Regulatory Affairs Manager Greece and Baltics

• Lead the Regulatory Strategy for the Assigned Markets end to end (Compliance, Advocacy and Innovation)
• Set the short- and long-term Regulatory strategy to support Business Strategy in the assigned Markets
• Responsible for management of temp resources or third parties in the Assigned Markets
• Ensure Products compliance with local regulations
• Responsible for Regulatory Affairs talents (Career Development, Trainings & Expertise Development)
• Engage and execute strategic regulatory influencing activities via Industry Associations and direct contact with regulatory bodies to provide business continuity and/or competitive advantage, ensuring alignment with the Business Groups’ Regulatory agenda
• Contribute to external issue management with relevant support functions
• Actively lead the articulation, restrictions and opportunities of the regulatory framework and drive strong and compliant claims
• Develop execution strategy to drive Business ambitions and plans
• Drive the regulatory advocacy strategy, supporting Business Groups strategies
• Line manage the Regulatory Affairs resources
• Identify optimal interpretation of regulations for best business opportunities
• Support the impact analysis of regulations to use ingredients/technologies/claims
• Builds technical influencing strategies for Business’ positions, ensuring alignment with the global regulatory strategy agenda
• Defines capability and talent development agenda and ensure proper talent management
• Advise and business partner with senior stakeholders and leads on emerging business issues that can impact business operation and /or business continuity
• Lead and drive growth Regulatory opportunities for margin
• Fully aware of relevant regulatory developments and understand/communicate the potential implications for the business and the risk associated with this
• Ensure consistent advocacy and lobbying and trade associations strategy around existing and future technical regulations, ensuring alignment to the Business Groups/Business Units agenda to provide competitive advantage, where possible
• Drive and influence big Advocacy topics in trade associations and industry groups by building strong networking with senior external stakeholders (authorities, industry, trade associations, Key Opinion Leaders)
• Work closely with External Affairs in managing and representing Unilever externally with senior stakeholders in the government (Prime Ministers, Ministers and key authority heads)

• Expertise in legislation & regulatory affairs
• understanding and knowledge of regulatory principles and processes
• Product regulatory knowledge
• understanding of product regulatory implications
• Expertise in regulatory development: understanding of institutions and developing regulations and potential impacts for products
• Strategic Thinking
• Building and delivering communication plans
• Excellent influencing ability, both internal as well as external
• More than 10 years of relevant working experience
• A well-established track record of delivery for which there is business recognition
• A well-developed management ability, acquired through the leadership of substantial projects or teams
• Experience in an external environment (e.g., contact with authorities or industry associations)
• A well-developed internal and external professional (Industry associations in the region) network

Experience in issue management is preferred