Responsibilities:

Compliance strategy definition and management

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice regulatory compliance vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance related to products and distribution.
• Define metrics to track performance of Suppliers and also NAPA performance.

Legislation and Policy

• Monitor, track and interpret compliance, legislation and environmental policy developments that apply.
• Interpret into product and compliance action requirements and prepare strategic recommendations to senior management.
• Align compliance actions across the organization with key stakeholders such as Legal, Category management, etc.
• Interface with Suppliers to implement actions at all nodes of supply chain, not limited to Supplier operations, Distribution Centers, Stores and Customers, where required.

Reporting and Monitoring

• Coordinate supplier validation audits, with supplier support and support from global sourcing organization, where required.
• Define and prepare appropriate regulatory compliance status reports and ad hoc reports.
• Interface with any regulatory body as required to ensure requirements are met and documented.
• Support new product launches to ensure suppliers are capable of delivering to the required regulatory requirements, where applicable.

Oversight & Outreach

• Oversee continuation of regulatory compliance actions at Suppliers and NAPA operations, as required, with necessary reporting and documentation.
• Manage outreach efforts to educate and inform regulatory compliance requirements to key stakeholders as required.
• Manage one direct report focused on Supplier Diversity, motivating and growing the employee professionally.

Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 7-10 years professional experience in regulatory compliance related role, engineering, or closely related fields
• 5 years automotive experience preferred.
• Professional experience and expertise in regulations / and general regulatory landscape
• Membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous.
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to distill complex data into concise executive reports.
• Knowledge of sourcing key regulations and laws
• Previous managerial experience a plus
• Experience using various computer applications including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other applications in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work across all internal departments to drive projects to on-time completion.
• Highly motivated individual that has a strong drive for results; communicates effectively both in written and verbal communication formats.