Risk Specialist I PB, Global Solutions and Risk Compliance (GSRC)

Amazon; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global e-commerce company is seeking a Compliance Specialist to manage product certifications and ensure regulatory compliance. You will evaluate new regulations, implement policies, and facilitate communication with vendors and stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree, over 3 years of relevant experience, and strong organizational and communication skills. This role requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, ensuring compliance across global markets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a lab or retail compliance role.
• Familiarity with various compliance regulations for products.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the impact of new regulations on products.
• Implement new compliance regulations and policies.
• Handle compliance-related crises and escalations.
• Communicate effectively between vendors and stakeholders.

Skills

Product safety regulations knowledge

Planning and organizing

Multi-tasking

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Description

Amazon.com operates in a virtual, global e-commerce environment without boundaries, and operates a diverse set of businesses in fourteen countries, including Retail, third party marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, web services for developers.

As a member of China Compliance Operation team, we are responsible for the classification of ASINs in our catalog that can be safely stored in the Fulfilment Center's and shipped to customer while safely meeting all local laws and regulations. We also prevent the sale of items that either Amazon chooses not to sell or are prohibited by law or regulations. In the global trade and direct import areas we are accountable for the import tariff classification and ensure imported products have had proper testing for safety and operability.

The team that you will work is responsible to ensure that the Amazon Private Brand products have been tested in certified laboratories and that you will comply with the legal requirements of target selling market place, and conduct post-launch audit of Private Brand Products following product compliance requirement.

Key job responsibilities

• Evaluate the impact of new regulations from regions such as European and North American, MENA, and AU, and assess their product category scope and requirements.
• Implement new regulations and policies based on change management logic and protocols.
• Handling compliance crisis or escalations.
• Ensure that good ideas are consistently implemented across all tasks to improve efficiency and standardize process workflows to meet KPI goals.
• Understand the business and identify potential areas of improvement from a technical perspective or regulatory risk.
• Facilitate communication between vendors and stakeholders to provide support timely and correctly.
• Maintain vendor management process documentation and training.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or experience in an industry role.
• 3+ Years experience in a lab or other retail compliance role. Familiar with product safety and compliance regulations for cosmetics, detergents, OTC drugs and medical devices. This includes Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR), the EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (EU IVDR), the EPA Pesticides Regulation, as well as chemical requirements such as REACH, POP, RoHS, CPSIA and California Proposition 65.
• Strong planning, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong multi-tasking ability and experience with meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of ambiguity.
• Excellent English communication skills (both verbal and written) with vendor, client, or customer-facing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience in retail, operations, and/or business management with a proven history of delivering results.
• Familiar with sustainability related certification, like ISO14001, GRC, ISCC, RSPO, FSC or compliance regulatory and testing protocols of consumable products (including like detergent, cosmetic, paper, biocide).

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