Manager, Regulatory chez Denali Staffing LLC

Description

This opportunity may be your “golden ticket”!

While Willy Wonka’s World of Chocolate is not located in Wisconsin, Denali Ingredients is, and we make all those scrumptious goodies found in your favorite ice cream flavor. Each day, we make fudge and caramel swirls, cookie dough, brownies and more. We ship to business customers across the US and Canada, spreading deliciousness nationwide.

Denali is a growing ingredient supplier. We believe in fast-paced fun, continually developing new products for today’s dynamic consumer preferences. We stay well-connected to the industry we serve through our R&D, sales, and marketing efforts. Denali brings innovation forward to customers, and we collaboratively innovate with our customers for new custom products.

To stay relevant in the world of change, we are committed to investments in our facilities, equipment, engineering advancements, and in our employees. While products are our focus, our passion is for our Denali team members, as they define who we are. Driving this passion is our company’s guiding principles that express our purpose, culture, mission, and vision for our team members and customers.

Summary 

The Manager/Sr Manager Regulatory role supports Denali’s vision to become the “go to” sweet ingredient solutions supplier with innovative products and solutions for our customers. The Manager, Regulatory will be the in-house expert for all regulatory requirements within Denali Ingredients. The role is responsible for translating regulatory requirements into business solutions as well as proactively ensuring that the company is current and compliant with all regulatory guidelines related to ingredients, finished goods, and supporting communications. The scope of the role includes providing regulatory support throughout the NPD commercialization process, as well as keeping the company abreast of new regulations and their implications to the business. This role will support cross-functional teams including but not limited to R&D, Quality, Operations, and Sales.  This role is a member of the Commercial Team at Denali Ingredients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary.

• Participate in the design of new product development by providing regulatory expertise on labeling and claims development and restrictions.
• Timeline development and task prioritization with minimal guidance, utilizing inputs from current new opportunities and existing manufactured products.
• Develop and maintain ingredient supplier approval and assessment processes and programs documentation. 
• Review and keep current all in house finished product specifications and artwork files.
• Manage system and business processes for ensuring full compliance with company standards and FDA requirements.
• Ensure regulatory business processes support speed to commercialization initiatives as well as change management initiatives.
• Manage regulatory programs including, but not limited to: Kosher, Halal, Organic, Gluten Free, and sustainability organizations. Provide coverage and support during regulatory audits.
• Proactively research, learn, and interpret regulatory initiatives, trends, and pending legislation at the state and national levels and develop points of view on impact Denali Ingredients. Initiate programs to commercially support new and changing legislation as appropriate.
• Manage team of specialists for raw material and finished goods support.
• Identify and resolve regulatory issues.
• Develop and implement systems and business processes to organize and document regulatory compliance.
• Other duties as required. 

Requirements

Ensure Workplace Safety:

Responsible for actively demonstrating behaviors that result in zero accidents and injuries. Ensure no priority is placed above safety of oneself or of any other company employee.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job function satisfactorily. Additionally, they must fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• 5+ years of increasing responsibility in a regulatory role for a food manufacturer.
• BS in food science, biological sciences, nutrition, or related field required. 
• Exceptional knowledge of FDA and other relevant regulations.

Skills, Behaviors, and Competencies

• Demonstrate Extreme Ownership leadership behaviors.
• Strong ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to lead and influence decisions to drive business goals and make complex decisions
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including talent development.
• Ability to be persuasive and assertive while also being collaborative. 
• Excellent planning skills and abilities.
• Ability to develop and manage budgets.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises current staff of two and recurring summer intern.

Language and Other Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to effectively communicate to customers and all levels of the business 
• Ability to effectively communicate with managers, vendors, customers, and other employees of the organization.
• Organizational and Strong Communication skills and abilities. 
• Abilities in Microsoft suite (Power Point, Excel, Word). 

Reasoning Ability

• Self-motivated, resourceful, creative, teachable with high initiative and a servant leader mindset.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. 
• Initiative and planning skills and abilities a must.
• Ability to solve practical problems and make decisions/draw conclusions from disparate information sources and imprecise information. 

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds, carrying boxes, materials, and product. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to work with and around all major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, and sesame) including sensory analysis.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Denali Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant and believe in fairness and providing a level playing field for all. We foster a culture that thrives on diverse perspectives and contributions to ignite creativity and innovation to fuel our business and enhance the employee and customer experience.

Denali Ingredients is in New Berlin, Wisconsin. We are customer-centric, fun and engaging. Beyond making ice cream treats tastier, Denali provides a fast-paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits, training, mentoring and growth opportunities. Join a team that makes the world a sweeter place!

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.