Introduction
We at Shimano are looking for Product Compliance Specialist with the expertise in Chemical domain. This role requires an experienced, hands on product compliance professional who can translate EU regulatory requirements into operational and scalable processes. The successful candidate will not inherit a fully mature system. They will build, structure, document, and continuously improve compliance workflows across REACH, CLP, RoHS, WFD, SVHC communication, PFAS and SCIP reporting.
The role combines regulatory expertise, data discipline, and process ownership. It is execution driven and heavy accountability.
The Challenge
- Building and maintaining REACH tonnage tracking processes, including data logic, reporting structure, and early warning indicators.
- Designing and operating the SVHC and SCIP process, covering substance identification, Article 33 communication, SCIP reporting, backlog resolution, and future proofing.
- Implementing CLP workflows, including classification reviews, SDS governance, labeling requirements, and packaging checks.
- Establishing PFAS compliance workflows, including supplier data collection, material screening logic, risk categorization, and regulatory readiness for future restrictions.
- Monitoring new and upcoming product legislation and translating it into impact assessments and actionable internal steps.
- Creating templates, checklists, decision trees, and tracking tools to support consistent execution.
- Actively requesting, verifying, challenging, and correcting supplier compliance data.
- Identifying weaknesses in existing processes and implementing corrective actions before issues escalate to customers or authorities.
Stakeholder and Interface Management
- Ability to work independently while coordinating across Product Management, R&D, Quality, Legal, and Supply Chain.
- Experience pushing back on suppliers and internal stakeholders when data quality or timeliness is insufficient.
- Clear, structured communicator who can explain regulatory risks and decisions in plain language.
- Comfortable owning topics and making defensible compliance calls without constant supervision.
Process Design and Ownership Capabilities
- Demonstrated experience creating compliance processes from scratch or significantly reworking immature ones.
- Ability to define end‑to‑end workflows covering data intake, validation, assessment, decision making, documentation, escalation, and record retention.
- Experience turning regulatory obligations into repeatable routines that can survive product changes, supplier turnover, and audits.
- Comfortable defining roles and responsibilities, triggers, timelines, and ownership across multiple stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
- Typically, 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in product or chemical compliance.
- Experience in complex product portfolios and multitier supply chains strongly preferred.
- Prior involvement in audits, authority inquiries, or customer escalations is an advantage.
- Highly structured and detail‑oriented, with the ability to manage multiple parallel product and regulatory tracks.
- Pragmatic mindset, focused on workable solutions rather than theoretical perfection.
- Resilient under deadline pressure and legal scrutiny.
- Strong sense of ownership. If a process fails, this role is expected to fix it.
Additional Benefits
- An informal yet professional international working environment.
- Flexible working policy that includes 2 days a week working from home.
- A competitive salary including bonus opportunity.
- 27 days annual holiday plan.
- Pension plan.
- Travel allowance or NS Business card.
- Loads of exciting (mostly sports and outdoor related) activities.
What do we have to offer?
Shimano and its subsidiaries offer a pleasant, informal working environment with colleagues who work well together, and are proud to work for Shimano. Next to good working conditions, Shimano offers you the opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging position within a dynamic, international and ambitious environment. Together we want to win therefore we have a strong focus on team achievement.
How to get in touch!
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please get in touch with:
akama@sic.shimano.co.jp