Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Specialist
6 days ago
London
Love to work at Lily’s Kitchen? What we’re after: - Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Specialist (RSA Specialist) Reporting Line: - Head of Product, Lily’s Kitchen (with functional dotted line report to Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Manager, Zone Europe at Nestle Purina) Lily’s Headquarters: - Goodge Street, Fitzrovia (with hybrid working between the office and working from home) Equality and Inclusiveness at Lily’s Kitchen: - At Lily’s Kitchen, we want to build and maintain a values-driven culture of trust and inclusion, one that empowers people safely and comfortably to express every characteristic of their personal identity and experience. We’re committed to supporting and encouraging a diverse and inclusive workforce. That means that whatever your ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age or status as an individual with a disability, you’ll get all the opportunities, respect and support you’d expect from a passionate business that cares about its people (as well as its pets). We strongly encourage people of colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and/or other people from underrepresented groups to apply. Lily’s Kitchen is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use. Location: - This is a hybrid role, with a mix between working approximately 1-2 days a week (or more if you prefer) in our beautiful central London office (Goodge Street) and working from home. Your Lily’s Kitchen Promise – Pets, People & Planet:- Every single member of the Lily’s Kitchen team pledges to uphold our B Corp and broader sustainability strategy personally, within their respective departments, and across the entire company. This commitment is demonstrated through actively advancing areas of responsibility within their teams, adhering to sustainability targets set by the company and departments, actively participating in sustainability discussions and decision-making processes, and fostering a team culture that is deeply passionate about the overall wellbeing of people, the planet and of course, pets. Aligned with our commitment to being a force for good and championing ESG initiatives, financial compensation and reward is driven by annual objectives and performance, including the successful achievement of a social and environmental objective. Your place at the Lily’s Kitchen Table: - You will be part of a team that are at the forefront of innovation, reporting into the Head of Product. As an RSA Specialist, you will ensure the delivery of compliant labelling and brand / product related communications (e.g. e-commerce, social web), enabling projects success through effective collaboration and guidance to the product, marketing and e-commerce teams, defending NPP EMENA position and strategy through Pet food associations (relevant pet food trade associations). How will I make a difference? You will: - • Be responsible for all Lily’s Kitchen on and off pack claims – with translation approval from local RSA in markets, • Work within the product team on all renovation projects and new NPD, • Ensure that product claims are substantiated, regulatory compliant and all labels meet EU Regulations, industry codes/guidelines and Nestlé/Nestlé PURINA Standards., • Provide, with appropriate support, risk assessments and solutions for product labelling and regulatory issues., • Own the master claims process and ensure all claims are checked, documented and approved in a timely manner, • Own and maintain LK documentation such as master claims, policies, procedures, standards and substantiation, so that the marketing, product and digital teams have structured parameters to work within., • Sign off copy sheets, • Ensure all Lily’s Kitchen on pack claims are uploaded on the master Purina Claims database, • Be the direct contact for central Purina RSA teams and local markets for lily’s Kitchen, • Own the process of signing off translations through local market RSA, • Sign off final packaging through LK proofing system on behalf of all Purina Europe RSA, • Create a claims tool kit for all off pack claims which will then be translated for use across markets, • Own the sign off process for all off pack approvals, • Attend weekly, monthly and quarterly Central RSA meetings and report back to the Product Team as required, • Report and escalate any issue/relevant change noticed during the meetings to the Purina RSA manager and relevant internal stakeholders for decision, reporting back to the Lily’s Kitchen team, • Own the relationship with each local RSA, setting up a regular forum for discussions / queries, • Be the Lily’s Kitchen representative for local trade bodies (to be determined) e.g., UK Pet Food, • Take into consideration our social and environmental goals within every aspect of the role, eg. sustainable sourcing, recyclability. Knowledge • Know and able to find the key Regulatory texts (labelling, animal by products, additives, feed hygiene, etc..) and FEDIAF codes (labelling, safety, nutritional guidelines), • Able to explain to others on core regulatory information, • Represent Lily’s Kitchen at relevant Trade Associations in dedicated working groups (communication / feed materials and trade / additives and undesirable substances / nutrition /product communication / environmental sustainability/ analyticals), • Ensure any changes / updates to regulation is reported back to the Lily’s Kitchen team, • When the above refers to changes to the product or packaging, work with the NPD team on a process to implement the changes within the required time frame Regulatory challenges • First point of contact for any Lily’s Kitchen regulatory challenge, • Work directly with LK Product Heads and Central RSA to resolves as quickly and efficiently as possible, following the agreed process, • Propose and implement validated action plans in response to regulatory changes, • Communicate action plan / output to local RSA teams as relevant How will I be successful? • As the legislation guru, you will be the education and engagement champion for regulatory affairs in the business, • You’ll have a wealth of knowledge in regulatory compliance, EU Regulations, industry codes/guidelines, • Fantastic planning, organisation skills and detail oriented, • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with deadlines and pressure and organised at all times, • First class communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with other Lily’s Kitchen employees, RSA colleagues and others at all levels, • Ability to manage others to timelines to ensure project run on time, • Passion for Lily’s Kitchen brand, product and philosophy Key Collaborators • Lily’s Kitchen Teams - Product, Marketing & Digital/ Ecomms, • Central RSA team Nestle Purina Europe Zone, • Local in market RSAs, • Trade bodies (e.g., Fediaf, UK Pet Food etc), • NPPE Design to Delivery team (D2D) and End to End team (E2E) to facilitate workload scheduling to local RSA teams Our Perks At Lily’s Kitchen we believe that everyone should enjoy their time at work.We reward the care our people put into their job, by caring for them in return. Our benefits are designed to make our people smile, save for the future, stay healthy and give back where they can and include: • Dogs at work; what better way to put a smile on your face!, • Flexible Working: flexitime, working from home, part-time working, flexible support, faith based public holidays, • Save for the Future and Protect Loved ones: a pension plan that goes beyond, the option for salary exchange and an option of an ethical pension fund reflecting our team’s attitudes and needs.Plus, a life assurance scheme to look after those that depend on you., • Staying healthy and well: Our team’s health and wellbeing is very important to us and we offer private medical, private dental, employee assistance programme, mental first aiders and a cycle to work scheme (and an electric car salary sacrifice scheme)., • Supporting our community: with a volunteering allowance we can give back to causes we are passionate about.Plus supporting and having fun together as a team., • And more … Lily’s Kitchen Story At Lily’s Kitchen we are pet food pioneers. We are changing the game with our mission to provide proper food for cats and dogs all over the world. Lily’s Kitchen was founded in London in 2009, by Henrietta Morrison who set out to feed her beloved dog, Lily, food she could trust. Lily’s Kitchen is now the No1 Brand in premium natural pet food, still focusing on the mission to inspire pet parents to feed their four-legged friends natural, proper food for pets. Lily’s Kitchen was a founding member of the UK B Corp movement and the first pet food brand in the world to achieve B Corp status. Determined to use business as a force for good, Lily’s Kitchen has recently partnered with Dogs Trust to support dogs in need and are proud to lend a paw to charitable causes. We sell our nutritious natural recipes for cats and dogs in over 1,000 stockists, like Waitrose, Tesco, Ocado, organic food shops, vets, independent pet shops and garden centres all over the UK. We also sell internationally and are now sold in more than 30 countries worldwide. Our Vision. We’re all about warming hearts, feeding souls and enriching lives, for both our customers and employees. Our Values. We recruit to our values at Lily’s Kitchen: Respectful. Dedicated. Audacious. Passionate. Responsible. Our People. We seek out and develop talented people who love to succeed and make a positive difference in everything they do.
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