Función: Regulatory Affairs Manager – LATAM IC

Localidad:  Tultitlan 

Términos & Condiciones: Tiempo completo 

¿QUIÉNES SOMOS? 

¿Quieres ser parte de una compañía que hace la diferencia alrededor del mundo? En Unilever, tenemos un propósito claro - hacer que la vida sostenible sea algo común. A través de nuestras 400 marcas que llegan a 2.5 mil millones de personas todos los días, nuestro objetivo es generar un impacto social positivo a nivel mundial y local. 

PROPÓSITO DE LA POSICIÓN  

We are seeking a passionate regulatory affairs manager to drive the Regulatory Affairs activities within the LATAM BU Ice Cream RD&I team end to end. This role ensures that databased-, science- and risk-based- regulatory positions enable impactful, compliant innovations that drive growth in the LATAM IceCreamNewCo BU. The role focusses on the LATAM business, but the incumbent is an active participant of the wider RD&I network in the LATAM/Americas business unit. As such, regulatory involvement and tasks may develop outside of LATAM (as part of the Americas / global regulatory IceCreamNewCo networks). 

PRINCIPALES RESPONSABILIDADES 

Compliance – LATAM /Americas 

Develop and implement regulatory strategies to ensure products, processes, and claims comply with relevant local, national, and international regulations. 

Stay updated on regulatory changes, assess their impact, and ensure compliance. 

Drive digitalization and manage regulatory documentation and applications. 

Collaborate with external consultants on regulatory tasks. 

Support responses to compliance challenges from authorities. 

Innovation – LATAM / Americas 

Coordinate regulatory strategy and guidance for innovation projects in LATAM. 

Provide regulatory input to innovation and renovation projects to ensure OTIF delivery. 

Lead the LATAM Regulatory Affairs team and participate in LATAM/Americas LT and the global Scientific Affairs network where relevant. 

Collaborate with Legal, RD&I, and other functions (LATAM/Americas and global) to ensure regulatory alignment. 

Advocacy: Shaping Future Regulatory Space – LATAM / Americas 

Develop technical influencing strategies for IC regulatory positions in LATAM 

Collaborate with key functions to define and communicate aligned views and positions. 

Represent IceCream NewCo in selected trade associations. 

Manage contacts with authorities on priority regulatory topics. 

Provide regulatory support on issues and incidents. 

¿QUÉ NECESITAS PARA APLICAR A LA VACANTE? 

We seek individuals with the right attitude, mindset, and competencies to shape regulatory strategy in LATAM/Americas. You should be able to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams and adapt to a fast-changing business environment. 

Skills/Experience/Qualifications: 

Proven collaborative leader with a growth mindset. 

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant scientific field. 

Extensive regulatory experience (Compliance, Innovation and Advocacy) in the FMCG industry, ideally in foods and beverages. 

Strategic, adaptable, and entrepreneurial thinker with a problem-solving mindset, able to anticipate and manage future opportunities and threats. 

Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders. 

Experience leading projects in international markets / teams. 

Highly self-motivated with a track record of effective collaboration. 

Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills. 

Fluent in English and Latin American Spanish and ideally also in Brazilian-Portuguese . 

Experience developing teams. 

Desirable: 

Knowledge of food/ice cream product development. 

Project management experience. 

Substantial years of relevant experience and a positive track record in consumer marketing across Mexico.  

Experience in leading cross-functional teams, navigating through complexity with speed & agility.   

An intuition for consumer insights, understanding consumers, and bringing the consumer voice into the work.  

Positive, assertive yet empathetic leadership, with exceptional ‘soft skills to enable delivery through high degrees of collaboration and partnership, among multifunctional teams and agencies.  

Extremely high commitment to working with many & different projects, learning fast & delivering quickly.  

Basic appreciation or working knowledge of the business operations of consumer goods companies is a big plus.  

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.