Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It with Pride.

You execute the regulatory affairs strategy for your respective categories and geographical area using your technical and regulatory expertise. You ensure the regulatory and policy compliance of our portfolio and ensure policies, regulatory programs and requirements are met.

How you will contribute

You will implement the regulatory affairs strategy and work with cross-functional teams to anticipate regulatory business risks and opportunities. In addition, you will provide regulatory affairs expertise for technical regulatory developments and help with responses to challenges and crisis management. In this role, you will ensure that ingredients, product composition, claims and labelling is in compliance with regulations and company policies, provide guidance to stakeholders on regulatory affairs, propose and implement business solutions in response to regulatory changes, and maintain and develop a strong knowledge of regulatory, scientific and nutrition risks and opportunities in your corresponding market.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and purpose, accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Regulatory affairs (industry, governmental, association background).
• Understanding of the regulatory framework in your geographical area
• Building collaborative relationships
• Conducting technical assessments and supporting issues management
• Thinking creatively
• Communicating effectively
• Project management
• SARA core knowledge topics (e.g. flavors, additives, GMO, organic, dietary or religious suitability, etc.)

More about this role

As a Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Specialist, you will ensure that ingredients, product composition, claims and labelling compliance are within applicable regulations and company policies. In addition, you will help to develop regulatory affairs tools, and further develop your knowledge of regulatory, science and nutrition.  The role in West Africa requires frequent interaction with authorities to support business priorities like New Product Registration and other elements which require approval from Government e.g. product claims.

This role offers

• Support for Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs strategy

• Familiarization with regulations for Sub-Sahara African countries with the focus on West Africa

• Ability to lead regulatory projects and real impact on food labels related to our brands.

• Multinational environment, opportunity to meet and learn from various cultures

• Opportunities to grow

• Operating in a system driven environment

What extra ingredients will you bring:

• Integrity and living the MDLZ values in every aspect of your work.

• Standing alone facing authorities while keeping the MDLZ interest at heart.

• Effective Communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.

• Accuracy & attention to detail

• Experience in problem solving with internal and external stakeholders.

• Curiosity coupled with analytical thinking

• Understanding of food technology and raw materials

• Resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility

What you need to know about this position:

In this role you will ensure that ingredients, product composition, claims and labelling of the products in MDLZ portfolio are compliant with applicable regulations and company policies. You will be responsible for validating raw materials, recipes, preparing the labelling information (legal designation, ingredient line, nutrition information, etc.) and validate packaging/artworks prior to the printing. In your role you will help with responses to challenges and issue management. In addition, you will provide regulatory guidance to stakeholders on the projects, and further utilize your knowledge of regulatory, science and nutrition.

You will be expected to deal with authorities, provide and defend sound scientific evidence and communicate the MDLZ position clearly. 

What extra ingredients you will bring:

A desire to drive your future and purpose, accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Networking and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Professional conduct in dealing with authorities while living MDLZ values of integrity.
• Reliability and accuracy and an efficient and disciplined work style
• Meeting deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Project and time management
• Regulatory affairs in an international and multi-functional environment

You will be part of an enthusiastic and committed Regulatory team - located in various countries

Together we make it happen!

Education / Certifications:

- Bachelor's degree in food sciences and technology or similar qualification.

- Master's degree is a plus

Job specific requirements:

- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.

- French Speaker is a plus

Travel requirements:

- Limited

Work schedule:

- Hybrid

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International’s Sub Saharan Africa Business Unit is made up of three key focus areas namely Southern Africa, West Africa and the Rest of Africa Markets.  The Business Unit is home to approximately 1000 Makers and Bakers who strive to bring only the best quality and loved brands to our consumers. Mondelēz International in Sub Saharan Africa is proud to house global legacy brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Halls and Bournvita, together with local jewels such as Cadbury LunchBar, Chappies, TomTom and Dentyne.  The Business Unit’s Markets have consistently been awarded Top Employer certification, and has been recognised as a Top Employer in Africa.  

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs

Product Quality, Safety and Compliance