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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- We are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Manager, with a big passion for regulatory environment, specialized on chocolates and biscuits._
- We offer you the opportunity to join our team and contribute to our mission to bring ‘Happiness with every bite’._

The position entails

This is a very exciting opportunity to ensure the legal compliance of the products of GODIVA Chocolatier within Europe.

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 Head of the Regulatory Affairs for the region of Western Europe and Emerging Markets (WEEM) within a team of regulatory experts based in different countries.

Your main responsibilities
- Ensure regulatory compliance of GODIVA products both in retails and in cafes in accordance with the sales market regarding product formulation, pack copy generation and artwork sign-off, in line with pladis policies.
- Working closely with R&D from different locations of the world, convert recipe details into pack copy information to appropriate legal formats in required language for intended sale markets.
- Review and sign-off artwork designs against relevant pack copy for legal compliance for market.
- Represent the Regulatory Affairs team where appropriate with project team meetings with a specific remit to advise on compliance implications.
- Keep abreast of development and trends of the food & health regulations and local and international policies that could impact our business.
- Experience in the local trade associations, drive Company agenda and develop common positions and communications which can support the business. (preferred)

What do you bring?
- 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 EU and UK Food Legislation, guidelines and codes of practice.
- Prior experience in confectionary, retail sector is a definite advantage.
- 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 details and on-time delivery of the tasks.
- Good communication and influencing skills, proactive demeanour.
- 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 teammate.

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.

A few of our benefits:

- Fixed term employment (12 months) with possibility of a permanent contract
- Development opportunities through our pladis Academy & other training programs
- A competitive salary
- Fulltime employment (37,5 hours per week)
- 34 days of holidays (based on fulltime)
- Pension in pensionfund ‘Zoetwaren’
- Discounts on health insurance, gym memberships, bikes etc
- Biscuits, chocolate and other snacks from our personnel store.
- The best colleagues in an informal working environment.

Who are we?

Koninklijke Verkade, founded in 1886, with amazing brands like Verkade en Sultana, is part of pladis since 2016. pladis is one of the world's leading snacking companies. We are the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience. A worldwide community with 16.000 colleagues around the world. Each of us bring our experience