Senior Regulatory Specialist, Foods

IRCA is a prominent international provider of finished goods and semi-finished ingredients for the confection, bakery, frozen dessert markets. They cater to retailers, CPG - food manufacturers and independent producers. The company's core product offerings consist of chocolate, chocolate and sweet decorations, inclusions and variegates for various end use markets.
Headquartered in Italy, IRCA was acquired by Advent International, a global private equity firm, in July 2022. The company has demonstrated a strong history of growth over the past decade. As part of its growth strategy, IRCA made two bolt-on acquisitions in 2022. They acquired Cesarin, a provider of candied fruits, and Anastasi, a supplier of pistachio ingredients. These acquisitions expanded IRCA's product portfolio and market reach.
More recently IRCA acquired the Kerry Sweet business, a leading manufacturer of sweet and cereal products in Europe and the US. The target company focuses on high-value specialty ingredients for the Food Manufacturers segment. Their product range includes sweet particulates, chocolate confections, baked inclusions, variegates, and fruit purées. This deal, successfully completed in March of 2023, is a transformative move for IRCA, establishing them as a global leader in the semi-finished ingredients industry.
With this acquisition, IRCA has a combined revenue of €1 billion in 2023 and a presence in 22 manufacturing facilities across Europe, the US, and Vietnam. This expanded manufacturing footprint and diversified product portfolio positions IRCA as a key player in the market, serving a wide range of customers in the bakery, pastry, and gelato sectors, as well as food manufacturers and retailers.
The primary role of Senior Regulatory Specialist is to work in partnership with the Irca Group’s regulatory team to support regulatory queries from internal and external stakeholders. We are will also for the specialist to build and support existing relationships with customers like Costco and other retailers. You can work remote and must have food experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting the execution and operation of various Regulatory processes and procedures in an efficient and timely manner.
• Conducts administrative duties within defined guidelines.
• Manage technical and customers document and data accurately and to tight time scales. Executes using conventional/ established processes and structures.
• Create and maintain Technical documentation. Coordinate response to internal & external stakeholders by providing technical documentation.
• Liaise with RD&A, QA & Operations for technical documentation review. Document control.
• Develop effective working relationships with internal and external customers Contributing to overall department Key Performance Indicators.
• Remain fully flexible to meet business requirement.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years' experience of related experience in food industry in Regulatory, Quality Assurance or R&D
• Food industry knowledge is a must
• Executes using established processes and structures.
• Analytical, self-starter, decisive and able to perform under pressure and a team player; able to take instruction and perform work accordingly.
• Possess good co-operation / presentation / interpersonal and organization skills
• •Experience support large retailers such as Costco and other larger retailers
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience in Optiva systems an advantage