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.

Key Responsibilities/职位描述

SRA Responsibilities:

• Ensure all China products and Claims are compliant with China regulations
• Work seamlessly with Regulatory Compliance team
• Support the development and substantiation of Claims that enable the business to maximise competitive advantage.
• Support and implement the APAC Regulatory Compliance Process (RCP) in China ensuring that ingredients, recipes, claims, legal text assessments go through the RCP process
• Act as primary SRA interface with other functions at the operational level
• Provide SRA inputs and representation in the appropriate business forums such as Activity Feeder Mtg; Step 1, PAC Mtgs (joint CA-SRA) etc
• Responsible for SRA inputs, actions and CAPA for PRIMPs
• Monitor and share regulatory developments in both Feed, Petfood and Food sectors to ensure the business reacts in a timely fashion to minimize impact or facilitate exploitation of such developments
• Provide reasoned and analytical risk assessments as required that evaluate regulatory risk, business exposure and likely consequences, as well as providing opportunities for mitigation.
• Deliver regulatory update trainings to key stakeholders in the business.
   

External Technical Stakeholders Influencing:

• Leads the technical and regulatory influencing within local Petfood Trade Associations and with relevant Regulatory authorities in China.
• Build strong external networks with Petfood Trade Association; industry players; relevant business partners; government and regulators to maintain and advance knowledge in regulatory developments and facilitate appropriate lobbying strategies and activities to ensure Mars’ business interests are best represented
   

Scientific Affairs & Communication:

• Promote the work and expertise of Mars Petcare Nutritional Science (Waltham) and work to establish credibility with key opinion formers both internally & externally. Requires thorough understanding of Petcare nutrition and expertise. Build a strong Professional network and maintain strong links with Waltham
• Work closely with R&D, Sales, CA and Marketing teams to design and deliver appropriate training and Scientific communications and provide technical support for Brands and to drive Conversion
• Brand & Company Technical Support. Be the key contact for all technical (nutrition & regulatory) queries and provide a high standard of nutritional and pet care expertise and timely communication with customers and trade media

APAC SRA Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of the APAC RCP process to ensure regulatory compliance of our products
• Support engagement of the APAC SRA team
• Contribute to SRA strategy development for APAC SRA
• Ensure implementation of relevant global SRA standards in market unit

Global SRA Engagement:

• Engage with Global Pet SRA Leadership team and ensure that Market projects, strategies and initiatives are aligned with global priorities and targets

SRA team lead and development

• Lead and develop SRA team in China

Qualifications/任职条件

1. Education & Professional Qualification

Degree qualified in a food or science related discipline; Veterinarian qualification preferred

5+ yrs experience working in MARS or  similar role in FMCG or ingredients company

2. Knowledge/Experience

•     Science background and a history of delivery.

•     Skills/Ability: Understanding of Regulatory compliance processes, Pet Nutrition, quality management principles, working in teams, process management , conflict resolution

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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.