Regulatory Affairs Manager Phytosanitary

Reporting to

Global Manager Seed Regulatory Affairs.

Purpose

Lead process of implementing new phytosanitary requirements within the company to ensure freedom to operate. Secure market access through problem solving, external lobbying and proactively identifying issues and trends.

Geographical scope

Global.

Operational level

Tactical/ Strategical.

Key accountabilities

1. Accountable for leading, motivating, developing and coaching the assigned team members. Ensure sharing of knowledge and experience. Ensure the annual Great to Grow cycle is successfully implemented to develop individuals and teams.

2. Lead the process to review the global regulatory landscape and identify key strategic priorities for Enza. Develop and manage effective tracking system to reflect regulatory changes. Proactively identify changes and trends and propose solutions to secure freedom to operate.
- Area: Phytosanitary.

3. Drive the implementation of regulatory compliance across the business in the specified area of regulatory affairs.
- Lead incident and crisis management on phytosanitary issues and trade barriers, in collaboration with directors, senior managers and where required, technical experts. Spans cross-functional departments with Sales, SO, R&D and Legal. Includes high-level quarantine pest notifications.

4. Ensure market access and ability to carry out seed processing or handling activities both on long term (strategic) and tactical horizons by discussing regulatory barriers with external regulators and other stakeholders and proposing alternative solutions.

5. Drive the improvement of implementation and evaluation of regulatory procedures, processes, standards and systems, evaluate bottlenecks and/or compliance risks and support the implementation of improvements.

6. Prepare and deliver periodic progress reports to senior management (BoD, functional MT's (SO, R&D, M&S)) regarding the impact of upcoming and/or implemented regulation changes. Ensure follow up of actions.

7. Influence direction and drive action to develop the seed business for Enza and support the sector by representing Enza in diverse external platforms at national, regional and international levels. Develop and maintain an external business network by building and strengthening relationships and networks with decision-makers, regulators, seed associations and key influencers concerning market access.

8. Create and maintain Enza Zaden worldwide network of colleagues involved in phytosanitary regulations. Keep track of actual developments to secure optimal knowledge transfer. Responsible for internal communication in this network to ensure external communication is in alignment with company strategy.

Main internal contacts
- Seed Regulatory Affairs Director - Reports to, provides annual input to strategy, monthly reporting and weekly updates on regulatory implementation and ad hoc issues.
- Senior management, including BoD on area of expertise - Provide updates, advice and act as a consultant Annually - align strategy input.
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists - Direct reports. Ongoing: advise on business impact of regulatory issues, positions, coach Great to Grow, monitor and review monthly to quarterly.
- Managers Customer Services, Supply Chain, Production, R&D Business support and Operations director, regional sales directors - Monthly to weekly, lead actions, exchange information, align priorities, cooperate to solve problems
- Legal Business Partners an experts - Ad hoc to ask input or provide advice, exchange information and best practices.

Main external contacts
- Plantum - Participation in working groups, lobbying.
- Euroseeds - Participation in working groups, lobbying.

direct reports

3 to 5.

indirect reports

N/a

Financial responsibilities

revenue: Issue budget impact on sales or cost varies from 0,5mio to >5mio.

budget: 200- 500k.

Minimum working and thinking level

University level (WO, Master, University).

Minimum years of relevant work experience

9 to 12 years.

Required certifications, knowledge and skills
- Fluent in English. Legislation, phytosanitary regulations.

Working conditions
- Frequently working under pressure.
- Strain of eyes and back muscles from regular use of a computer screen.
- Occasional (international) travel (Less than 10% of the working time).

Level distinctive key accountabilities

N/a