Regulatory Affairs Specialist Eastern Europe

Job Description

About the role

We are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Specialist to provide regulatory expertise across our Eastern European markets. You will be working across EU markets like Czechia, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus as well as non-EU destinations, including but not limited to: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Moldova and Israel.

In this role, you will help ensure that our food products, formulations, claims, labelling and artworks meet applicable EU and local regulatory requirements. You will work closely with R&D, Marketing, Quality, Commercial, Supply Chain, Legal and other partners, supporting products from early-stage development through launch and post-launch activities.

What you'll do

• Provide regulatory guidance for new product development, renovation, sourcing, import/export and supply-chain projects.
• Assess ingredients, formulations, finished products, claims and specifications against applicable regulatory requirements.
• Define mandatory food labelling requirements and review regulatory aspects of artwork, including product names, ingredients, allergens, nutrition information and claims.
• Interpret EU food legislation across Eastern Europe region, including requirements for non-EU markets where applicable.
• Work with company internal tools (Devex, ATLAS, SAP, HIVE, etc.)
• Coordinate with external regulatory experts and local partners where specialist market knowledge or regulatory translation support is required.
• Monitor regulatory developments and help the business understand and implement relevant changes.
• Support regulatory risk assessments, compliance issues, authority or consumer queries and appropriate mitigation activities.
• Build effective partnerships across functions, providing clear, pragmatic and solutions-oriented regulatory advice.

What you'll bring

• Experience in Regulatory Affairs, food law, food science or a related field.
• Good understanding of European national food legislation, particularly food information and labelling, additives, flavourings and other food related regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal knowledge of English and Czech language.
• Experience assessing product formulations, ingredients, claims and/or food labels.
• Ability to research, interpret and communicate complex regulatory requirements clearly.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Confidence working across multiple countries and coordinating input from external regulatory experts.
• A pragmatic, risk-based approach with the ability to balance regulatory requirements and business needs.

Why this role?

This is a broad, international regulatory role offering the opportunity to work across a diverse mix of EU and non-EU markets, with exposure to innovation, renovation, labelling, import/export and regulatory change.

 

Location(s)

Amsterdam

 

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.