EU Regulatory Affairs Specialist

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal and Italy.  ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize.  The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Regulatory Affairs Specialist reports directly to the Director of Global Regulatory Affairs. This role will provide in depth a review of regulatory matters for ASR Group products, and activity in the UK and EU. It will act as the link with authorities, consultants and professional bodies on all regulatory matters and participate in company compliance initiatives.

Additionally, this individual will be heavily involved in making a positive contribution to implementing key legislative changes. This role will be responsible for providing excellent customer service and maintaining positive business relationships with both internal and external customers and vendors.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Write, Review and Approve Pack copy, online product information and marketing materials for regulatory compliance.

·       Ensure regulatory compliance with food safety, quality as it relates to UK, EU and GFSI (BRC) requirements, Organic, Fairtrade, Halal, and Kosher.

·       Monitor changes in legislation and regulatory requirements, proactively assessing the impact on business and updating senior management team compliance protocols as necessary.

·       Support the development and implementation of regulatory strategies for existing ingredients and new ingredients/products in the UK and EU regions ensuring compliance to but not limited to Allergens, REACH, Novel food, Packaging Food Contact Materials, Food Law and labelling, Residues and Contaminants, Natural and Botanical ingredients etc.

·       Provide regulatory review of product compliance when in-depth analysis/review. Example of review provided: Novel food status, specific application status, claims, labeling.

·       Coordinate with authorities for all work required such as authorization and licenses.

·       Support the design and maintenance of Technical Specifications and other documentation in ASR Group’s Product Lifecycle Management Software (PLM), ensure all information is correct and meets relevant EU regulation requirement.

·       Provide regulatory training and guidance for the quality and technical teams in Europe.

·       Actively support Global Regulatory Affairs department tasks according to workload and priorities, as required.

·       Provide support to the commercial and marketing team to verify regulatory compliance.

·       Assisting, as required, in the management of crisis and incidents.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

·       Professional Experience – demonstrable experience in regulatory affairs is preferred.

·       Recent experience in the Food & Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods industry is strongly preferred.

·       Experience technical specification review and document creation.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)

The candidate who will be a strong motivational/ cultural fit should demonstrate a high degree of the following traits:

·       ADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY - Maintaining effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities, and people. Ability to adjust to changes in context.

·       BUILD STRONG WORK RELATIONSHIPS - Seeks, listens to and acts on the input of people at all levels.

·       CONTINUOUS LEARNING - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

·       DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY/RESPONSIBILITY - Taking responsibility for one’s action. Being known as someone that will deliver on their areas of responsibility and can be counted on, even under difficult circumstances.

·       FOCUS ON RESULTS - Persists in overcoming obstacles; Challenges people at all levels to exceed current levels of performance; Move people’s focus from analysis to action.

·       INITIATIVE - Self-starting rather than accepting passively; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive; asserting one's influence over events to achieve goals.

·       MANAGING COMPLEXITY - Keeping focused on key objectives and results when addressing the details of a situation. Makes timely decisions using available facts in ambiguous situations

·       PROCESS IMPROVEMENT - Ability to reduce waste, inefficiency; standardize or simplify activities to the benefit of the customer.

·       PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Managing resources, time, money, and scope in the completion of a set of activities which lead to the achievement of an objective(s).

·       SYSTEMATIC THINKING/ACTION - Understanding how things influence one another as a whole. Ability to manage inter-connections in a way that creates better processes.

·       TEAMWORK - Working effectively with team/work group or those outside the formal line of authority (e.g., peers, senior managers – not subordinate)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Regulatory Affairs, Food Science, Chemistry, Business Administration or related field is required

·       Knowledge of the Food & Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is strongly preferred

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

·       None, although multilingual is preferred (English, Spanish, Portuguese)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

·       None

TRAVEL

·       Less than 10%, some international travel may be required

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.