Product Safety (Senior Analyst)

BASF; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated professional to enhance product safety and regulatory compliance across the Asia Pacific region. This role involves executing trade control and chemical regulation activities while collaborating with various stakeholders. You'll drive continuous improvement initiatives through Lean Six Sigma and digitalization, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met. If you are passionate about making a difference in product stewardship and thrive in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values your development and offers a caring workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience in chemical regulation or product safety activities.
• Knowledge of Asia Pacific regulatory requirements and GHS framework.

Responsibilities

• Execute trade control and product safety activities for compliance.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure documentation standards.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Detail-oriented

Proactive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related Science discipline

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Robotic Process Automation

Power BI

Job description

Do you want to work with passionate teams, providing excellent business and digital services to the Asia Pacific region?

Do you want an open, supportive, and caring working environment?

Do you view your development needs seriously as we do?

If YES, then take your career to the #NextLevel with BASF!

Objectives of the Position

• Provide trade control, chemical regulations, product stewardship services to BASF group companies, in accordance with established policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Interphase with various stakeholders such as supply chain, customer services and technical experts to enable the implementation of compliance policies and BASF minimum requirements.
• Continuous improvement through Lean Six Sigma and digitalization are our core in driving operation excellence.
• Guide and support team members in performing routine activities for Product Safety Asia Pacific.

Main Tasks

• Execute trade control, chemical regulation and product safety related activities for BASF companies to ensure Product Safety and Regulatory compliance
  • Monitor product report and review compliance relevant areas against business processes predefined criteria.
  • Evaluate, analyze and verify product regulatory data and compliance documentation for system and database compliance monitoring and maintenance.
  • Support team members in resolving issues related to the service delivery including communication with internal customers and other business partners.
• As part of region expert on BASF Product Safety compliance framework, ensure Product Safety and regulatory related activities compliance for BASF companies
  • Monitor and/or execute Product Safety and regulatory changes for country/region, including stakeholder management for relevant advocacy activities, impact analysis and execution.
  • Knowledge exchange on best practices and training, including executing region and cross region project/initiatives.
  • Prepare KPI reporting, non-conformance monitoring and necessary improvement initiatives via i.e. Lean Six Sigma, technology and digitalization skill and tools.
• Act as key focal to support internal and external audit, including Quality Checks for potential improvements and preventive measures.
• Ensure timely review, update and improve related work documentation such as process description, work guides, etc. to ensure sustainable knowledge retention and standardization within the department.
• Continuous self-development through proactive learning and development (70:20:10 approach).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific area, preferably in Chemistry, or related Science discipline.
• At least 3-4 years relevant experience in chemical regulation, product regulatory affairs or relevant work experience in Product Safety and Stewardship activities.
• Sound knowledge and experience in Asia Pacific countries regulatory requirements, GHS building block and Product Safety/Stewardship framework.
• Proficiency in MS Office is preferred and experience in SAP application is an advantage.
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Ability in written and spoken Chinese is an advantage.
• Experience in technology or digital related skill or tool is an advantage, e.g. Robotic Process Automation, Power BI, etc.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive and able to work independently.