Non-Cosmetic Product Compliance Specialist, Poole

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Non-Cosmetic Product Compliance Specialist, Poole

Client: Lush

Location: Poole, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 8526a532eff4

Job Views: 7

Posted: 22.02.2025

Expiry Date: 08.04.2025

Job Description:

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
We’re looking for a skilled compliance person to join our team and support the business with the launch and ongoing compliance of new non-cosmetic products that will excite our customers. Help us grow an ethically minded lifestyle brand by researching, advising on and caring for our products that fall outside of cosmetic realms, from electronics to home fragrance and toys, as well as providing support on cosmetic compliance as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Offers global compliance support for current and future non-cosmetic products, including but not limited to our Bath Bot (our wireless waterproof bluetooth speaker), home fragrance products from candles and fragrance melts to diffusers, food items, pure essential oils, cushions and housewares.
• Researches and provides analysis and concise, digestible summaries of regulatory requirements for non-cosmetic products, including electronics. Works collaboratively with other teams such as Tech Warriors to support getting non-cosmetic products to market and with their ongoing monitoring and reporting.
• Breaks down complex new areas into operational steps to be actioned and liaises with external experts where required on unfamiliar or complex non-cosmetic regulatory matters.
• Upskills our global compliance teams and markets in how to care for these products, growing the confidence of the brand.
• Works with our Chemical & Ingredients Coordinator to satisfy obligations on chemical and REACH compliance where needed.
• Helps us to navigate a non-cosmetic regulatory landscape while adhering in every possible way to our brand values, especially Fighting Animal Testing.
• Horizon scanning. Monitors upcoming changes in legislation that may affect our compliance with non-cosmetic products, reports on them and acts on them.
• Supports on other ad hoc and cosmetic regulatory areas as requested. For example, hair dye regulations in different markets or testing and compliance obligations to sell toys or pharmaceuticals.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A chemical or electronics background would be advantageous, as would experience working with ISO PAS or Standards, testhouses and manufacturers.
• Strong research and communication skills. Candidates must be confident in interpretation of regulatory and technical documents (and where to find them) as well as summarising and condensing information into clear steps and takeaways.
• Collaborative approach to working with other teams within the business and externals such as test houses. Excited to share skills and knowledge and train team members.
• Ability to put in monitoring processes that will look after non-cosmetic products and protect the brand.

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Since establishing in 1995 in Poole, Dorset, Lush has been driven by innovation and its ethics. Creators of pioneering beauty products such as the fizzing bath bomb, shower jellies and solid shampoo bars, we place emphasis on fresh ingredients like organic fruits and vegetables, fight against animal testing and combat over-packaging by developing products that can be sold ‘naked’ to the customer without any packaging.

We currently operate in 52 countries with 928 global shops. Through our separate business divisions we invent, manufacture and sell our handmade products direct to our customers through our own shops and online. The fact that we make all our products by hand is something we are really rather proud of!

Lush is 10% Employee Owned since 2017 and our people are the heart and soul of our business. In the UK, we currently have offices located in Poole, Dorset and Soho, London.