Regulatory Affair Manager_FOOD & BEVERAGE

1. Job Purpose

• Proactively monitor, analyze, and anticipate regulatory changes related to food safety and the Company’s business categories.
• Assess regulatory impacts, develop early response plans, and build structured regulatory data systems and digital solutions to improve the efficiency of regulatory information management and compliance activities.

2. Key Responsibilities

• 1. Regulatory Intelligence – Regulatory Monitoring & Analysis
• Monitor and update draft and effective regulations related to food safety, food additives, raw materials, labeling, and the Company’s business categories.
• Proactively identify regulatory directions and policy trends from relevant authorities, including at the draft stage.
• Analyze regulatory changes, identify key issues, and provide early warnings on potential risks that may impact business operations.
• 2. Regulatory Impact Assessment – Impact Analysis & Response Planning
• Assess the impact of new regulations on R&D, raw materials, formulas, packaging, manufacturing, and business operations.
• Identify compliance gaps and areas requiring adjustment following regulatory changes.
• Develop action plans, coordinate with relevant functions, and monitor implementation progress to ensure timely compliance.

3. Regulatory Data Management

• Build, standardize, and maintain a structured regulatory database to ensure data is complete, accurate, and easily accessible.
• Manage regulatory data covering legal documents, food additives, raw materials, labeling, food safety, and category-specific regulatory requirements.
• Establish processes for regulatory data updating, control, and integration across functions.

4. Digitalization & Automation

• Review existing workflows and identify opportunities to apply technology to improve team efficiency.
• Collaborate with IT/Digital/Data teams to develop and implement automation, semi-automation, and AI solutions for collecting, analyzing, managing, and monitoring regulatory information.
• Define business requirements, functional specifications, and operating logic; participate in testing and continuous improvement of digital tools.
• 5. Global Regulatory Radar – International Regulatory Monitoring
• Develop approaches and methodologies to monitor regulatory developments in advanced and target markets.
• Monitor international trends related to food additives, labeling, food safety, and other relevant industry regulations.
• Analyze and consolidate information into Global Regulatory Radar reports and identify emerging regulatory trends that may impact the Company’s business.

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Food Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Law, or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Compliance, or Regulatory Intelligence, preferably within FMCG/Food & Beverage.
• Strong knowledge of regulations related to food safety, food additives, raw materials, labeling, and product registration/declaration.
• Strong ability to research and analyze legal documents, assess regulatory impacts, and identify compliance risks.
• Experience in building data systems, process improvement, or implementing digital tools is an advantage.
• Strong systematic thinking, planning, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Good command of English, with the ability to research and analyze international regulatory documents.