A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Regulatory & Trade Sr. Analyst (Canada & North America)

Regulatory & Public Affairs maximizes opportunity & minimizes risk by guiding business decisions based on scientific & regulatory insight and provide appropriate governance structure.

The CA Trade Sr. Analyst belongs to the North America Network regulatory and Public Affairs Team. He/she also belongs a community of practice of Royal Canin Regulatory & Public Affairs promoting best practice sharing, establishing and auditing standards, processes, systems, and the consistent application of Mars Petcare and Royal Canin policies. The objective is to ensure regulatory trade compliance of ingredients, products, processes, and ensuring appropriate level of engagement of Royal Canin in Canada with critical external stakeholders of public domain that include but is not limited to Petfood Trade Association, local and central authorities, veterinary authorities and public bodies responsible for market regulations for import and export.

What are we looking for?

• 5 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs, public policy, or Trade related field.
• Bachelors/ Master in a technical area, such as business, International Affairs, food science, veterinary medicine, food safety, chemistry, toxicology, nutrition, or other biological science.
• Customs Broker License preferred  
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of nutrition and pet food law and regulatory frameworks, challenging scientific dossiers, understanding key messages from scientific information and defending complex regulatory and scientific challenges with appropriate data.

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Provide an interpretation at a detailed level of new and projects of regulations from the countries supplied by RGU, the implications on the use of our ingredients, their process, origin, recipes.
• Complete the “Raw materials regulatory assessment” forms as part of the innovation plan, including assessment and analyzing ingredients under domestic substance listing, ECCN - CFIA regulations
• Partner with local SRA on RGU facility audits for export approval purposes, supporting RGU 3rd party (external) audits (CFIA, USDA etc.)
• Monitor day-day cross border transactions into and out of Canada.
• Represent Royal Canin interests in the most relevant Trade Associations technical working groups
• Set and manage the process for Import Licenses administration in close collaboration with import countries RC teams
• Provide all necessary documentation for RGU site such as Product registration, Declarations, Affidavits, health certificates, Annexes, FSC and other documents as assigned.
• Identify new items requiring Free Trade Agreement qualification and facilitate communication with internal partners for qualification analysis.
• Analyzes, audits, and evaluates internal and external business partners including operations, procedures, and documentations to verify and ensure compliance with health and regulatory guidelines for cross border trade
• Manage Local Level Broker relationship ad support day to day activities such as responding to shipment delays and document creation, requests from customs brokers. 
• Finance
• Lead in the invoice management process for key customs and brokers vendors, including governmental regulatory bodies, through reviewing and approving costs incurred.
• Partnering with Finance department and external consultants to review and execute cost savings opportunities for local charges incurred.
• Reporting the duty related analytics, identifying and partnering on cost saving initiatives  

What can you expect from Mars?

• Chance to work on world-renowned brands such as Royal Canin & Eukanuba
• Opportunity to make the world a better place for Pets
• Opportunity to work with one of the largest privately held organizations
• An industry competitive compensation plan
• The opportunity to learn and develop, taking charge of your own career across Mars

A criminal records check will be required for this position.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Mars Canada is committed to equity in employment and diversity. Mars Canada will provide an inclusive and barrier free recruitment process to applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform Mars Canada of your requirements. For more information please review Mars Canada's Accessibility Policy and address any questions about that policy to MarsCanada.Accessibility@effem.com.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.