Global Regulatory Affairs Manager, Early Life Nutrition

About the job

Would you like to contribute to the business growth by ensuring compliance with regulations and Danone’s guidelines & policies, in a competitive way?

Do you want to work in a global, international team?

Join Danone as our new Global Regulatory Affairs Manager in our Hoofddorp (Danone Place Amsterdam) office. Danone Place Amsterdam is the global head office of our Specialized Nutrition Unit where the global strategies are rolled out to the rest of the world.

About the Job

As a part of the Regulatory Affairs team in Specialized Nutrition division, your focus will be on overseeing, reviewing, evaluating, and analyzing regulatory affairs issues in SNU in Early Life Nutrition category.

Main responsibilities of this role:

• Ensure the regulatory compliance of our products and communication (food classification, composition, labelling and advertising)
• Validate the communication on health benefits and nutritional properties of our products
• Prepare regulatory guidance documents as required
• Analyze and monitor upcoming legislations in EU, AMEA, APAC and AMERICAs
• Provide trainings to our internal stakeholders
• Contribute to animate the Regulatory Affairs Community Worldwide

About you

Education

• You have a Master’s degree in Food Technology, Life Sciences or Food Law

Functional competencies

• Actual and in-depth knowledge about various international food law, ingredients and formulations, product communication and advertising in infant/toddler nutrition area
• Proven experience with international regulatory affairs supporting product development in the infant/toddler formula industry
• Ability to work cross-functionally within organization and communicate effectively to all stakeholders
• Ability to understand and assess regulatory risks & opportunities and the business impact
• Ability to bring new or alternative regulatory solutions for the business
• Capacity to drive independently Regulatory issues and take responsibility for decisions
• Ability to support dispute resolution and crisis management

General competencies

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
• Ambitious to deliver the best quality in a timely manner
• Ability to manage several projects in parallel
• Strong networking skills inside and out

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone! And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.