Unilever International works across the globe to serve the underserved filling white spaces for Unilever. As intrapreneurs, we introduce Unilever’s brands into white space geographies like Korea, Pacific Islands, Mongolia, and spearhead launches of iconic household brands like Dove, Lifebuoy, Sunlight, Fair & Lovely, TRESemme into big markets like U.S, China, Europe, and SEAA.
SPEED is the mantra for our resounding success. To serve the underserved, we embrace a founder’s mentality, explore unchartered territories, redesign end-to-end business models to establish successful businesses. We make a difference by working fast and smart, nurturing our tribe, winning together.
Unilever International is part of Unilever’s group. Unilever is committed to ensure that its products are compliant with legislations across the globe.
To translate the mission efficiently into action, and to ensure that Unilever complies with its own high standards as well as with the technical aspects of legislation, is the task of the Global Product Compliance (GPC) team. The team supports the whole Unilever portfolio, deals with a high variety in compliance activities and interacts with many functions in Unilever.
The Unilever International (UI) Regulatory Affairs Assistant Manager will be part of the UI Regulatory Affairs team and will fulfill LATAM innovation projects and product compliance supporting Unilever International (UI) business.
For regulatory advice and expertise, he/she will work with Unilever Regulatory Affairs community as well as with external Regulatory Experts in all clusters.
Requirements/Critical success factors for the job
• He/she helps to design and maintain processes to support UI business in product compliance assurance for Personal Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Foods and Homecare business
• He /she builds & maintains a strong network of global contacts in R&D, Marketing and Supply Chain to facilitate assurance of product compliance for Unilever International (UI)
• Working with external experts and creating an eco-system of RAP (Regulatory Affairs Partners, i.e. regulatory consultants) for LATAM
• Ensure that existing UI products are evaluated in case of regulatory changes
• Act as first point of contact for any regulatory queries from UI LATAM
Requirements/Critical success factors for the job
• MSc or equivalent, having 5-7 yrs of expertise in chemicals regulatory affairs or related discipline
• Strong ability to design processes and to spread best practice
• Independent problem-solving personality, that can delegate up and down and works well with multi-functional teams
• Excellent communicator, who can engage senior leaders and enthuse operational teams
• Be able to work flexibly and agile
Essentials
• Fully operational in regulatory affairs for a region and/or product category
• Fully operational in product science in Personal Care, Beauty Wellbeing, Foods & Homecare categories
• Fully operational in the innovation process, preferably as a technical project leader or functional expert
Key Standards of Leadership
• Business acumen
• Agility
• Personal Mastery
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