Fragrance Regulatory Affairs Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

In South Asia Middle East & Africa (SAMEA), we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 sites based across the region. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference for billions of people. Every essence of you enrich our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Every day, your commitment, and your risk-taking will shape our future. Every essence of you enrich our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

• Your future position?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Fragrance & Beauty Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety (RAPS) team in SAMEA based in the Dubai office as a Fragrance Regulatory Affairs Manager.

The RAPS team ensures that suitable policies and tools are in place around the globe in Givaudan to ensure that consumers can enjoy and experience products of the utmost quality that comply with both regulations and their expectations.

You will focus on supporting our customers and teams based in the SAMEA region. This exciting and engaging role offers a broad range of responsibilities, high visibility and the opportunity to contribute and grow with our organisation. Through your strategic ability and sound business understanding, you will support the sub-regions for profitable growth and help Givaudan continue to fulfil our purpose and commercial objectives for the region. Based in our Dubai Media City regional headquarters office, the role will report to the Fragrance & Beauty Regional RAPS Director for the SAMEA region.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of creating scents and tastes. Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you have a true passion for the world of

Fragrances, loves staying ahead of the curve, always aim to exceed customer needs, delivers value,.

In this exciting role, you will:

Lead local regulatory personnel to ensure compliance with regulatory and safety requirements according to relevant laws and corporate guidelines.

Core Responsibilities

Regulatory Policy

• Work with Regulatory Staff to provide external and internal customers and regional regulatory bodies with consistent and compliant product safety and legislative expertise.
• Respond to regulatory requests from internal and external customers.
• Acquire information necessary to determine product compliance accurately.
• Identify early regulatory and legislative issues that are relevant to business and propose appropriate solutions.
• Advise the business on risks due to safety or regulatory developments.

Processes & Systems

• Develop and execute systems infrastructure to support critical regulatory compliance and safety initiatives through coordination with the global RAPS team.
• Ensure integrity of regulatory database and protection of regional intellectual property.
• Provide support to customers (internal & external) through system interventions & documentations.

External Relations

• Represent Givaudan at trade associations, providing our position on issues.

People Management

• Pro-actively trains junior team members and new hires

You?

Are you someone who wants to shape your world? Who succeeds being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then join us and influence your world!

Your professional profile includes:

Academic Background

• University / Bachelor's Degree in scientific field

Professional Experience

• 7 - 10 years of relevant and progressive work experience in a Regulatory role(s) in international and multi-cultural work environments, and preferably with companies in the Fragrances, Flavours, FMCG, or Chemical ingredient sectors.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English language. Additional proficiency and knowledge of other languages like Arabic or French is a plus.
• Deep understanding of important product category activities, regulatory trends, and general market dynamics.
• Good knowledge and passion for the world of fragrances and consumer products
• Knowledge of regulatory systems and databases in the region.
• Thorough knowledge of formulae creation procedures
• Extensive knowledge of industry and customer regulatory requirements, trends and pending regulatory legislation in the region.
• Knowledgeable of global regulatory issues
• People Management capabilities.
• A flexible team player with a sense of facilitation.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly and concisely.

Our benefits:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative team environment that will inspire you.
• Attractive compensation package.
• Private health insurance.

#LI-Onsite

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.