Job Description

Technical Regulatory Information Specialist

Bristol

About Us:

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by over 27,500 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo. Our agility and entrepreneurial spirit, alongside award winning development programmes, enable innovation and success while creating exciting and rewarding career choices. As we move forward, our customers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The Role:

The role holder is responsible for identifying, informing business stakeholders, and supporting interpretation of specific Technical Product Regulations (relating to product and its content) for all product categories to ensure that the company’s cross-category portfolio is (and remains) compliant worldwide.

Principle Accountabilities

• To lead the identification and monitoring of current and emerging technical product regulations worldwide for combustible and non-combustible (NGP) products with a particular focus on regulations related to chemical management and crop protection agents
• To work with legal experts and local market corporate affairs professionals on the interpretation of technical product regulations requirements
• To lead the development of technical regulatory databases for all product categories ensuring these are maintained and fit for business purpose
• To update/inform/communicate technical regulatory changes to business stakeholders to ensure company preparedness for current and future portfolio regulatory compliance and commercial objectives achieved. This includes leading the creation and circulation of the monthly regulatory update to a broad range of internal stakeholders
• To support the compliance of products with current and emerging technical regulations through the use of systems (e.g. PLM, eSALT and PDS) and processes support the company’s regulatory compliance activities
• Contribute to company consultation responses, critiques/rebuttals, and proposals relating to scientific and technical standards and regulations, as required

Key Relationships

Internal

• Corporate Affairs (Group & Market/Cluster)
• Legal
• Group Science and Regulatory Affairs
• MSC – Agronomy, Leaf Department, Product Development, Quality Compliance. Supply Chain, Technology Realisation, Product Realisation, Formulation
• Local Markets: Market managers, CA Managers
• Procurement, Insight & Intelligence, Commercial Development, Innovation

External

• Scientists and Regulatory specialists
• NMAs e.g. CECCM + Member Companies.
• Legal advisors
• Government Regulatory Authorities worldwide
• Partner Market - Distributors & importers
• 3rd Party manufacturers
• Suppliers

Education, Key Skills & Experience

• Graduate in science-related subject preferred
• Knowledge of global combustible and NGP legislation beneficial
• Knowledge of Chemical Management and Crop Protection Agents legislation beneficial
• Detailed understanding of IMB business processes is desirable.
• Occasional international business travel
• Analytical and problem-solving mind-set required
• Eagerness to learn and look to make improvements required
• English fluency/Second language beneficial

What We Offer

Competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, and 25 days holiday (with an additional 4 days on top to cover the Christmas period, and bank holidays), corporate discounts, Health Cash Plan, and other wellbeing initiatives.

Next Steps

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply, highlighting their suitability to the above post.