Regulatory Affairs Specialist

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

Location: Wageningen, Netherlands

Hybrid

About The Position

This global role within the Regulatory Affairs team is pivotal in shaping the future of regulatory practices across Flora Food Group. This is a development role where you can grow in a global, FMCG business and strong Regulatory function. This role requires cross-functional collaboration and technological innovation to support teams worldwide, with a particular focus on Emerging Markets.

• Global Enablement & Support: Act as a central regulatory resource, supporting regional teams across Developed and Emerging Markets. Provide direct guidance and tools to ensure consistent compliance and global knowledge sharing.
• Develop Regulatory Affairs skills: provide advice to the global Flora Food Group business on a range of Regulatory matters and work closely with R&D, Nutrition, Legal, Marketing and other business functions.
• Technology-Driven Transformation: Lead the development of intelligent regulatory platforms using AI and other advanced technologies to capture, manage, and apply regulatory knowledge efficiently.
• Future-Proofing Regulatory Practices: Design scalable systems and processes that anticipate regulatory changes and enable proactive compliance across all markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Emerging Markets Focus

Supporting the Regulatory Manager, Emerging Markets, provide direct regulatory support for innovation and product compliance in the AMEA region.

Act as a bridge between global strategy and local execution, ensuring Emerging Markets are equipped with the tools and insights needed for success.

• Platform Development & Integration

Build and implement new regulatory platforms that serve cross-functional teams (R&D, Quality, Marketing), leveraging AI and data science.

Collaborate with external IT partners to design user-friendly, intuitive tools tailored to regional needs and global standards.

Ensure systems are adaptable to local regulatory nuances, especially in Emerging Markets.

• Knowledge Capture & Systematization

Collect and structure internal and external regulatory knowledge (e.g., local regulations, internal policies).

Integrate this knowledge into a centralized, searchable database accessible to global teams.

Promote knowledge sharing and alignment across regions through training and onboarding.

• Compliance Oversight & Horizon Scanning

Continuously monitor and interpret global regulatory developments (FDA, Codex, EU, local authorities).

Ensure timely updates to internal systems and practices, with a focus on:

• Food category-specific regulations
• Labelling requirements (legal names, nutritional info)
• Nutritional and health claims
• Plant-based and naturalness criteria
• System Maintenance & Team Enablement
• Maintain and audit existing regulatory compliance systems.
• Train and support R&D and cross-functional teams in system usage and regulatory interpretation.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and digital literacy within the Regulatory Affairs team.
• So what does it take to be successful in this role?  

You are a highly qualified professional with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemistry, Food Science, or a related field. With a minimum of three years of experience in Regulatory Affairs —ideally within a global or multi-regional context—you bring strong analytical and interpretation skills to your work. You are well-organized, experienced in project management, and fluent in English, demonstrating excellent verbal and written communication abilities. Your passion for technology and innovation is evident, and you possess a mindset that is geared toward digital transformation, always seeking new ways to drive progress within your field.

What’S Next?

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is October 7th. 

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.  

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.