Regulatory Compliance Specialist II - Raw Materials

MANE is a 5th generation French family-owned business known for innovation and progress in the world of Flavor and Fragrance. As sensation enthusiasts, we strive to provide exceptional moments in people’s daily lives through the timeless flavors and fragrances we create. With our passion, creativity, and innovation, “We capture what moves”.

We have a new and exciting opportunity to hire an experienced Regulatory Compliance Specialist II, Raw Materials for our Lebanon, Ohio facility. This role will provide service to the internal and external customers to ensure that all formulas and their components comply with all applicable international, Federal, State regulations, trade association agreements and individual customer requirements.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Submit information to outside certification agencies MANE works with for Organic, Kosher, Halal, etc. Track certification process of raw materials for audit purposes.
• Assist in the regulatory review of supplier-provided documentation for raw materials MANE is considering purchasing from them.
• Perform impact analysis due to changes in raw material data.
• Update databases to make regulatory data available to all the departments of the company to facilitate their work. This includes setting up new raw material data in MANE’s global database, including composition data which feeds into multiple calculations such as GHS, allergens, ethical, global compliance, etc.
• Troubleshoot and correct issues with MANE’s global database and its calculations that are based on raw materials’ set-ups.
• Communicate with suppliers about their documentation when needed.
• Provide training pertaining to regulatory topics to additional MANE departments as needed.
• Participate in accurate and complete daily record keeping, updating files with current information and documentation.
• Collaborate with MANE’s Regulatory Raw Material Team and the Quality Department to review raw material documentation provided by suppliers via the supplier management system.
• Follow workflow processes within the supplier management system and MANE’s internal systems.
• Support MANE’s transition of our raw material approval process into the supplier management system MANE subscribes to.
• Maintain MANE’s supplier management system’s regulatory data.
• Import documentation into the supplier management system as needed.
• Determine, assign, and troubleshoot legal names for ingredient, flavor, seasoning, and color sales.
• Complete customer requests for documentation and completion of customers’ forms pertaining to ingredient sales and color sales.
• Support internal teams with issues and challenges as assigned.
• Other related tasks as assigned.
• Attend various organizations’ conferences and workshops that may require travel occasionally.
• Consistent with MANE’s environmental commitments, every employee shall actively participate in relevant education/training based upon corporate and local environmental objectives. Where these objectives are relevant to job-related and job-specific roles and responsibilities, each employee shall adhere to applicable environmental policies and procedures, as well as act on best practices.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or technical science.
• Experience with a supplier management system(s) is strongly preferred, but not required.
• 4 years of regulatory experience in the flavor/food industry is required.
• Experience with cross-functional work with multiple interconnected departments.

Personal Characteristics:

• Must be able to read, write, comprehend, and communicate written or verbal instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborative – Willingness to share and learn from experiences.
• Excellent people skills.
• Must be meticulous, organized, and maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Self-motivated, forward-thinking analytical person.
• Excellent project management skills.
• A cheerful outlook and the ability to adapt to changing situations.

MANE offers industry leading benefits including a generous PTO plan. Additional benefits include paid holidays, annual year-end shut down, annual and bi-weekly 401(k) contributions, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, employee assistance programs and many more. MANE is known for having a culture that focuses on our employees and their well-being. See for yourself why our employees love working at MANE!

MANE is an equal opportunity employer.