Digital Global Product Compliance Assistant Manager

Job description

DIGITAL GLOBAL PRODUCT COMPLIANCE

ASSISTANT MANAGER

VLAARDINGEN/ROTTERDAM – start in Vlaardingen and mid 2019 the role will move to Rotterdam

Local conditions apply.

Full-time

BACKGROUND UNILEVER:

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home Care, Personal Care and Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. It has 161,000 employees. Over half (58%) of the company's footprint is in developing and emerging markets. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Knorr, Dove, Domestos, Hellmann's, Lipton, Wall's, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry's, Marmite, Magnum, Lynx and Axe.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Unilever is committed to ensure that its products are compliant with legislation and that clear information is provided on their use and any risks that are associated with their use.

To translate this mission efficiently into action, and to ensure that Unilever complies with its own high standards as well as with the technical aspects of legislation, is the task of the Global Product Compliance team. The GPC is part of the Regulatory Affairs Organisation in R&D. The team supports the whole Unilever portfolio and deals with the full variety in compliance activities, interacting with many functions in Unilever.

The Digital Team within the GPC is looking for a Regulatory Compliance Assistant Manager based in Vlaardingen (Q2 2019 onwards Rotterdam Nassaukade).

The new jobholder should be willing and able to start this role in Vlaardingen and continue the role in Rotterdam as of mid-2019.

JOB SUMMARY

The role focuses on design, maintenance and improvements of our Regulatory Digital tools

As Global Product Compliance Assistant Manager you will:

• Work closely with Regulatory Affairs people globally to analyze and understand regulatory requirements;

• Manage translation of these requirements into processes and functional requirements for IT tools;

• Work with Digital R&D, UL-IT and IT suppliers to develop tools that meet their purpose;

• Test proposed and support developed solutions;

• Hand-over processes to users within Regulatory Affairs and external partners, supporting them in applying new ways of working and getting most out of the tools;

• Manage (parts) of the projects.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You hold a degree (min. MSc) or equivalent in Chemistry or Food Science and/or in Business Process Engineering.

• You have working knowledge and/or a proven interest to develop understanding of current and emerging product legislation;

• You are ‘IT savvy', know how to create and use spreadsheets /databases for analysis purposes or document management and are able to deal with high volumes of data;

• Working Knowledge of SAP PLM/EHS and/or experience in developing IT tools are an advantage.

• Previous work experience in R&D for a multi-national Fast Moving Consumer Goods company is an advantage, especially if with Food, Home Care and/or Cosmetic products.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• You are capable of developing processes, thinking outside the box while staying within constraints;

• You are analytically capable, have attention to detail and are tenacious, able to recognize, question and resolve discrepancies;

• You are very well organized, goal oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident;

• You are an effective communicator, also with other functions and capable of holding people accountable.

EXCITED ABOUT THE ROLE:

To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Looking forward to meeting you!