Regulatory Affairs Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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PURPOSE:

We are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Manager for the North America region, with a big passion for regulatory and chocolate & Biscuits. We offer you the opportunity to join our team and contribute to our mission to bring ‘Happiness with every bite’.

This is a very exciting opportunity to ensure the regulatory compliance of all pladis products sold within Americas. Your goal will be to provide sound regulatory information and advice to support product launches and re-designs in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring the compliance of the products with local regulations and internal policies.

You will be reporting to the Global Regulatory Affairs Director.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES:

• Coordinate and manage region Regulatory Affairs people and resources, assess and plan for current and future needs, estimate risks over a longer-time horizon and manage internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluates upcoming laws and regulations in order to identify potential threats or opportunities.
• Communicates regulatory emerging issues internally to regional teams and cross-functional partners and presents proposed solutions / mitigation plans.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of pladis products in Americas regarding ingredients, product formulation and claims, , in line with regulations and pladis policies.
• Collaborate across the organization to enable the innovation pipeline; provide regulatory input in all stages of the innovation process to ensure the safety and regulatory compliance of our ingredients and packaging materials
• Working closely with R&D from different sourcing locations to check for compliance to North America regulations.
• Represent the Regulatory Affairs team where appropriate with project team meetings with a specific remit to advise on compliance regulatory implications.
• Keep abreast of the existing regulations and possible new local regulations that could be enacted that would impact the Company business.
• Build strategic relationship with a diverse group of external stakeholders, such as regulators, academics and industry associations to proactively manage the company’s credibility and reputation as well as our industry position in the various public policy and regulatory topics

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or other food science-based degree, with at least 4-5 years of experience in regulatory affairs departments
• A knowledge/understanding of FDA Food Legislation, guidelines and codes of practice.
• Knowledge of ingredients, process methods and factories producing biscuits and chocolate.
• Hands on, able to manage dynamic & complex changes and willing to take up challenges
• Excellent attention to detail and on-time delivery of the tasks.
• Good communication and influencing skills, proactive demeanor.
• Proven project management and implementation skills will be essential, as well as the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• High level of digital literacy & proficiency in using web-based specification systems.
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Works autonomously, but also a good team player.

WHAT WE OFFER

Working for pladis means challenging jobs, career opportunities and an inspiring environment that allow you to enhance your personal development. pladis recognizes that the on-going success of the company depends on the continued development and engagement of our employees and pursues a fair and competitive remuneration policy, recognizing individual and team competencies and performance.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.

We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.