Registration and Compliance Manager (Agriculture)- Midrand at BASF

The successful incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the registration and registration renewals of products in accordance with South African laws & regulations. Mitigation of risk of product lapses or de-registration's which would negatively impact on the business. Duties will include the following:

•    Develop registration strategy for BASF crop protection portfolio, new products as well as renewals, maintenance and updates of registered products
•    Devise, manage, prepare and submit registration dossiers for ZA and manage registration schedule through liaison with project team to achieve timeous registration that will generate new sales
•    Liaise with regulatory authorities and pro-actively guide field trialists and crop teams on regulatory requirements for individual development projects including protocol planning for residue trials
•    Represent interests of BASF on relevant CropLife working groups
•    Budget for, and manage residue analyses that are critical for new product registration approvals resulting in sales growth for Agricultural Products
•    Manage the Product Labels and ensure compliance with regulatory authorities
•    Pro-actively identify opportunities for BASF products and also potential hurdles in registration process
•    Manage and develop the Regulatory team
•    Active participation in crop teams to ensure regulatory compliance of product development portfolio
•    Develop and maintain a professional work relationship with regulatory authorities to ensure that the interests of BASF are upheld
•    Ensure all product labels are kept up to date and compliant.
•    Keep accurate records of up to date label information and communicate timeously any changes to labels to ensure compliance on labels of commercial product
•    Maintain Registration timeline list and reporting to head office
•    Drive and manage the Patent Defence process
•    Manage product development process on a local level in coordination with technical manager
•    Derive product development, re-registration and launch support needs (trials, protocol) and provide input to development of business cases
•    Ensure the needed planning and implementation of the related project actions (e.g. trials, studies) for South Africa

What we expect

•    A Bachelor´s degree in Agriculture or Natural Sciences or equivalent
•    Minimum 10 years relevant regulatory experience
•    Experience managing a team and influencing across departments
•    Registration with the South African council for Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
•    Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with strong analytical, technical and entrepreneurial attitude
•    Attention to detail with high ethical standards and integrity