Regulatory Affairs Manager

Synergy Flavors
High Wycombe
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Regulatory Affairs Manager

Apply locations UK - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id JR100567

Reporting into the Head of Technical and as the manager of the Compliance team, the key purpose of this role is to ensure the compliance of Synergy products to both legal and customer expectations, and the provision of timely and accurate data to customers/3rd party organisations to support this.

This will be achieved by:

  1. Ensuring compliance (of products, packaging, labels and supporting documentation) across all Synergy UK sites with current and emerging food, labelling and transport legislation in the UK, EU and other geographies in which Synergy sells products.
  2. Determining and/or validating existing regulatory information including legal ingredient declarations, allergen information, nutritional, analytical tolerances, suitability based on product composition in our online formulation repositories.
  3. Managing the team to ensure specifications, safety data sheets and product labels are issued accurately and in a timely manner.
  4. Accurately and timely provision of customer-specified documents, considering company IP protection guidelines.
  5. Ensuring compliance with the requirements of third-party certifying bodies. Certifying audits (Kosher, Halal, Fair Trade and Soil Association etc.) are passed with no major non-conformities.
  6. Data required for specifications, legal compliance and other purposes is suitably stored, kept up to date and can be easily accessed.
  7. Preventing any successful challenge to our products, packaging, labels and documentation from a Regulatory perspective.

New raw materials swiftly approved according to KPIs.

Directly liaising with suppliers where applicable to source information on material supplied.

Manage the above both via assignment to other team members and direct ownership.

Completion of other appropriate tasks, as necessary, to support the Synergy Business.

Overview of the Role

  1. To ensure that all products, packaging, labels and supporting documentation are accurate and compliant with current UK and EU legislation, legal requirements in the export markets served and all customer standards.
  2. Manage the timely and accurate Specifications and Safety Data Sheets as part of the Synergy NPI process.
  3. Manage and provide timely and accurate technical information to customers both in Synergy and other customer-specified templates (including online systems e.g. QADEX/Hamilton Grant).
  4. Support the compliance and approval of appropriate Synergy products to 3rd party certification requirements (Organic/Halal/Kosher/FairTrade(FloCert)).
  5. Completion of other appropriate tasks, as necessary, to support the Synergy Business.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skill and Experience (Required to perform the job)

Essential

  1. Degree in Food Science / Science, or related subject.
  2. Expert working knowledge of relevant GB & European Food legislation.
  3. 3+ years experience working in a (Senior) Specifications Technologist role (or similar) within the food ingredients industry, providing technical information to customers.
  4. Effective communicator with all stakeholders, both internally and externally.
  5. Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
  6. Detailed knowledge of expectations of customer specifications / online portals and their completion.

Desirable

  1. Previous experience of working in the flavour industry.
  2. Knowledge / experience of using internal specifications systems/databases.
  3. Previous management experience would also be considered a benefit. This role will include direct reporting of Specification Technologist(s) and offers an introduction to first line management for the successful candidate.

About Us

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