SRA Manager at Coca-Cola Company

Job description

This position is based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Position Summary:

• Build strategic relationship with a diverse group of external stakeholders, such as regulators, academics and industry associations to help advocate and advance company positions and to create a favourable regulatory landscape
• Ensure compliance of all formulations, ingredients, products, packages, labels, claims, communication with local regulations and Company policy
• Support innovation and compliance process by providing scientific and regulatory expertise on new product concept and new ingredients
• Proactively work with PAC, Marketing, Legal and Governmental Affairs areas to improve KO credibility and reputation
• Provide expert support on issues related to Promoting Trust and Crisis Management (IMCR) teams need to address

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead, coordinate and implement SRA initiatives with in the region.
• Manage ingredient, formula, product, package, label, claims and communication approvals using various compliance related tools.
• Ensure that all ingredients, products, packaging, labels, claims and communications are complaint to local regulations and company policies.
• Cascade Group and BU initiatives to mitigate regional regulatory and scientific risks developing region specific initiatives where appropriate.
• Maintain, enhance and develop relationships/networks with external experts, government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders on issues relating to nutrition and health, food safety and food regulatory matters to advance company positions.
• Lead and/or participate in trade and professional associations to drive company agenda.
• Participate in SRA related Incident Management Crisis Resolution
• Keeps business informed on emerging regulatory issues and develops strategies to mitigate regulatory risks.
• Provides leadership on regional and local industry and scientific organizations to help advance the Company’s Scientific and regulatory agenda.
• Working with regional and local regulatory and scientific organizations and opinion leaders.
• Closely interacts with Corporate SRA, BU PAC and Marketing functions and other Business Unit Function Leaders, R&D, Bottlers, key suppliers and customers.
• Proactively informs regional business about scientific and regulatory emerging issues to increase their understanding of issues and influence business strategies and formulates plan of action to mitigate risks.

Required Qualification:

• 8+ years in food science, nutrition or related field and relevant experience.
• Leadership roles in related external organizations/committees/boards.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
• Must be fluent in English. Fluency in other international languages is a plus.