Regulatory Manager (Johannesburg, ZA, 2197) at Givaudan

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

Regulatory Manager - Your future role?

As a Regulatory Manager in Johannesburg, you will provide regulatory consultancy to us to ensure compliance with regulatory and safety requirements, according to relevant laws and corporate guidelines.

You will report to the Head of SAMEA Regulatory.

You will:

• Monitor regulatory and legislative developments and identify early issues that influence the business and advise the business on eventual risks

• Interpret and ensure compliance with laws and regulations resulting in reduced liability

• Develop systems infrastructure to support main regulatory compliance and safety projects through coordination with global PSRA and

• Model Office initiatives

• Work with commercial teams delivering regulatory consulting based on business processes and internal regulatory procedures and industry and regulatory requirements in an expeditious timeframe

• Use functionalities of internal SAP based regulatory systems and databases to support key compliance and safety programs

• Ensure integrity of regulatory database and protection of regional intellectual property

• Represent Givaudan at trade associations and with Authorities providing our position

• Develop and implement internal policies

• Establish relationships with assigned customer contacts including participation/leading to customer visits/meetings

• Train junior team members/new hires/partners

You have:

• University Degree (minimum Bachelor) in scientific discipline i.e. chemistry, food, biological or physical sciences

• Preferred: Advanced Degree i.e. Master's or Doctorate's degrees

• 5+ years of experience

• Experience with important product category activities, regulatory trends and general market dynamics

• Full knowledge of regulatory systems and databases

• Knowledge of formulae creation procedures

• Knowledge of industry and customer regulatory requirements, trends and pending regulatory legislation

• Knowledgeable of global regulatory issues

• People Management capabilities

• Advocacy experience as member of sector associations or working groups

• Project Management skills

Benefits you will Love:

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.