Regulatory Compliance Specialist

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Role Overview: This role involves a comprehensive range of product regulatory activities aimed at supporting KE’s product regulatory compliance programs. The primary objectives for this position include ensuring conformity, driving continual improvements, and achieving customer satisfaction while developing, maintaining, and administering programs and solutions for product compliance.

Key Performance Objectives:

Short-Term (0 to 3 months):

• Understand Kimball Electronics’ philosophies and product regulatory and compliance policies and processes.
• Acquire comprehensive knowledge of existing and ongoing US and global product regulatory compliance laws.
• Familiarize with internal SAP and SharePoint systems related to product regulatory compliance.
• Establish relationships and communicate with KE staff, customers, and vendors to support product compliance efforts.
• Engage in meetings and discussions, providing support to the Product Compliance Manager and cross-functional groups within Business Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Supply Chain as needed.
• Collaborate on projects related to product compliance.
• Collect, audit, and maintain documentation supporting various product compliance requirements.

Medium-Term (4 to 12 months):

• Continue expanding knowledge of US and global product compliance laws and acts.
• Develop and conduct training sessions for KEI employees on product compliance.
• Identify and implement improvements to the product compliance processes.
• Lead projects related to product compliance.
• Review and update product compliance documentation as needed.
• Coordinate meetings and discussions with internal and external parties as required.
• Assist in resolving any roadblocks and issues that arise.

Long-Term (12+ months):

• Maintain ongoing knowledge of US and global product compliance laws and acts.
• Enhance and refine training programs for KEI employees on product compliance.
• Drive continuous improvements throughout the product compliance processes.
• Lead and manage complex projects related to product compliance.
• Ensure product compliance documentation is consistently reviewed and updated.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively address and resolve any roadblocks and issues that arise.

Basic Background Requirements: This position will require:

• Analyzing, researching, and interpreting data.
• Following processes and procedures.
• Handling multiple tasks and projects.
• Retrieving, auditing, and inputting data as reports.
• Learning and maintaining knowledge of US and global product regulatory laws.
• Prioritizing and meeting deadlines.
• Working well in groups or independently.
• Associate’s degree or higher.
• Being detail-oriented and organized.
• Demonstrating good email and phone etiquette.
• Being open-minded and willing to adapt to change.
• Being self-motivated.
• Investigating and solving problems effectively.
• Utilizing computer systems (Microsoft Office suite, etc.) proficiently.
• Traveling as needed.

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