Chemical Antenna and EPR Advocacy Consultant

Role: Chemical Antenna and EPR Advocacy Consultant

Location: Ann Arbor MI

Duration: Long Term Contract

Key Responsibilities:

• Surveil Analyze and summarize critical material or chemical substance related regulation and legislative activity with particular focus on nonU.S. related themes.
• Coordinate the surveillance and broadcast of critical material or chemical substance related legislation and regulation to the business

• Examples:
• Create and distribute alerts to key internal stakeholders.
• Input regulatory/legislative summaries into internal company software.
• Using various tools coordinate the tracking of substances being pursued by local and global regulatory or legislative bodies throughout the regulatory/legislative timeline.
• Advocate on behalf of client agencies (via trade associations) on extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulatory or legislative topics that involve material or chemical substances.
• Internally coordinate and develop advocacy position on critical EPR related topics
• Potential future collaboration with other client global affiliates
• Occasional special advocacy or compliance projects may be requested depending on the available time.

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience working with consumer products industries especially complex durable goods industries.
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of global material or chemical substance regulations and legislations which may impact the auto industry.
• Demonstrated analytical and reporting skills such as issuance of reports to communicate technical matters to stakeholders.
• Solid proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word Excel PowerPoint)
• Strong communication skills verbal and written
• Problem solver with a customerfirst approach and excellent interpersonal skills

Key Skills: Regulatory Tax Vendor Management ERP Substances of Concern (SOC) Chemicals Advocacy.