Regulatory Affairs Manager - Purina Petcare AOA

A DAY IN A LIFE...

• Managers as appropriate to ensure alignment, anticipate and manage opportunities and risks, define action plans to be followed at the later stages of the project.
• As a project manager, she/he leads and manages regulatory knowledge building and business related project activities with proactive participation.
• Develop and maintain a solid knowledge of pet food regulations in her/his field of competence and share knowledge with RSA colleagues and other relevant functions.
• Analyse regulatory frame and conceptualise regulatory opportunities for new product development at early stages of I&R (through knowledge of regulatory trends and new regulatory developments).
• Perform a Regulatory Assessment throughout the project (I2L) and provide guidance with regulatory conclusions and proposals to the project team.
• Identify potential regulatory risks with proposed alternatives. When necessary, elaborate and implement action plans with cross-functional team to mitigate risks.
• Provide guidance to the project team about the information needed for RSA to perform a Regulatory Assessment and the need of communicating project changes to RSA in a timely manner.
• Support markets for those projects where his/her expertise is required. (Technical assistance).
• Ensure fast and reliable issue resolution (corrective and preventive processes and actions).

ARE YOU A FIT?

• At least 6 years experience in a regulatory environment, regional experience is a plus.
• Knowledge in global regulatory within the R&D businesses, markets and/or SBUs or equivalent external experience.
• Successfully lead the regulatory activities in a new product launch.
• Successfully lead the regulatory activities in a strategic project with the ability to influence and ensure understanding of regulatory affairs.