Product Stewardship Manager

The Shepherd Chemical Company; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Company 401K Contribution

Fitness Membership subsidy

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

The Shepherd Chemical Company in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Product Stewardship Manager to drive global product safety, regulatory compliance, chemical registration, and labeling for metal-based chemistries. The role includes risk assessment, SDS management, and cross-functional collaboration with regulatory, technical, sales, marketing, and operations teams.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in chemical regulations, risk communication, and experience with GHS/CLP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, toxicology, environmental science, public health, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience with product stewardship, chemical regulatory compliance, product safety, or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of global chemical registration requirements and product safety regulations.
• Understanding of chemical hazard properties, risk assessment, and risk communication.
• Working knowledge of GHS/CLP requirements across global jurisdictions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical and regulatory information clearly.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage compliance-sensitive documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assess environmental, health, and safety risks across the product lifecycle.
• Support global chemical registration for new and existing products.
• Maintain and evaluate health, ecological toxicity, and hazard data.
• Oversee SDS authoring, document management, classification, labeling, and packaging requirements.
• Lead product risk assessments and recommend actions to reduce risk and support compliance.
• Partner with regulatory, technical, sales, marketing, operations, and business teams.
• Respond to product safety, regulatory, and compliance questions from customers and stakeholders.
• Support product stewardship communications, training, audits, reporting, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Product stewardship

Risk communication

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, toxicology, environmental science, public health, or a related field

Tools

3E Generate

3E Protect SDS

Job description

The Shepherd Chemical Company manufactures metal-based chemicals that are essential to technologies for consumer safety, environmental sustainability, advanced product performance and industrial process efficiency. Partnering with industries from fragrance and personal care to petrochemicals and polyurethanes, Shepherd collaborates on both standard and custom co-developed metal chemistries. In collaboration with our customers, we are working to solve some of their most complex problems through the synthesis, scale up, and commercialization of inorganic and organic metal compounds.

Our employees scale projects from “concept to container”, travel the world to visit customers and attend industry conferences, and participate in community initiatives for health, wellness, safety and philanthropy. Performing meaningful work with trusted, talented colleagues is our formula for success and being a great place to work. Every day, our employees relentlessly pursue Shepherd’s Core Purpose and Core Values.

We are looking for a Product Stewardship Manager to support global product safety, regulatory compliance, chemical registration, classification, labeling, packaging, SDS management, and product risk assessment. This role is ideal for someone who understands chemical regulations, enjoys solving technical compliance challenges, and can communicate complex information clearly to internal teams, customers, inspectors, and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Assess environmental, health, and safety risks across the product lifecycle.
• Support global chemical registration for new and existing products.
• Maintain and evaluate health, ecological toxicity, and hazard data.
• Oversee SDS authoring, document management, classification, labeling, and packaging requirements.
• Lead product risk assessments and recommend actions to reduce risk and support compliance.
• Partner with regulatory, technical, sales, marketing, operations, and business teams.
• Respond to product safety, regulatory, and compliance questions from customers and stakeholders.
• Support product stewardship communications, training, audits, reporting, and continuous improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, toxicology, environmental science, public health, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience with product stewardship, chemical regulatory compliance, product safety, or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of global chemical registration requirements and product safety regulations.
• Understanding of chemical hazard properties, risk assessment, and risk communication.
• Working knowledge of GHS/CLP requirements across global jurisdictions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical and regulatory information clearly.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage compliance-sensitive documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Training or certification in risk assessment methodology.
• Experience with consumer product, cosmetic, personal care, food packaging, or food contact regulations.
• Knowledge of toxicology concepts, testing protocols, mechanisms, and terminology.
• Experience with REACh regulatory schemes, including EU, Turkey, Korea, or related global programs.
• Experience with 3E Generate and 3E Protect SDS software.
• Familiarity with sustainability principles, life cycle assessment, or Responsible Care practices.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Health and Life Insurance (eligibility date of hire)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company 401K Contribution (eligibility date of hire)
• Fitness Membership subsidy
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

EEO Statement

The Shepherd Material Science Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or over), disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.