Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Perfetti Van Melle

Perfetti Van Melle, one of the largest multinational companies in the confectionary market, owner of leading local and global brands like Vivident, Mentos, Chupa Chups or Big Babol would like to employRegulatory Affairs Specialist.

Purpose of the Role:

Support in ensuring the compliance of the company’s products (chewing gum and candies, conventional and enriched with vitamins and minerals ) with laws and technical standards applicable to Food Industry as well as Group’s policies.

Territory involved: Turkey

Main regulatory topics: food and labelling, advertisement, legislation monitoring, external affairs.

Requirements for the role: accuracy, flexibility, quick learner, good communication skills (written and spoken also in English), analytical skill, high level of knowledge on food law, raw materils, claims (health and nutrition) and technical aspects. Good experience in working with associations and authority.

 Support the Regulatory Manager in the daily tasks.

MAIN CRITICAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Monitor (e.g. through authority website, consultants, associations, etc.) and study food and labeling legislation (e.g. additives, ingredients, labelling, health and nutrition claims, contaminants, etc) and any other regulations impacting the business (e.g. advertisement, sustainability, toys, etc.);
• Impact assessment of legislation on the Company and Company’s products;
• Share information and communication on legislation with other functions within the organization;
• Work closely with Marketing providing advice on project feasibility and compliance (advice on project feasibility, use of pictorials, health and nutrition claims, marketing claims, new ingredients, risk assessment, etc);
• Support R&D providing advice on recipe compliance and other matters (e.g. additives, raw materials, ingredients, nutrition information, etc);
• Prepare and issue ingredient lists and nutrition information upon recipe shared by R&D;
• Use the Company’s database for the preparation of the ingredient list, nutrition information and labelling verification;
• Check the product labels providing the final approval according to local regulations to ensure the compliance;

-- Support in verifying the advertisement and promotional material and prepare advice;

-- Collaborate with Group functions on product compliance and other projects;

-- Actively participate to association meetings;

-- Support in the preparation of position statements for authority or associations,

OTHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Sustainability: monitor the regulations, assessment and advice on projects and topics (e.g. legislation/initiatives on green claims, rules limiting the marketing and adv of HFSS product, plastic tax, SUP, etc)
• Toys&Gadgets: monitor the legislation, provide advice on projects and check the label compliance

Contest with prizes: knowledge of applicable legislation, compliance of communication and info displayed on the labels, terms and conditions mandatory info)

Personal requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering,
• Good command of both written and spoken English
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in Regulatory Affairs in companies operating in thefood industry
• Good level of knowledge on food laws with a specific focus on labelling, ingredients and additives
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, meet deadlines
• Very good communication skills,
• Experience in discussing topics with associations and authority;
• Strong analytical & reporting skills,
• Cooperates and communicates across the company
• High degree of self-organization and detail-orientation,