Regulatory Affairs Manager | Phytosanitary

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As part of our expansion plans, we are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Regulatory Affairs Manager (Phytosanitary) to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, motivating, developing, and coaching the assigned team members to ensure their success.

What are you going to do?

One of your main responsibilities will be to ensure sharing knowledge and experience, with a particular focus on the annual Great to Grow cycle, which is aimed at developing individuals and teams. In addition, you will lead the process of reviewing the global phytosanitary regulatory landscape and identifying key strategic priorities for Enza Zaden.

We are seeking a candidate with affinity and experience with project management, who is energized by proactively identifying changes and trends and proposing solutions to ensure freedom to operate. You will be responsible for driving the implementation of regulatory compliance across the business. You will also be responsible for leading phytosanitary and trade barrier incident management, liaising with directors, senior managers, technical experts, functional departments, and other internal stakeholders.

In this role, you will be accountable for ensuring market access on both a long-term (strategic) and tactical horizon. This will involve discussing regulatory barriers with external regulators and proposing alternative solutions. You will also prepare and provide regular progress reports to senior management on the impact of forthcoming or implemented regulatory changes.

As Manager Regulatory Affairs, another responsibility will be to develop and maintain an external business network, and to support the sector by representing Enza Zaden in various external platforms at national, regional, and international levels. You will have 3 direct reports and you will report to the Global Manager Seed Regulatory Affairs and will have a significant impact on the company's success. We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment where you can develop your skills and advance your career in the regulatory affairs field.

Your power 

To be successful in this role, you are able to work under pressure and are a knowledgeable discussion partner for the business.

In short, you are or have:

- A Master’s degree and at least relevant work experience in e.g. Regulatory Affairs; 

- excellent interpersonal skills to connect to people at different job levels and in different cultures;

- have strong analytical skills for data interpretation and problem solving;

- experience with project management is highly preferred

- as the team leader, you set priorities and give clear directions to your team about which activities need to be undertaken;

- can communicate fluently in English and Dutch, both verbally and in writing; 

- no problem with occasional international travel (less than 10% of your time).

Our Power:

Enza Zaden is a vegetable breeding company that develops vegetable varieties. And produces and sells its seeds all over the world. To explain to you properly (and as briefly as possible) what we do, we have created an animation.

The goal of our work? Giving everyone worldwide access to healthy and varied vegetables. With more than 2,500 passionate colleagues around the world, we work together every day on tomorrow's vegetables.

Would you like to know more about Enza Zaden as an employer? Then take a look at the Careers & Learning page or check out our page on LinkedIn.

The department you will be working for consists of 12 and together with them you will make the difference for Enza Zaden as an organisation in the coming years. You will report to the VP Supply Chain.

A sneak peak of our benefits:

• Flexible working policy

• Home working allowance

• Travel allowance at +10 km home/work distance based on Google Maps

• 8.33% holiday allowance

• Performance reward percentage

• Individual and collective salary increase

• 25 holidays + 1 vitality day (other vitality days depend on age)

• Laptop + mobile phone

• Contribution to pension scheme

Send your application to our Recruitment Department via the Apply button.

More information:

Arjen Mol

Corporate Recruiter

+31 6 2735 6522

a.mol@enzazaden.nl

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