Senior Regulatory Specialist

What makes this a great opportunity?

•    The spirits industry is an exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced business.  Suntory Global Spirits is a top player in the spirits business and focused on driving both category and brand growth.
•    This senior regulatory role is instrumental in enabling innovations that will deliver the growth ambitions for Suntory Global Spirits in a market with massive potential through leading the collaboration with regulatory peers and cross functional partners to deliver our mission and purpose.  
•    This role will provide opportunities for personal growth and development to lead programs with increased complexity, that require championing new thinking, challenging status quo, and driving for results.   
•    This position provides broad exposure to marketing/business teams, product development, legal, public affairs, customer service, operations, finance, sourcing, and other internal and external partners, providing R&D support on cross functional teams for formulated Ready to Drink and Full Bottle Spirit products.

This position reports to the Senior Group Manager of Global Regulatory, within the Global Research & Development Organization. This role will lead key initiatives with primary focus on Ready-To-Drink products, and is accountable to deliver Regulatory and technical compliance responsibilities, programs / projects, functional based goals, and implementation of regulations for the designated region or business group.  

Role Responsibilities

•    Accountable for delivery of technical regulatory requirements, from ingredients to finished liquid per brand and launch market requirements. 
•    Responsible to autonomously manage, plan work, and advance solutions when required to deliver all work types, meeting priorities and goals. 
•    The person in this role will leverage their strong regulatory foundation, courage, and problem-solving skills to advance product / project requirements, with primary focus on Ready-To-Drink products.
•    Provide day to day support and solutions for existing market products including supplier ingredient assessments, customer service support, in market commercialization needs, and consumer inquiries.  
•    Effective communication and presentation skills to enable project advancement, informing and collaboration to cross functional partners and senior leaders.
•    Represent Suntory Global Spirits interests from technical regulatory perspectives in interactions and engagements with local authorities and trade associations.
•    Be an advocate, role model, and champion to build community and culture to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.  
•    Provides education and mentorship for peers and cross functional teams to understand and growth in regulation knowledge.   
•    Owns personal growth, development, continuous learning mindset, and advancing personal career ambition.  
•    Responsible to build knowledge of future, new and regulation changes and assesses project work against them, as applicable. 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in science or technical field preferred. 
•    Fluent in Mandarin and English (speak, read, write). Knowledge of Japanese a plus.
•    Extensive knowledge of Chinese regulations and labelling requirements as applied to food/beverage essential. Knowledge of regulations in alcoholic drinks desired. Previous experience interacting with authorities and trade associations a plus.
•    Ideal candidate has 5 years minimum work experience in regulatory technical compliance field within the food and / or beverage / alcohol industry.  Experience in alcohol beverages, and / or carbonated beverages a plus. 
•    Team player with cooperative, collaborative style supported by good listening and partnering skills.  Culturally sensitive, with ability to work in a global multicultural cross functional organization, requiring ability to work effectively across cultures, time zones to accommodate global responsibilities. 
•    Strong regulatory integrity mindset leveraging existing skills and knowledge to drive the business, finding innovative approaches and solutions, and education of self and others. 
•    Independent and self-driven, with strong analytical skills, attention to details, and resourceful approach to advance projects and goals.
•    Ambition and curiosity to learn from others and through experiences to continue to grow and expand skills and perspective.  
•    Ability to travel globally to partner in project work with internal and external clients, as well as support implementation at Suntory Global Spirits facilities – travel approx. 10-30% 
•    Ability to work in office at least ~60% of time, balancing work from home, as business needs require.