Job Description

1. Cross-Border Regulatory Compliance (Import & Export)

• Lead regulatory assessment across full flow: source (i.e. China) > Malaysia > destination markets
• Ensure compliance across ingredients, packaging materials, and lifestyles/non-food items. 
• Identify regulatory conflicts and define resolution (reformulation, material change, labeling update, or market restriction)
• Review and validate supplier compliance assessments, translate findings into actionable directions for stakeholders (Product / Supply Chain / Packaging / Supplier)

2. Ingredient & Formulation Compliance

• Review and validate ingredient compliance across source countries, Malaysia import and export destination countries. 
• Support supporting document for flow of goods needs. 
• Ensure ingredients meet multi-country regulatory acceptance. 

3. Packaging, Material and Non-Food Product Compliance

• Validate compliance of food-contact and non-food-contact materials (e.g. cups, lids, straws, merchandise, lifestyle items)
• Review material composition against country-specific regulations (e.g. plastics, coatings, heavy metals, restricted substances)
• Ensure compliance with food contact safety standards, migration limits, and general product safety requirements
• Assess user safety risks (e.g. choking hazards, sharp edges, material safety for consumer use)
• Support development of compliant specifications for regional deployment

4. Labelling & Content Compliance (All Categories)

• Review and approve labeling for Ingredients (food products), packaging / non-food items (warnings, instructions, material declarations where required)
• Ensure compliance with country-specific labeling formats, language requirements, and mandatory disclosures
• Validate accuracy of claims (halal, nutritional, marketing, product safety warnings). 

5. Build Internal Awareness on Multi-Category Regulatory Requirements

• Develop and maintain clear regulatory guidelines, playbooks, and tools to support consistent interpretation across ingredients, packaging, and product safety requirements
• Provide training, advisory, and regulatory updates to cross-functional teams, ensuring requirements are correctly understood and applied in product development and market deployment

6. Authority Liaison & Regulatory Submission

• Liaise with authorities and consultants for both food and product safety regulations
• Support product registration, documentation, and regulatory approvals

 7. Halal & Certification Compliance (Cross-Border)

• Ensure halal compliance for ingredients across source, Malaysia, and export markets
• Validate certification recognition and scope alignment. 
• Flag risks where material or ingredient source impacts halal status

Job Requirements

 Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Regulatory Affairs, Chemistry, or related field
• Strong foundation in food regulations, food additives, labeling, and/or product safety (food contact materials)
• Exposure to multi-country regulatory frameworks (e.g. import/export requirements, labeling standards)
• Familiarity with halal requirements and certification frameworks is an added advantage

 Experience

• 5–8 years in regulatory affairs with strong experience in multi-country ingredient compliance
• Proven experience reviewing supplier-led compliance assessments and translating into business decisions
• Experience in export markets (Middle East, South Asia, EU/UK, SEA preferred)

 Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of food additives regulations across multiple countries
• Ability to critically assess supplier compliance reports and challenge technical assumptions
• Strong capability in cross-country regulatory comparison and gap analysis
• Good commercial awareness to balance compliance with rollout strategy

 Behavioral Traits

• Strong ownership, able to make clear compliance decisions (approve / reject / restrict)
• Analytical and structured to assess multi-country requirements and identify gaps
• Confident communicator to manage suppliers and align stakeholders
• Detail-oriented, attentive to regulatory differences and compliance risks
• Practical and solution-driven, strive to balance compliance with business needs
• Adaptable to operate in fast-paced, multi-market environment. 

Skills