Food Regulatory and Product Compliance Leader - IKEA FOOD

Here it is. Your chance to join Business Area (BA) Food at an exciting time.

At Business Area Food (BA Food) we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. Food that is accessible and affordable for the many people. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.

The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do -developing food that is good for people and the planet.  We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.

Now we want to strengthen our Food team with someone who shares our passion for food and our values.
Do you want to be part of our exiting journey?
If yes, this might be the perfect challenge for you! We are now looking for a Food Regulatory and Product Compliance Leader

In this role you will be part of securing product and labelling compliance for IKEA Food Products as well as creating processes and ways of working on these topics in IKEA Food. We are growing, which means you will be working with both current, but also completely new markets
Are you up for this challenge? You will be:

Responsible for creating and maintaining a regulatory network in the assigned region and be on top of the latest food regulatory developments;

Be on top of the latest regulatory developments by monitoring legislation and cascade it into the organization by easily structuring complex content and translating the regulatory requirements into the set-up of the food regulatory framework for expansion markets.

Support the compliance agenda, ensuring the continuous compliance of Ikea food range;

Provide active support to the product development teams providing advice on ingredients, recipes, product information and communication material compliance;

Provide active support to the Expansion team with the handling and validation of all kind of back office regulatory documentation, including, the coordination between all involved internal and external stakeholders.

Lead, create and implement the process of stickering product information internally and with the external partners, making sure deadlines are met and products information is compliant with local market legislation;

Contribute in cross functional projects where legal/regulatory expertise is needed;

Create working methods, guidelines and actively share the knowledge in the organization;

Contribute to establish a strong quality culture among all IKEA Food co-workers.

Sounds Interesting?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English, and make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. The last day to send your application is 3rd of February 2022. We will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

The position will be based in Malmö until September 2023 when we move to Älmhult

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Hiring Manager, Charlotta Revesjö at lotta.revesjo3@inter.ikea.com. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Marie Sandman on +46 7685453