Chemical Corporate Sustainability Manager

Your mission:

Epson has a dynamic opportunity for a Chemical Corporate Sustainability Manager!

You'll work closely with Seiko Epson Corporation HQ and Epson Europe, shaping strategies around the latest regulatory trends and ensuring Epson’s complete compliance with chemical legislation. That’s not all! You'll be the voice of Epson in industry discussions, working with trade associations, policymakers, and submitting key reports to ensure compliance and sustainability advocating for Epson across Europe.

The Chemical Corporate Sustainability Manager reports directly into the Corporate Sustainability Director and collaborates with a passionate team of CSR professionals.

Epson gets the importance of real work-life balance. This hybrid role allows you to work three days from home and two days from our Amsterdam offices.

What you will do:

Tracks European regulatory requirements and prepares for implementation and market access

• Tracks regulatory developments relating to the broad classification of chemicals in inks and products, product safety, printing inks for food contact materials and market access requirements. Tracking covers a full range of activities including monitoring, reporting, assessing, lobbying and, planning for implementation, with the aim of being the EEB recognised expert on this topic
• Advises HQ in Japan as well as Product Management, Product Operations and European Marketing Department on implementation of new legislative requirements as well as compliance with chemical legislation across Europe
• Manages the chemical compliance on food contact material matters by commissioning laboratory migration tests, analyses laboratory results and prepares substance registration dossiers for the Swiss Ordinance on Food Contact materials
• Prepare various reports to meet internal and external reporting obligations; this responsibility is supported by other departments who should provide the relevant sales information

Represents Epson to intercompany alliances and policy makers

• Represents Epson to government authorities, in national trade associations and inter-company alliances concerned with Chemical and Market Access matters

Marketing and sales support

• Supports Product Management and Sales to understand chemical compliance requirements
• Answers internal/external customer enquiries on chemical matters related to Epson’s products
• Prepares dossier and applies for various eco labels and/or marketing related certifications

What we ask for:

• Educational background in Chemistry with familiarity of sustainability related topics
• Excellent understanding of chemical compliance, product safety and related sustainability topics of interest to Epson’s business
• Ability to read and interpret legal texts (REACH, CLP, RoHS, Food Contact Material Framework Legislation)
• Strong influencing skills
• Able to constantly deliver high level of accuracy and quality
• Ability to work within a team environment and to communicate effectively
• Ability to think creatively rather than simply follow defined processes
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, while remaining focused
• Excellent command of English both verbally and written
• IT literate, including MS Office Excel
• Knowledge of measuring tools such as GC/MS LC/MS

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

Our heritage

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork, and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running.