Regulatory Manager EMEA

THE OATLY WAY

Oatly is a company built on the idea of change. Our mission is to help people upgrade their everyday lives and the health of the planet by making tasteful oat-based food products accessible to a wider audience in a world-class manner. It's why we come to work every day. With head office in Malmö and production in Sweden, Netherlands and the US, our products are available in almost 30 countries across Europe, North America and Asia. www.oatly.com (http://www.oatly.com/)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Would you like to work for a successful and growing company with innovative and tasty products that are good for your health and for the planet!? If so, we are excited to tell you that we might just have something for you.

More and more people choose to switch to a plant-based diet for the sake of their health and the planet. We offer you a great opportunity to take an active part in the expansion of a great company with great products. If you’re getting a tingly feeling reading this, thinking you want to be part of making sure Oatly can actively making the world a better place, we are happy to tell you that we are looking for a Regulatory Manager for our EMEA organisation.



WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Regulatory Manager you will support the organization to secure sustainable business growth of the Oatly brand by ensuring regulatory compliant Oatly products and its activities on all EMEA markets.

You will lead EMEA Regulatory activities and the team, consisting of 7 experienced and highly professional specialists, that are responsible of:

- contributing to and implementing global processes, methods and tools required to secure that Oatly can source, develop, produce and sell regulatory compliant food products.
- having processes, methods and tools in place to perform efficient recall and withdrawal if necessary.
- leading the surveillance on EMEA to keep the organisation up to date with current and new applicable legislation and standards. The areas of specific interest are food safety, product recipe design, manufacturing, and information to consumers.
- supporting new market entries, including contacts with authorities and certifying organs.
- supporting new product development and product lifecycle projects, including secure legislation, leading approvals, and notifications.
- contributing with the regulatory view into our purpose to make it easy for people to turn what they eat and drink into personal moments of healthy joy without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process


Travelling will occur. You will be reporting to our EMEA SHEQ Manager and the position is based in Malmö.



WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for someone that have a B.S./MSc in quality or food safety or equivalent and/or law school with food as master. You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with legal & regulatory requirements in Food industry from EMEA markets and a minimum of 3 years as a manager with a proven track record of successfully leading teams. You are excellent at communicating, both verbally and written in English and Dutch and/or French and Spanish.

Other things that are important for this role:

- Very good knowledge in Production quality management and GSFI certifications as BRC or ISO 22000
- Knowledge in global/international nutrition
- Experience working with product management, artwork and labelling
- Experience of working with regulatory horizon scanning
- Experience of working with authorities
- Perform Quality and Food Safety risk assessments for new product launches.
- Communicate with local authorities and certification organs and lead certification audits for local market offices
- Knowledge in EMEA regulatory legislation and experience from interpreting and advising stakeholders.
- Knowledge and experience in using ERP system
- Experience from working in a international, cross functional company




Finally, we hope that you share our values and have a great interest in food safety, quality, and sustainability, and you are just as eager as us to carry out our mission in order to make the world a little bit better.

COME JOIN US

We welcome people from all backgrounds who see sustainability and health as important values. If you have the curiosity, passion and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s do this together! It will be fun! Promise!