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Senior Manager, Global Regulatory Product Compliance

ACCO Brands manufactures and markets office and school products.

Strategic quality assurance professional with over 15 years of experience driving strategic compliance risk mitigation and policies for consumer products industry. Extensive knowledge and experience in global regulatory compliance management; product integrity, Safety/Quality Assurance; supply chain risk management; and social compliance. Broad technical expertise in global regulations and standards for hardlines, toys, juvenile products, food contact and soft goods. Proactive approach to identify and communicate emerging regulatory and safety trends to mitigate risk and impacts to clients and brands. Understand the variety of business and financial pivot points of impacted stakeholders to assess, evaluate, recommend, and build consensus on strategies for response to emerging issues. Demonstrated capabilities in strategic team leadership; and people management, coaching and mentoring. Skills and Experience: Global Regulatory Compliance; Product Safety and Integrity; Quality Management & Systems; Problem-Solving; Root Cause Analysis; 8D Process; Lean Quality Management; Strategic Planning; Statistical Analysis; Product & Process Improvement; Project Management; Product & Packaging Labeling and Instructions; Negotiation; Relationship Management; Training; Cross-Cultural Communication; Cross-functional Team Leadership, Anthropometrics, PPE Regulatory Breadth: CPSIA, FDA, CA Prop 65, ASTM, CPSC, CFR, UL, FTC, ISO, EN, EU Toy Safety Directive, EU Directives, REACH, RoHS, WEEE, GMP, CE Marking, Food Contact, RSL