Regulatory and Wellbeing Affairs Assistant Manager/Specialist

Packaging Technologist

Assistant R&D Manager

Responsibilities: Regulatory Support: Innovation:&nbsp; <ul><li>Work closely with R&amp;D and business partners regarding regulatory matters.&nbsp;</li><li>Work closely with Product development, marketing, legal and all relevant teams to ensure local regulatory and external requirements, restrictions and risks are identified, accurate, relevant and timely input given to innovation projects. (These could be in areas of claims, labelling, permitted additives/formulations, new product regulations.)</li><li>Performs regulatory compliance assessments for the markets of scope.</li><li>Performs technical registrations across markets of scope through preparing registration files and applying at the government bodies responsible for registration.</li></ul> Advocacy: <ul><li>Understands external environment and regulatory developments, supports building lobbying plans, advocacy priorities and actions aligned with relevant interfaces (legal, R&amp;D.)</li><li>Provides RA input on the topic and helps to implement the communication plan with other functions locally.</li><li>Implement advocacy plans for regulatory changes or new product regulations.</li><li>Represent the function in external platforms on technical issues, lobby activities and approvals to support aligned and agreed lobby/advocacy topics.</li></ul> Wellbeing Support: <ul><li>Propose / calculate the nutrition facts of recipes/breakfasts/snacks with our products, comparison with other traditional options.</li><li>Assist in compliance with nutrition regulations and self-governance, localization of substantiation for claims (TV, print, web, POS).</li><li>Management of a nutrition database of products in the region, populating it with renovations and innovations</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A Scientific degree (Pharmacy, Science.), a nutrition degree is a plus.</li><li>Should have a minimum of 1-3 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs/Nutrition Function in a Food Industry.</li><li>Ability to be a team player in support of the team and the business.</li><li>Ability to organize and coordinate</li><li>Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines</li><li>Analytical thinking with the ability to plan, prioritize and deliver results&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge of the health agenda in food and nutrition and awareness of key players in the Reg and wellbeing debate&nbsp;</li><li>Commercial interest with the ability to demonstrate a committed approach to delivering for the customer and consumer.</li><li>A confident communicator capable of presenting.</li><li>Good Language Skills / Vocabulary in written and spoken English and preparation of Techno legal drafts.</li><li>Any other languages like French is a good to have.</li></ul> Work Environment: <ul><li>Based in Cairo.</li><li>Internal Relationship: Legal, Marketing, supply chain, Corporate Affairs, R&amp;D.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Responsible for identification of value transformation/cost efficiency projects &amp; ensure successful implantation of the initiatives through due qualifications and cross functional collaboration.&nbsp;</li><li>Create technical drawings, Review and approve artwork changes for Enstek site for all Pringles SKU&nbsp;like canister, flexibles, cartons, cases &amp; all types of consumer promotions.</li><li>End to end&nbsp;packaging support for new plant vertical start up.&nbsp;</li><li>Supply chain support for Plant operational issues/Trouble shooting/PM quality rejections.&nbsp;</li><li>Review &amp; validation of all type of packaging master data’s, BOM in the system.</li><li>Review historical data, performance and quality issues in all packaging lines to assess the improvement opportunities. Provide recommendations/ implementation plan to improve Enstek pringles&nbsp;and other Snacks sites for improved $/kg packaging improvement. Ensuring company systems including SCR process are followed.</li><li>Support alternate vendor development pipe line for future generation packaging.</li><li>Development of material testing protocols&nbsp;&amp; validation for new SKU/ new food development process &amp; SOP.</li><li>Develop Loadbility matrix &amp; update SC team time to time.</li><li>Contribute &amp; drive the development &amp; implementation of packaging optimization/ improvements for Pringles&nbsp;and other Snacks category.&nbsp;</li><li>Supports environmental sustainability agenda for Enstek&nbsp;&amp; Thailand plant with focus on the&nbsp;industry and company commitments.&nbsp;</li><li>Accountable for successful handover of responsibility for launched/ renovated products to Supply Chain by completing documentation and training relevant personnel in new products and processes</li><li>Prepares and maintains material specifications ensuring materials comply with all relevant Governmental requirements for food packaging.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in food, packaging, material science or related field with min 6-8 years of experience in a packaging development related environment within FMCG food /Snacks industry&nbsp;</li><li>Strong negotiation and influencing skills.</li><li>Fluency in English – Oral and Written communication is Must</li><li>Detailed understanding of the packaging material performance and product requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong team interaction skills to allow maximum influence on the business operation</li><li>Strong technical, analytical, communication and project management skills&nbsp;</li></ul>

Purpose of the role: <ul><li>Create new and improve existing foods and processes by applying technical, food science and culinary skills in cereals through complex formulas, processing procedures and specifications for new products, product enhancements, and cost reductions to meet project needs in a constantly evolving business environment.</li><li>Capable of working at a fast and agile pace on multiple projects simultaneously, whilst interacting successfully with internal and external stakeholders.</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Key contributor within the experienced R&amp;D team supporting all development and commercialization aspects (including Food &amp; Packaging) of new product introductions, as well as productivity and quality improvements of existing products.</li><li>Develop experimental formulas, processing procedures, and specifications for raw ingredients, subassemblies, and finished products for simple new product, product improvement, and cost optimization by applying technical, food science and culinary skills and by interpreting consumer and customer needs and assembling input from cross-functional teams. Effective collaboration and communication cross functionally.</li><li>Evaluate ingredients and processing techniques to identify and commercialize product improvement and cost optimization opportunities.</li><li>Prepare prototype products to the design brief and present to the business through leading effective food reviews.</li><li>Design, plan and execute experiments for bench top, pilot plant and plant trials, gather and analyze data, document and report results, and make recommendations.</li><li>Ensure successful start-ups of new products, product improvements, cost reductions, and ingredient, formula, specification, or process changes from product concept development, formulation design, prototype development, cost calculation, specifications, quality assessment, legislation compliance checks and claim assessments.</li><li>Document all work according to guidelines and provide timely project reports to ensure good communication of project status, progress, issues and timeline.</li><li>Support labeling, nutritional, regulatory, quality and food safety efforts.</li><li>Create Nutritional Label Information.</li><li>Actively research for opportunities, trends, consumer insights and competitor landscape.</li><li>Develop and maintain understanding of local/regional regulations &amp; legal requirements and their standards. Develop claims and products at EU level, ensure approval for each launch country with regional Regulatory Affairs &amp; Legal functions.</li></ul> Requirements: Knowledge: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in food science, Food Engineering, Chemistry or related fields desirable.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>1-3 + years of industrial experience in the food industry.</li></ul> Skills and Abilities: <ul><li>Knowledge and experience with ingredient functionality, product design and formulation, and commercialization</li><li>Solid knowledge and understanding of food chemistry, food processing, and food functionality.</li><li>Strong technical and project management skills with results orientation</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization.</li><li>Professional working proficiency in English (Reading, Writing and Speaking).</li><li>Ability to collaborate cross-functionally, building strong relationships across R&amp;D, Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, Planning and External Stakeholders.</li><li>Ability to effectively influence others and get results through working with a diverse team, and to continuously challenge assumptions to seek innovative solutions.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity.</li><li>Executional excellence, personal leadership, time management, organization, and problem solving competencies.</li><li>Ability to be flexible and adaptable to move with a changing environment.</li><li>Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and offer solutions.</li><li>Ability to thrive in a face-moving, dynamic, team environment that encompasses end-to-end development (concept and exploration through manufacturing scale up, start up and process optimization).</li><li>Passion for food and the environment</li><li>Ability to work flexibly when required. Interstate and overseas travel may be required</li></ul>

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