The Compliance Manager is a strategic temporary manager increasingly needed by manufacturers because his support allows companies to manage highly complex projects in the field of product certification for global market access.
Why the Compliance Manager is so important to the business
The Compliance Manager is the technician who, on behalf of the manufacturer, deals with the revision of the technical compliance requirements in accordance with the reference standards in force within the local markets. The Compliance Manager verifies compliance with the contractual specifications right from the procurement.
Among the main tasks of a Compliance Manager:
- Management of conflicts between contractual specifications and local technical regulations
- Plan the Certification Strategy
- Assistance to interact with the end-user
- Mapping of all requirements and Certification Bodies
- Coordination of the manufacturer’s Project Management
- Internal engineering support
The Compliance Manager is a key role who helps to overcome the difficulties of managing huge projects in terms of technical knowledge in the field of local regulations and in regard to on-time delivery.
We are talking about a technical regulations specialist, whose intervention is particularly strategic within those countries where the language and origin can impede to access the market, for instance within China (SELO) or within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAC, RMRS, Intergazcert).
The Complianceertification Manager can coordinate a project at a high level, actively, and operationally participating in the design review phase as well, in order to manage the compliance with local technical-regulatory requirements on time.
The chart below explains the processes involved. Each part describes a process where the internal function could work autonomously, even though the centralization of the processes under the guidance of a unique function allows us to streamline the process. The added value for the manufacturer is indeed represented by the integration of the different functions across a less rigid process.
A fundamental part of the Compliance Manager’s work is the management of the relationships with Certification Bodies. This is particularly true along the certification process in order to carry out the punch list. A full understanding of the issues that may affect the project is crucial to success. In fact, the punch lists can be better managed by an expert with a complete understanding of the technical problems that may arise, how the processes will be affected by those points, and how (or by whom) the problem can be solved.
The work of the Compliance Manager is completed when the Certification Body issues the certificates and declarations agreed by the certification strategy.
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