Regulatory Affairs Manager - Isando Plant Snacks at PepsiCo

Overview

Provide expert Regulatory Affairs support to the SA + WECA Snacks businesses and SA CSD business, ensuring compliance with Food & Beverage regulations, supporting innovation and new product development and representing the company externally in these markets, particularly with regulatory authorities and industry associations.

Responsibilities

Regulatory Affairs Capability

• Expert resource for the business on Food and Beverage regulations and their application for all PepsiCo products manufactured or sold in SA + WECA markets and export countries.
• Provide guidance and training to key stakeholders relating to regulatory requirements

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all aspects of food and beverage legislation including those in relation  to ingredients, packaging, manufacture, composition, labelling and advertising. 

Accountabilities include:

• Work with R&D / Regulatory Affairs and Supply Chain to ensure ongoing compliance with food and beverage regulations.
• Responsible for implementing new food regulations
• Key partner in import and export initiatives.
• Local roll out of PEP AMESA and Global regulatory programmes
• Provide regulatory support during incidents including liaison with regulatory authorities.

Innovation, Productivity and Commercial projects

Provide comprehensive partnership/support to projects from concept to shelf, incl.:

• Provide Regulatory input to TSG/SG as required
• Product design, composition, packaging and labelling requirements
• Interpretational guidance on claims and positioning
• Aspects of advertising and promotion governed by food legislation

External Affairs

• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure R&D and business colleagues are aware.
• Represent PepsiCo in relevant trade associations and with regulators.
• Work with others in the Regulatory team to develop positions and respond to regulatory developments.
• Work with Regulatory and Corp Affairs teams to develop positions and respond to regulatory developments.
• Build and maintain a network of contacts in the food industry, trade associations and regulatory authorities.
• Act as the key contact for go to market distribution partners in relation to regulatory affairs topics.
• Provide input to SA and AMESA sector and Global external affairs activities

Qualifications

• Science Degree. Food Science or related discipline will be an advantage
• Language: Excellent command of English (must be able to read, understand, apply regulations and use nuanced language for product claims)
• Detailed knowledge of SA + CODEX food and beverage regulations, particularly areas relating to ingredients, final product, contaminants, packaging/food contact materials, labelling and manufacture.  Knowledge of other African regulations will be an advantage.
• Detailed knowledge of regulations on relevant equipment will be an advantage.
• Required experience: 5-7 years:
• A track record in interpreting and applying regulatory requirements in a commercial setting.
• Experience of implementing new regulations in a business.
• Experience in monitoring regulatory developments.
• Experience in agreeing on interpretations with regulatory authorities.
• Strong executional capability and project management skills.
• Attention to detail and forethought of impact.
• Results-oriented, proactive self-starter, able to work on own initiative and as a team player.
• Ability to integrate into and communicate with different levels and functions of the organisation.
• Ability to provide insight to the business from both a strategic and tactical perspective.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (including the ability to interpret complex subject matter and succinctly summarize achievements, communicate ably to range of stakeholders).