Regulatory Affairs Personal Care Greater Asia Lead

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ABOUT PERSONAL CARE GREATER ASIA BUSINESS UNIT (BU)
Personal Care (PC) business in Greater Asia is a large, profitable, growing market and thus represents a significant growth opportunity in Unilever. We have an ambition to generate over €150M incremental turn-over in the next 3 years and we are accretive to overall PC Business Group (BG). We have a diverse geographical footprint spanning markets like Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. We see a clear opportunity to grow our core PC brands through market-making (driving penetration & consumption), premiumization (upgradation), and drive competitiveness across channels.

As part of the Greater Asia Personal Care Research and Development (PC R&D) , Regulatory Affairs (RA) team will support the Greater Asia PC Business Group (PC BG) ambition by defining and delivering strategically aligned technical advocacy programs, providing regulatory steer and direction to support successful landing of the innovation program and ensuring regulatory compliance in Greater Asia. Since the regulatory framework from almost all Greater Asia countries are linked with the ASEAN regional approach, therefore it will need to collaboration with RA PC Indonesia Lead & RA BW SEA ID Lead to manage our influencing the cosmetic regulation in ASEAN thru ASEAN Cosmetic Association.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do
The Regulatory Affairs Personal Care Greater Asia Lead will bear the critical responsibility of managing, supporting, and driving all Regulatory Affairs activities across each country seamlessly.

Outlined below are the key responsibilities aligned with the strategic agenda and priorities of the Personal Care R&D:

ADVOCACY

• Work closely with the PC Greater China, Greater Asia & Indonesia RA Lead to establish both short- and long-term regulatory advocacy strategies and priorities. This collaboration aims to ensure smooth business operations and the successful implementation of all PC innovations, including major initiatives and superior claims
• Identify and implement advocacy opportunities to assist PC R&D in achieving business objectives.
• Deliver the PC ASEAN advocacy agenda in relevant trade associations e.g., Eurocham, ACA, Vietnam Trade Association and other, collaborate with partners RA B&W SEA & Indonesia Lead, PC Global RA, PC GA R&D, External Affairs, SERS, Communications, and Legal in Greater Asia/Vietnam.
• Monitors the external environment for regulatory changes and issues impacting the Greater Asia business and cosmetics with support from Local PC RA Leads in each country. This may require knowledge beyond cosmetics, such as packaging, and sustainability, and provides its impact on the PC Greater Asia Business.
• Raises awareness of regulatory issues and potential impact to PC Greater Asia Business (e.g., legislative developments) to key stakeholders and functions (e.g., RA, R&D, Legal, External Affairs, SC, Comms, Customer Development etc.).
• Ensure and drive the Unilever Personal Care Business Unit agenda successfully by engaging with local/regional Cosmetic Trade Association through local Personal Care/Beauty & Well-being Regulatory Affairs country leads or regional Personal Care/Beauty & Well-being Regulatory Affairs leads or by her/himself.
• Represents Unilever with external bodies (Trade Associations, Alliances, regulatory authorities, etc.)

INNOVATION

• Regulatory input to PC R&D innovation projects
• Coordinate and provide regulatory assessment input and strategy that could impact PC GA Innovation Projects and PC Global R&D design projects. Collaborate with local PC RA country teams to ensure smooth implementation of all innovation plans within this cluster.
• Develop strategic plans to support the claims approval process for each country, aiming to achieve superior and bold claims.

COMPLIANCE

• Monitor the appropriate utilization of RA Digital tools in PC Greater Asia.
• Support the implementation of Compliance Digital tools in PC RA.
• Optimize compliance processes in each country to ensure efficiency.
• Inform the SERS (Safey , Environmental & Regulatory Science) Product Compliance team of new regulatory requirements for Greater Asia.
• Work closely with local PC RA country teams to monitor and maintaining all the PIF, CSD date based for RA PC Greater Asia and how to handle audits or inspections from local governments or internal auditors smoothly.
• Connect with the Global Product Compliance team to support PC RA country leads with necessary data.
• Monitor and maintain all PIF and CSD databases for PC RA Greater Asia, alongside the PC RA Compliance Assistant Manager and the R&D PC Category Team.

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Establish connections within the Global PC RA network to facilitate the communication of issues, issue management, and regulatory updates across R&D and other functions.
• Develop regulatory talent and foster flexible, agile, and efficient collaborations across business groups and within Greater Asia as appropriate.
• Ensure the delivery of PC-related regulatory training on relevant scientific areas, legislation, and human/environmental safety to the broader PC RA team, especially within the R&D, Legal, and Supply Chain organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum BSc, preferably an M.S. or PhD in Chemistry, Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6 years experience within an FMCG environment with expertise in Regional Role and ASEAN regulatory requirements that govern Cosmetic Industries.
• Minimum of 6 years of Advocacy experience in regulatory advocacy within the cosmetics or personal care industry.
• Demonstrated history of successful engagement with regulatory bodies and industry associations, particularly at both local and regional levels.
• Demonstrated experience successfully handling regional regulatory work in the cosmetics sector or others, including effective collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and networking skills to effectively influence policy and regulatory outcomes
• Proven track record in active collaboration with R&D and non-R&D functions as well as 3rd parties in support of the innovation program.
• Pro-active self-direction with a high level of initiative and persistence and a hands-on approach to results delivery.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills Ability to assess regulatory risks and opportunities and the impact it has on the existing and innovation portfolio.
• Ability to apply argumentation to influence at all levels externally and internally.
• Clear and logical thinker with the ability to recognize patterns and develop innovative solutions.

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