Sr. Expert Packaging Legislation & Programs
The role of Senior Expert Packaging Legislation and Programs at FrieslandCampina involves navigating a complex regulatory, food safety, and business environment. This complexity stems from factors such as our diverse product offering, the global evolution of sustainability demands and regulations, growing public concern about packaging materials, and the fact that this role is a global one with many stakeholders.
This Expert at FrieslandCampina operates within a diverse regulatory landscape. The role is crucial for complying with global packaging-related sustainability regulations and at the same time for timely initiating programs in mentioned area.
Elvárásaink
For this role we are looking for someone with:
- Solid understanding of packaging legislation (especially PPWR), and experience in FMCG of 5 - 10+ years.
- Ability to lead long-term, cross-functional programs that drive compliance.
- Skills to cooperate in multidisciplinary teams, taking responsibility for its own work and who is continuously looking for new opportunities to make a change.
- Self-starting capabilities to find his/her way in the always challenging area of sustainability, food safety, legal compliance and cost price of finished goods.
- An academic background in (food) law, chemistry or packaging/engineering; a PhD degree is preferred.
Amit kínálunk
- You will be part of a great team of regulatory and food safety professionals, all acting like ‘spiders in the web’ with cross business group activities and with strong cooperation with the Global Packaging Department.
- You will be seen and recognized globally as the expert on sustainable packaging material, both within FrieslandCampina and by external partners.
- Your work will allow a fine work/life balance, partially working from home, partially from an office (primarily Amersfoort and Wageningen).
- A fulfilling, important, sustainability related, publicly relevant, learning full job with appropriate payment conditions.
Pozíció bemutatás
The Senior Expert Packaging Legislation & Programs at FrieslandCampina operates within a rapidly developing regulatory landscape. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with current and future sustainable packaging legislation. Moreover initiating change programs is crucial. Primary focus will be Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in the EU but with expected global extension thereof. Anticipation is key in this function.
The role demands an understanding of sustainable packaging related requirements for various products, the ability to navigate non-harmonized regulations across different countries and to define and initiate change programs. Key responsibilities include advising cross-functional teams and managing external relationships with relevant knowledge carriers in this area.
The expert also plays a crucial role in addressing risks associated with packaging materials, such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Effective collaboration with departments such as R&D GPD, NPD, PA/CA, RA and QA is essential to align regulatory strategies with business objectives, ensuring competitive and compliant delivery of products globally.
For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.
We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.
In the Global Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs team specialists cooperate to assure local market requirements in mentioned areas are met. We are like a spider in the web, having and building relevant external contacts to other specialists and by being partner to our business to enter and remain sustainably in the markets FrieslandCampina operates in. We help assuring doing right in order to build confidence with consumers and customers.