Regulatory Affairs Executive

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Monitor (e.g. through authority website, consultants, associations, etc.) and study food and labeling legislation (e.g. additives, ingredients, health and nutrition claims, novel foods, contaminants, labelling rules, etc) and their possible revisions and any other regulation related to topics under the responsibility of Regulatory (e.g. adv, sustainability, toys, etc.) for the local market;

2. Impact assessment of legislation under regulatory responsibility on the Company and Company’s products;

3. Share information and communication on legislation under the regulatory responsibility with other functions within the organization;

4. Support in providing updates on regulatory topics of interest;

5. Work closely with Marketing providing advice on project feasibility and compliance (concept, food category, pictorials, health and nutrition claims, marketing claims, new ingredients, risk assessment, etc);

6. Support R&D providing advice on recipe compliance and other matters (e.g. additives, raw materials, ingredients, nutrition information, etc);

7. Prepare and issue ingredient lists and nutrition information upon recipe shared by R&D;

8. Check the product labels providing the final approval according to local regulations to ensure the compliance;

9. Support GRD, Group Marketing and Group Regulatory on projects and critical matters (projects, law interpretation, ingredients, etc) of interest providing information and advice;

10. Support in verifying the advertisement and promotional material and prepare advice in coordination with Group Regulatory;

11. Toys & Gadgets: manage product and label compliance for domestic projects (i.e. advice on project feasibility, contact with external Lab, coordination with Group Regulatory and other functions, technical standards and legislation , etc.)

12. Contest with prizes: knowledge of applicable legislation, compliance of communication and info displayed on the labels, terms and conditions mandatory info)

13. Export countries: verify product ingredients and additives compliance, coordinate the information sharing with other functions, GRA and local regulatory in other countries, support in the preparation of IL/NI.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• At least 4 years’ experience in Regulatory Affairs in companies operating in the food industry

• Good level of knowledge on food laws with a specific focus on labelling and additives

• Ability to work under pressure, handle multiple priorities, meet strict deadlines

• Very good communication skills (written and spoken) to manage discussions internally and externally

• Good English

• Some experience in discussing topics with associations and authority;

• Combines scientific knowledge with legal aspects

• Work in Team

• Coordination skills

• Cooperates and communicates across the company

• High degree of self-organization and detail-orientation

• Analyzes context and issues

• Manages confidential information

• Quick learner of new concepts in different areas