Job Description

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious

Are you always solving

Then we d like to meet you and bet you d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Manager Product Stewardship to join our Ashland LLC, Specialty ingredients G.P., ISP Chemicals etc business at our Hyderabad Office. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Product Stewardship function. This position will report to Manager Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs (South Asia)

Manager EHS Product Safety:

- Lead global product safety and regulatory compliance across GHS, REACH, CLP, OSHA, and Chemical inventory frameworks.
- Oversee end-to-end SDS lifecycle management, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.
- Manage and optimize SAP EHS (Product Safety, DG, Label Management) systems.
- Drive regulatory implementation initiatives including PCN/UFI submissions and region-specific compliance.
- Perform and review hazard classification and labeling in line with GHS standards.
- Ensure compliance with Dangerous Goods regulations (ADR, IATA, IMDG).
- Lead SDS authoring, review, and approval processes across global markets.
- Develop and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for product safety workflows.
- Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Support SAP EHS rollouts, upgrades, and data migration from legacy systems.
- Collaborate with RD, supply chain, regulatory, IT,



and commercial teams for compliance integration.
- Provide regulatory guidance during New Product Introduction (NPI) and commercialization stages.
- Manage audit readiness, compliance reviews, and corrective action plans.
- Lead and mentor teams, ensuring capability development and knowledge sharing.
- Monitor and improve KPIs such as SDS quality, turnaround time, compliance adherence, and system efficiency.
- Support eSDS generation process for Ashland products placed on EU market.

Education/Experience:

- Graduate or post Graduate (Science Chemical engineering, BSc Chemistry, B Pharma, MSc Chemistry, M Pharma)
- 15+ years of experience in MSDS authoring
- 10+ years of experience managing groups

Technical Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

Skills:

- Expertise in GHS classification and global chemical regulations (REACH, CLP, OSHA,)
- Strong experience in SDS authoring, review, and lifecycle management
- Hands-on knowledge of SAP EHS ECC (Product Safety, DG, Label Management)
- Proficiency in Dangerous Goods classification (ADR, IATA, IMDG)
- Ability to interpret and implement regulatory compliance requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for compliance and system issues
- Experience in process improvement, SOP development, and audit readiness
- Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Proven team leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
- Valuable to have S4Hana experience.

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📌 Manager Product Stewardship (Hyderabad)
🏢 Ashland
📍 Hyderabad