2 July 2025

REGULATORY AFFAIRS MANAGER (FMCG / PACKAGING)

Availability: Immediate
Salary: MARKET RELATED
Location: Gauteng
Reference Number: 25011
Industry Experience: FMCG INDUSTRY, PACKAGING, REGULATORY SAFETY MANAGEMENT. Senior Product Development Technologist
Ethnicity: Black African
Contact Person: Marion Norma Abbott
Contact Email: doncour@mweb.co.za

Skills
– Fostering a co-operative relationship with raw material suppliers
– Executing and managed all products development phases from brief to launch stage for innovation and renovation projects
– Leading teams of Lead Packaging Technologist, Senior Product Technologist and Laboratory Analyst to deliver innovation and renovation projects
– Determining and implementing the regulatory strategies which secured and maintained marketing authorization with various regulatory bodies
– Led a team of Lead Packaging Technologist, Product Technologist and Work Experience Student to deliver innovation and renovation projects
– Mentored and trained staff on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) writing and usage
– Determined and implemented the regulatory strategies to secure and maintain marketing authorization with various regulatory bodies
– Compiling registration dossiers for new products, amendments to existing products and products renewals
– Monitoring and collecting data from local and global websites such as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), Aerosol Manufacturers Association (AMA), South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), National Regulatory Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for any regulatory changes which might impact existing or future products
– Representation of company in regulatory bodies such as the AMA, DALRRD, NCRS or the DTI

Qualification
– BSC Honours
– Diploma in Packaging Technology
– Online Masterclass: Building EQ and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

A Seasoned Scientist with extensive experience in Regulatory Affairs (Dossier compilation for local and global new products registrations, amendments to existing products. Products Renewals and Regulatory Compliance), Research, Development and Innovation from idea inception to product launch, Packaging Development Management, Project Management and Team Development. Ability to work independently and interdependently with cross function teams to meet business objectives. Utilise experience to bring value to the business through relationship built over the years with Trade Associations and Regulatory Bodies and Continuous Improvements on processes and projects. To ensure culture of winning all the time, staff is trained on Regulatory Framework to ensure there is transfer of skills for Succession Planning.

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