SERS Formulation Compliance Specialist

Job Title: SERS Formulation Compliance Specialist

Reporting to: SERS Formulation Compliance Manager

Who we are

Unilever is committed to ensure that its products are compliant with legislation and that clear information is provided on their use and any risks that are associated with their use.

To translate this 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 responsibility of the Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Science (SERS) Compliance team. The SERS team is part of Research & Development (R&D). 

To better support the Unilever business, SERS Compliance strategy is to develop and manage more automated regulatory systems and processes for quicker/more efficient regulatory analysis and compliance governance.

The SERS Compliance Formulation team is looking for a new Formulation Compliance Specialist to support this strategy globally. 

Who You Are & What You will Do

The Formulation Compliance Specialist reports to the Formulation Compliance Manager, working on the technical and day-to-day aspects of aligning formulations with portfolio-relevant regulatory requirements across various markets. This role is essential in mitigating risks and ensuring Unilever’s products meet highest standard of safety and compliance and help shape regulatory preparedness. The successful candidate will have the following key responsibilities aligned to the overall SERS strategic agenda and priorities:

• Develop, maintain and improve compliance processes: define goals, draft procedures, implement training and continuously improve processes.

• Support innovation, import/export activities, and regulatory change programs by providing necessary compliance documentation and regulatory filings.

• Develop and utilize specialized compliance capabilities and expertise informed by business needs and regulatory changes, ensuring Unilever remains at the forefront of industry standards.

• Support formulation compliance activities, enabling business groups to fulfil their end-to-end compliance responsibilities.

• Assist in defining the strategic direction for formulation compliance activities and execute the approach, establishing alignment with Unilever’s overall business objectives and enabling business groups to fulfil their end-to-end compliance responsibilities.

• Assist in managing and maintaining digital tools, processes and projects and related activities such as training, governance, support and evaluation.

Key Skills and Experience

• Expert Knowledge: in-depth understanding of select legislations and regulations, including regulatory principles, processes and formulation regulatory knowledge.

• Organizational awareness: ability to understand and navigate the formula and informal structures, relationships and dynamics within Unilever.

• Process development: ability to design, implement and optimize compliance processes to achieve specific goals regarding efficiency, quality and/or cost-effectiveness.

• Digitally-savvy: awareness of latest in technology that can impact formulation compliance and the ability to utilize it (experience with SAP PLM, EH&S, and Unilever digital program knowledge are an added advantage).

• Regulatory awareness/experience: knowledge and experience/awareness of regulatory compliance processes across different geographies, product categories and processes essential

• Team player: ability to work in and with diverse teams and time zones.

• Oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications

Degree/Diploma in relevant science subject (e.g. Food Science/Technology, Biological Sciences, Nutrition, Quality Management/Assurance, Chemistry, Regulatory Science/Affairs.

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