About us We are ALTANA: one group of companies – fourdivisions: BYK, ECKART, ELANTAS, and ACTEGA. Global leader inspecialty chemicals with about 8,000 employees, sales of more than2.7 billion euros, and myriad opportunities for you to develop andgrow. Would you like to enrich your life with this decisive plus?BYK, as part of the ALTANA Group, is a leading global supplier ofspecialty chemicals. Our innovative BYK additives improve scratchresistance and surface gloss, the mechanical strength or flowbehavior of materials, and properties such as UV- and lightstability or flame retardancy. BYK has a global network ofsubsidiaries and employs a workforce of more than 2,500 peopleworldwide. Manager Regulatory Affairs – Head of Product Stewardship(m/f/d) Location: Wesel near Düsseldorf Responsibilities Excitingopportunities await you – as Regulatory Affairs Manager and Head ofour Product Stewardship team, your task will be the management ofregulatory requirements for our products: from ensuring thecompliance of new raw material sources and qualities for ourproducts with existing, changing and upcoming regulations tocoordinating the evaluation and clearance of new raw materials andsuppliers to leading our Product Stewardship team and reporting tothe Global Head of Regulatory Affairs to acting as contact personfor national and international authorities and institutes toengaging in important industry associations and industry consortia.Further duties include: Taking care of special regulations inapplication-related fields, e.g. food contact or cosmeticsMonitoring global regulatory customer requests Implementingstandardized and consistent responses to customer inquiries as wellas customer and industry portals Creating regulatory BYK documentsHandling disclosures of confidential information Advising on BYK'smarketing strategy with regard to the publication of regulatoryproduct information Providing regulatory information for businessline and end use managers Supplying stakeholders with regulatoryinformation on ensuring BYK product compliance Participating in thestaging of training courses and seminars Requirements With thisprofile, you convince us – if you are versed in the EU legalframework and specific regulations, e.g. concerning the EU Ecolabelor conflict minerals, and bring ready business acumen, analysis,planning and prioritization proficiency as well as a track recordin product communications resp. stewardship, we warmly invite youto apply. Your other skills and competencies include: Universitypostgraduate degree, preferably a PhD, ideally in chemistry orbusiness chemistry Positive attitude, strategic thinking anddexterous communication Leadership as well as team player qualitiesOur Plus In the ALTANA Group, you will work in a unique culture ofinnovation where the utmost importance is attached to promotingindividual ideas and abilities as well as open, trustinginteraction. BYK offers you a lot of advantages. They includepleasant-sized operations where employees get to know each otherpersonally and exchange ideas, short information anddecision-making paths, comprehensive further education and trainingoffers, flexible working hours with flextime and an impressivecompensation with good employee benefits and pension plans. ContactAs a first step, please apply briefly and concisely with your CVvia our job portal www.altana.jobs. We look forward to meetingyou! BYK-Chemie GmbH | Annika Conrad | Personal | Tel. +49 281 670- 26016 ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunityemployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration foremployment without regard to race, religion, color, nationalorigin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, among otherthings, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Jobnumber: 878 Legal entity: BYK-Chemie GmbH Location: Wesel nearDüsseldorf