Senior Regulatory Affairs & Market Manager

Senior Regulatory Affairs Market Manager

Oatly AB

Responsibilities:

• Ensure legal compliance of company products and activities with local guidelines and codes, including product naming, labeling, packaging design, product selling points, and advertising/promotion materials.
• Provide expertise and assessment comments on regulations applying to newly launched products, along with professional advice and solutions related to potential regulatory issues.
• Assist in preparing health claim petitions and notifications to be submitted to Authorities.
• Support innovation and product lifecycle projects with regulatory expertise to ensure product compliance with regulations and standards.
• Be actively involved in product registration line extensions of relevant nutrition elements and work to expedite final completion.
• Stay updated on regulatory establishment and development trends and influence future market food/beverage product requirements with a customer focus based on a global Oatly approach.
• Ensure the Regulatory function interfaces with other internal functions to drive company-wide initiatives.
• Provide proactive regulatory watch and act as a point of contact for local authorities and certification organizations, leading certification audits.
• Disseminate up-to-date official rules and custom policy, while providing technical training for internal and external clients appropriately.
• Assist with customer complaints and feedback for spot testing from CIQ SAMR and take necessary corrective actions if needed.
• Maintain regular regulatory communication with customers, suppliers, and hold meeting initiatives with target customers and Oatly affiliate teams based on actual demand.
• Actively participate in new product development and formula adjustment to help launch products in the market.
• Lead withdrawals or recalls and ensure the tool lists used in the withdrawal/recall process are reviewed annually in collaboration with stakeholders and updated if necessary.
• Validate communication materials, point of sale advertisements, and support the communication team with guidance on do's and don'ts according to legislation.

Requirements:

• PhD, Master's, or Bachelor's degree in food inspection, food science, nutrition, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in regulatory affairs in multinational food companies.
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in oral and written English.
• Strong multitasking and project management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate with a high degree of flexibility.
• High attention to detail required.
• Must be able to work autonomously and collaboratively with little supervision.
• Optimized positive cooperative teamwork spirit with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiar with related literature, files, and regulations locally and abroad.
• Knowledge of food legislation and importing provisions in HK, TW area, Korea, Japan, and ASEAN will be a plus.
• To be a member of the site management team.
• To be based in Senoko, Singapore.