Regulatory Affairs Specialist Personal Home Care (UK)

We are seeking a Regulatory Affairs Specialist to join our Personal & Home Care team based in Wakefield, UK.

About Barentz

Barentz is the global specialty ingredients solution provider. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.4 billion, the company employs over 2,700 people worldwide and serves more than 27,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz.com.

The Personal & Home Care Division has been established in the UK since 1998, formerly known as NK Chemicals Europe Ltd. NKC integrated into Barentz on the 1st July 2021 and is now the driving force behind the group’s Personal Care Division. With long-term partnerships across the globe, Barentz Personal & Home Care Division can supply an enviable range of specialty ingredients required to meet existing and upcoming market trends and requirements.

At Barentz, our core values drive our success: One Team, Knowledge-Driven, Strong Partners, Entrepreneurial, Change, and Integrity. We are one team with one goal – to achieve greatness together! If you’re passionate about these values and ready to make a difference, we want you on our team!

About this role

As a Regulatory Affairs Specialist, you will provide support to processes and teams associated with the EMEA regulatory management team in a country/region, contributing to the compliance of personal care products. Ensure compliance with applicable standards for all products and processes within the organization by contributing to current responsibilities and requirements: Approval of new product or service suppliers; customer satisfaction and evaluation of product or service suppliers; regulatory requests from customers and regulatory support for suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement management systems related to division-specific regulations.
• Contribute to the implementation, management, and updating of the regulatory database on various existing and future platforms.
• Handle customer requests regarding regulatory issues and raw material referencing.
• Process customer questionnaires according to established service levels such as various certifications (Leaping Bunny, COSMOS, etc.).
• Advise and support EMEA sales teams on issues related to cosmetics regulations.
• Communicate changes notified by suppliers to customers.
• Help manage the liaison between Barentz and its suppliers to respond to customer questions and regulatory inquiries.
• Stay informed about the various EMEA distribution ranges, technical and regulatory product knowledge, participation in product/supplier training.
• Monitor EMEA regulations to ensure the compliance of distributed products.
• Contribute to the creation of regulatory tools to support and inform sales teams of regulatory developments (internal training, drafting and publishing newsletters).
• Be responsible for evaluating and approving new suppliers entering our portfolio.
• Attendance at regulatory events to stay up to date on cosmetics regulations, trade shows to strengthen our customer-supplier relationships and enable better partnerships

About You

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor /master’s degree in chemistry or related.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in the field of personal care regulations.
• In-depth knowledge of personal care regulations

Skills/profile:

• Works under limited supervision in routine situations.
• Problems are generally not routine and require analysis to understand.
• Assists and trains other employees.

Key behavioural criteria

• Team spirit
• Practical mindset
• Attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Initiative
• Rigorous approach

Key interdependencies

• Regulatory Manager/Head
• Sales Departments
• Division Managers

Why Barentz?

Barentz is a fast-growing organization with an open culture and short lines of communication. We offer you freedom and opportunity to operate independently, within the set objectives and frameworks. Barentz is looking for employees who are creative, independent, and energetic and like to take on challenges. You like to work in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment, which requires a high degree of flexibility.

• You will be rewarded with a competitive salary package, in line with your experience and skills.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• An inspiring multinational company in a fast-growing and innovative business
• Hybrid working environment.
• Other benefits such as a private pension scheme and membership to our health cash plan with BUPA.

Interested?

If you feel excited reading the above and want to join our journey, please send your resume and application letter, both in English, by using the apply button below. For any questions regarding this position, please contact Jill Lan: Sign in to view email.