Regulatory Coordinator

Job Description
Objective:

• Ensure the regulatory compliance of our finished products, formulations, pack, labels and ingredients;
• Be the contact point for Nerópolis and Nova Goiás plant with local regulatory and surveillance agencies;
• Ensure the register process compliance among exportation countries;
• Advice R&D, Quality and Marketing about food legislation changes, appointing the impacts in Hemmer portfolio and relative roadmap to adaptation;
• As the Regulatory Coordinator you are the expert on food labelling. You will be the 'legal gatekeeper' when it comes to recipes, artwork, marketing outings, images and packaging.

Key Activities/ Deliverables:

• Provide technical expertise in all regulated fields affecting products and marketability (food law, nutrition requirements, labelling and packaging;
• Regulatory environment monitoring and communication a strategic view to advocate KHC interests and prevent and mitigate negative impacts;
• Roadmap for the implementation of new legislation related to food stamping, labelling and packaging across Brazil and monitoring the regulatory bills ongoing;
• Identify opportunities to KHC as a strategic partner in the regulatory field;
• Interactions and advocacy of KHC interests with Associations, Trade Associations and Regulatory Entities;
• Reviewing and Approver labels & mandatory statements;
• Substantiating marketing & products stamps;
• Manage local projects deliverables, including ingredients & Finished Product regulatory compliance;
• To review and approve ingredient specifications for legislation and nutrition and support other requests for information relating to labelling;
• To review recipes and ingredient specifications, ensuring compositional requirements are met, codes of practice adhered to and company policies complied with;
• Accountable for the guidance of the regulatory changes in food regulation (products, SKU's and packaging) and for the for the implementation with the main stakeholders (R&D, Marketing, Food Safety) for local production and also for Import and export business;
• Administrating of Products certifications and registrations including importation, exportation and local commercialization/distribution;
• Strategic markets analysis and benchamarks;
• Manage gap analysis of portfolio vs. global guidelines and for the communication and alignment for implementation needs;
• To approve advertising copy and external communications to ensure they are not misleading and conform to legislation;
• To support Marketing, R&D and Quality by providing suport for labelling and related legislation issues;
• To analyse normative/regulatory impact, risk assessment and scenarios, as well as the monitoring of the main governmental discussions on the sector it represents, defining the action strategy and the best way to communicate with regulatory bodies;
• Ensure business sustainability within the KHC values and commitments.

Skills/Knowledge:

• A Degree in Food Engineer, Chemical Engineer or Nutrition Scientist;
• Food Industry background experience;
• Understanding of product development, food ingredients, manufacturing and business processes is an advantage;
• Experience with regulatory and sanitary agencies;
• Previous work with Food Legislations in Brazil
• English (intermediate-avanced)

Location(s)
São Paulo - Eldorado
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.