The PC Regulatory Affairs 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 locally and Regionally – ASEAN (Trade Associations, Alliances, regulatory authorities, etc.)
INNOVATION
• Regulatory input to PC R&D innovation projects (PRE-LOCK)
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.
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