Senior Regulatory Advisor

Company Description

We are SGS - the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 97,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. In the UK we have over 1800 employees with around 270 of these working in our Food business across 5 locations.

**Job Description**:
**Job Title**:Senior Regulator Advisor

**Job Type**:Permanent

**Hours**:37.5 per week

**Job Location**:Ashby-De-La-Zouch

**Benefits / perks**:
**Main Purpose of the Role**:

- To provide a high level of professional services to key retail clients.
- Responsible for ensuring that products are safe and legal by providing consultancy for legal and technical compliance, specification interrogation, pack copy generation, artwork approval, food labelling legislation, technical standards and advertising.
- Deputize for the regulatory compliance manager when required.
- Point of expertise for complex regulatory queries.
- Maintain technical competence through a proactive approach. Willingness to improve competency and share information and learnings with colleagues.
- Provide advice relating to Legislation, Codes of Practice and Guidelines to clients upon request.
- Ensure that pack copy adheres to all current and pending UK and EU Legislation, Codes of Practice and Industry Guidelines.
- Liaise with clients, suppliers, design agencies, print houses and any other internal or external parties.

**Qualifications**:

- Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role.
- Degree or equivalent Food/Science Qualification.
- Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role, or in a related field.
- Hold a track record of managing external client pressures jointly with internal pressures and deadlines.
- Knowledge of completing on-line retailer specifications
- Fully conversant with UK and EU Legislation.
- Commercially aware of the food and consumer products industry.
- A working of knowledge of Health and Safety in the workplace.

Additional Information
**This position is based in the UK.