Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Associate at Nestlé

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues.
Nestlé’s products include baby food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé’s brands have annual sales of over CHF1 billion (about US$1.1 billion), including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer’s, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 194 countries, and employs around 333,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics company.

 

Job Title: REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE

Job Number: 150004B0

Description

Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Associate contributes to the regulatory compliance of product recipe and labelling as well as executes regulatory activities in local Innovation & Renovation projects

Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Keep abreast of local regulatory knowledge.
  • Actively develops and maintains contacts with relevant Regulatory Agencies
  • Implement validated action plans in respect to local regulatory changes
  • Ensure regulatory compliance of recipes, raw materials and products, labelling and any kind of product communication by working in close collaboration with marketing, nutritionists, legal , quality department and application groups.
  • Timely feedback to Regulatory and Scientific Affairs team and lead
  • Contribute as team member to local Innovation & Renovation projects
  • Support the Regulatory & Scientific Affairs lead during Good Manufacturing Practices’ Audits of our factories
  • Participates in Industry Association.

PROFILE:

  • Minimum of second class lower Degree in any of the following: Nutrition, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry or related area
  • 2 years’ experience in FMCG industry, Food Chain Association or governmental authorities
  • Excellent interpersonal relationship skills

 Submission closes on 9 July, 2015

Nestlé Nigeria Plc. upholds the principle of Non- Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities in its recruitment processes.

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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