Anz- Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Overview:
Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands. Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognized and career growth is supported.

To continue our success, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Regulatory Affairs Specialist. This role is responsible for ensuring the regulatory compliance of all food products, including innovation projects, across Australia and New Zealand, adhering to local regulations, internal company policies, and guidelines. It will also lead the implementation process of regulatory developments and changes, minimizing financial impact by integrating plans with other commercial strategies. While also Collaborating cross functionally to support business for claims approval, compliance assessment for reformulations& innovations.

**Responsibilities**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Engage with R&D team and be able to acquire required regulatory package (product composition, ingredient specification, labelling information. etc.) from the data system.
- Assess and ensure compliance of finished products formula and raw materials spects with ANZ regulatory requirements.
- Identify information gaps and work with cross-functional teams to obtain the necessary information to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements and final regulatory approval.
- Provide all necessary support for any regulatory deficiencies may have
- Develop Product Label Specification via PEP system and tools in accordance with local regulatory labelling requirement.
- Review product label and provide regulatory approval.
- Provide regulatory advice/consultant to support product / packaging claims with the substantiation
- Provide regulatory approval of advertising materials including claims
- Track regulatory developments, run impact assessments and implement new /revised regulatory guidelines and protocols.
- Act as RA lead for CAST SAP (data digitization) and do RA work including formula compliance assessment and approval, create label set and approval.
- Act as a part of project teams for food innovations

Qualifications:
**About you**:

- Essential:_
- Special Expertise and regulatory knowledge on the Food Regulation across Australia and New Zealand
- Experience in regulatory compliance
- RM and FG
- Very well organized
- Detail oriented and punctual
- Flexible attitude to work, highly results orientated
- Fluency in written and verbal English
- Proactive, self-starter, Team player
- Desirable:_
- University degree (Food Technology/Science, Chemistry, Biology, Nutrition, )
- 3-5 years experience in Regulatory Affairs
- Ability to integrate into and influence different levels of the organization
- Ability to manage regulatory issues and provide insight to the business

**For you**:

- We offer a competitive benefits package
- Access generous leave options (e.g. wellness, birthday, volunteer, purchase additional leave/cash out leave)
- We understand that bringing the best version of yourself to work means looking after yourself holistically. Our Health & Wellness programs support you with all dimensions of wellness
- Access learning programs for your professional development, as well as our global offerings and online courses.

**About us**:
We are a progressive and people-focused business and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.
- Recognised as a Top Employer in both Australia and New Zealand in 2021 and 2022, one of only 16 organisations globally to earn this certification.
- Recognised as an WGEA Employer of Choice for gender equality for the past 12 years and is one of the leading organisations in this space.
- Gender Tick (NZ)
- Family Friendly Certification (AU)

Pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our organization - a strategic end-to-end transformation, with sustainability at the center of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people. It is our roadmap for becoming the global leader in convenient foods and beverages and a leading actor in the transformation of the global food system.

With a large portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo Australia & New Zealand employs more than 1,600 people across ANZ at Smiths Snack Food Company, Bluebird Foods NZ and PepsiCo Beverages. With global brands like Doritos, Gatorade, and Pepsi Max, we also make some home-grown favourites such as Smith’s Chips, Red Rock Deli, Twisties, and our Bluebird NZ snack brands.

Interested? Know someone who might be? This is a great opportunity to join the PepsiCo ANZ team.

**PepsiCo’s hiring process**:

- Interview(s) and skills evaluation
- Online Assessment process
- Background checks

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