Chemicals And Ingredients Compliance Coordinator *Internal Only*

This is currently an internal-only opportunity.

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It's what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

Who we are

You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there's more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

The Living Wage Foundation's statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what's inside that counts - whether that's an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

The Role

With a product for every need comes compliance for every market! The Regulatory Compliance Team ensures we can manufacture and sell our wide range of products worldwide, in compliance with local regulations, without compromising our ethics.

The team works to mitigate risk and enact proactive solutions to regulatory issues in line with the wider ethics and goals of the business, through awareness of current and future regulatory requirements and stakeholder engagement. It's an essential stream of behind-the-scenes work that gets our products into bathrooms all over the world.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure that LUSH retains compliance with the various legislation applicable to the manufacture and import of chemicals into the UK and EU. This involves the management of the internal REACH database and various other activities to ensure compliance with the REACH and CLP legislation and other chemicals legislation which may affect LUSH. Monitor ingredient-specific compliance, such as Organic and Fair Trade.

A confident individual with strong communication, capable of supporting several business functions. A can-do attitude, excited to build upon existing chemical compliance skills.

Responsibilities:

1. Management of the REACH Review Database, keeping internal records up to date and monitoring any limits imposed by REACH.
2. Work closely with our accounts, regulatory, procurement, buying teams (UK & EU) and in-house toxicologist to ensure all REACH obligations are met.
3. Ensure that Lush UK & EU sites fulfil all REACH obligations as a Downstream User and Importer of Chemicals and preparations.
4. Support our suppliers/manufacturers to understand and meet their obligations under REACH.
5. Research any new regulatory aspects of REACH and other similar global legislation, particularly in areas that may impact our Non-Animal Testing Policy.
6. Monitor and help to implement other chemical regulations in the business, including management of the internal MSDS system.
7. Support teams throughout the business to ensure compliance of Safety Data Sheets both incoming from suppliers, and outgoing to other manufacturing sites.
8. Advise on the translation of Classification and Labelling (CLP) information from MSDSs into accurate Carriage of Dangerous Goods and COSHH information.
9. Support and advise on the implementation of all Organic and Fair Trade requirements.
10. Support with Organic & Fairtrade, leading Organic Audits and maintaining Organic and Fair Trade certificates.
11. Provide ad hoc technical support internally and externally to ensure compliance of raw materials.
12. Ensure the onboarding processes for new materials covers the necessary compliance requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Knowledge and capabilities or skills:

1. A brand ambassador who communicates our values.
2. Organised and analytical, with high level attention to detail.
3. Appetite for learning and upskilling, including researching regulatory updates.
4. Not afraid of stepping outside of your comfort zone.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with senior management, authorities, external partners and other markets.
6. Ability to work independently as required.
7. Good working knowledge of chemical regulatory frameworks and requirements, particularly REACH and CLP (UK & EU).
8. Experience with creation and management of Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).
9. Confident to manage large databases in Excel / Google Sheets.
10. Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Chemistry, Cosmetic Sciences, Biology, Legal etc) is an advantage, but not essential.
11. Comprehensive knowledge of Lush's ingredients.