SEA Regulatory Affairs Lead

Royal Canin Indonesia (Jakarta, Indonesia)

DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

The Royal Canin company, owner of the ROYAL CANIN® brand, is a division of Mars Petcare and the global leader in Health Through Nutrition for cats and dogs. Founded in 1968 by French veterinarian Dr. Jean Cathary, Royal Canin has been continually working and partnering with veterinarians, nutritionists, breeders, and other pet professionals around the world to improve pet health and well-being. Based in Aimargues, in the south of France, we are proudly operating in more than 100 markets with 8,500 Associates all over the globe united by the same Purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. Our mission is to transform the health and well-being of each cat and dog by pushing the limits of nutrition and knowledge in partnership with pet professionals. Our unique approach always places cats and dogs at the heart of the innovation process. Their age, lifestyle, size, breed, and activity level are observed through science to produce specific diets for each animal’s specific needs. Carefully curated nutritional products and tailored formulas are available at pet specialty retailers and veterinary hospitals worldwide.

About this position

The SEA Regulatory Affairs Lead is responsible for leading a team of Regulatory Affairs Managers in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, driving the regulatory affairs strategy and ensuring compliance with regulations while promoting best practices.

Responsibilities

Drive engagement and lead the Regulatory Affairs Managers in the following duties:
• Build a high-performance collaboration environment & engagement in the cluster RA team
• Ensure Functional Action Blueprint for the cluster markets are in line with RA functional vision & strategy
• Ensure compliance in the cluster markets for the product-related regulation, including but not limited to: Ingredients, labeling, claims, product registration, packaging, cross border sanitary conditions
• Maximize opportunity & minimize risk by guiding business decisions based on regulatory insight and provide appropriate governance structure
• Manage horizon scan for all markets in the cluster, capturing risk & opportunity to inform business stakeholders and influence regulators
• Develop stakeholder mapping and engagement plan to build long-term relationship & develop the network & influence within the trade associations and regulators for each cluster markets
• Develop and provide technical/product/nutritional presentations to key internal and external stakeholders to disseminate information regarding Royal Canin, products and pet nutrition
• Play strategic thought leadership role through participation/leadership on product planning teams including evaluation and input to product and research pipelines and tool development.

Requirements

• M.S. or equivalent in a technical area, such as food science, veterinary medicine, food safety, chemistry, toxicology, nutrition, other biological science, legal
• Minimum of three (3) years of people management experience and five (5) years of experience in Regulatory Affairs, public policy, or Trade Association related field
• University degree required
• Solid knowledge of the small animal health industry &/ nutrition and science
• Stakeholders engagement & Advocacy
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of nutrition and pet food law and reg