential regulatory impacts early to the business area 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 of Group-wide Product Stewardship tools, systems, processes, policies, best practices, and strategies; implement these in business area work practices.
• 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 business area 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 target response metrics (to be established).
• Facilitate collaboration across business area and regional boundaries 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 across the team and managing investments in compliance tools and external consulting.
• Lead cultural and operational transformation to harmonize Product Stewardship practices in collaboration with other regions, driving the OneImerys mindset by streamlining processes and fostering a unified expertise culture.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of work experience, including 3+ years in leadership roles in a technical field, preferably in the chemical industry (ideally Chemistry, Agricultural, or Environmental background).
• Typical profiles include R&D Manager, Product Stewardship/Toxicology/Regulatory Compliance Manager, or EHS Manager.

Key Competencies & Professional Experience

• Seasoned technical and product stewardship practitioner.
• Strong understanding of global chemical product regulations.
• Knowledge of systems and tools used to facilitate product regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to stand ground under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect both internally and externally.
• Experience managing technical teams.
• Ability to think strategically and deliver results in a challenging environment.
• Business acumen and extensive internal and external networks.
• Proven experience in change management and leading transformation in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong influential leadership to align diverse business cultures toward common regional goals.