Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work in a team environment and having a cross-cultural approach
• Strong, independent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and a very good command of both written and spoken English
• Computer Skills and excellent user knowledge in business relevant software (SAP, Microsoft Office Package)
• Business Acumen
• Recognized by peers as source of knowledge
• Attention to detail
• Possess communication skills that can relate regulatory topics to non-regulatory audiences and ties this into business context
• Ability to focus priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strategic and out-of-the-box thinking
• Teaching and communication skills
• Ability to identify employee’s capabilities and distributes group responsibilities to capitalize on previous experience and expertise
• Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude with open minded approach

Education & Experience

• Prior regulatory experience in regional/global strategy
• Experience in other functional areas such as Quality, Technical, R&D, Operations & Marketing is highly desirable
• Leadership / executive experience, preferably with cross-functional roles and responsibility
• Previous experience in vegetable oil business is highly desirable
• Engagement with external regulatory authorities
• Full understanding Food Industry structure, global regulatory landscape & regulatory implications
• Possess communication skills that can relate regulatory topics to non-regulatory audiences and ties this into business context
• Ability to focus priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strategic and out-of-the-box thinking
• Teaching and communication skills
• Ability to identify employee’s capabilities and distributes group responsibilities to capitalize on previous experience and expertise
• Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude with open minded approach

The EMEA Associate Director, Foundational Ingredients role has the main purpose of leading technical regulatory expertise for Ag Services & Oilseeds (AS&O) by providing regulatory knowledge, leadership and strategic expertise across the EMEA region. Ingredient scope includes Edible & Specialty Oils, Flours & Grains, and Lecithin.

Main Responsibilities:

• Primary role of EMEA Associate Director is to provide regulatory affairs leadership for Ag Services & Oilseeds (AS&O) business, which includes RSA-to-business monitoring, interpretation, implementation and communication of EMEA food and chemical regulations. Specific support includes, but is not limited to food and feed law, contaminants, chemical legislation, single-use plastic and food contact materials regulations, etc.
• Role will manage business requests primarily for the human food portfolio but may also be requested for subject matter expertise related to non-food portfolio for industrial, feed, and food packaging uses.
• The role will support and provide guidance as needed in the event of a recall situation.
• Support the RSA function-to-business partnership in terms of division design and maintenance, cross-division functional responses and conduit to commercial strategies
• Work to develop and evaluate the business metrics as well as the KPI’s for the work that supports AS&O
• Work with AS&O leadership and the RCP function to align on the divisional RSA budget
• Ensure that the RSA teams are maintaining the regulatory database(s) for business partners (Operations, Marketing, Products Development and Applications, Research and Innovation)
• Advise, support and guide quality, marketing and product management departments in ensuring regulatory compliance of products and marketing tools
• Check regulatory status of new ingredients and new products versus regulation applicable in the region and liaise with RSA’s corporate Science team and ADM’s global regulatory network for other regions
• Advise Quality on product labelling, SDS, MRL’s and quality/regulatory statements following ADM standards
• To reply to regulatory enquiries on ADM’s products in Ag & Oilseeds
• To contribute to ADM’s corporate RSA and the working groups on various regulatory topics such as Hazard Communications / GHS, GM/BE
• Maintain prioritization/short-list of projects at different stages of development for AS&O. Act as a RSA stakeholder on strategies for CD&D and R&D projects, as appropriate
• Engage with external partners (regulatory bodies, trade associations) to represent the company and defend its interest (e.g. FEDIOL, MVO, Food Drink Europe)
• Provide advice and act proactively to anticipate any regulatory change impacting the business

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work in a team environment and having a cross-cultural approach
• Strong, independent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and a very good command of both written and spoken English
• Computer Skills and excellent user knowledge in business relevant software (SAP, Microsoft Office Package)
• Business Acumen
• Recognized by peers as source of knowledge
• Attention to detail
• Possess communication skills that can relate regulatory topics to non-regulatory audiences and ties this into business context
• Ability to focus priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strategic and out-of-the-box thinking
• Teaching and communication skills
• Ability to identify employee’s capabilities and distributes group responsibilities to capitalize on previous experience and expertise
• Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude with open minded approach.

Education & Experience

• Prior regulatory experience in regional/global strategy
• Experience in other functional areas such as Quality, Technical, R&D, Operations & Marketing is highly desirable
• Leadership / executive experience, preferably with cross-functional roles and responsibility
• Previous experience in vegetable oil business is highly desirable
• Engagement with external regulatory authorities
• Full understanding Food Industry structure, global regulatory landscape & regulatory implications
• Possess communication skills that can relate regulatory topics to non-regulatory audiences and ties this into business context
• Ability to focus priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strategic and out-of-the-box thinking
• Teaching and communication skills
• Ability to identify employee’s capabilities and distributes group responsibilities to capitalize on previous experience and expertise
• Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude with open minded approach.

Competencies

• Performance and Results Orientation
• Problem Solving
• Organisation/Planning
• Building Relationships
• Job Knowledge/Technical Proficiency
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Adaptability
• Judgement
• Teamwork
• Strategic Planning
• Reliability
• Decision Making/Risk Taking
• Influence
• Innovation/Continuous Improvement