Regulatory Specialist

Description

We are looking for a Regulatory Specialist responsible for developing and implementing internal policies and standards to ensure full compliance with food, packaging, and machinery regulations. It includes monitoring and interpreting existing legislation, assessing potential regulatory changes and their impact on operations and products, and updating internal policies accordingly. The position provides hands‑on support in the daily assessment of regulatory requirements, the drafting and maintenance of internal documentation, and the review of product‑related materials. It works closely with cross‑functional teams such as R&D and Food Safety, as well as with external laboratories and service providers. The role also manages interactions with regulatory authorities and audit activities, supports regulatory submissions, and monitors KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of compliance processes, identifying improvement areas and reporting findings to senior management.

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📊Your day-to-day activities

• Assess and interpret applicable regulatory requirements, technical standards, and legal limits relevant to products and related materials.
• Draft, review, and update regulatory documentation, internal guidelines, and compliance-related materials.
• Review and approve product labels and other mandatory information from a regulatory standpoint.
• Support cross-functional projects by working closely with R&D, Food Safety, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate information flows and correspondence with internal teams, external laboratories, consultants, and service providers in Italian and English.
• Maintain horizon scanning trackers and support the monitoring of regulatory developments, deadlines, follow-ups, and deliverables.
• Contribute to the preparation of specifications and other documents supporting product development and compliance processes.
  
  

✨Who we’re looking for

• You have 3/5 years of experience in similar roles, working for medium/big companies in the food industry
• You have professional proficiency in Italian and English, both written and spoken.
• You have a solid knowledge of EU regulatory frameworks and their practical application.
• You are detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage multiple topics in parallel.
• You demonstrate a practical, hands-on, and execution-focused approach.
• You are able to work effectively within established processes, workflows, and escalation paths.
• You show reliability, discretion, and sound judgement when dealing with sensitive or confidential matters.
• You have familiarity with regulatory frameworks outside the EU, particularly in the US, Australia, or China.
• You have experience with horizon scanning tools or regulatory monitoring databases.

✨ In Return We Offer

• Comprehensive welfare package including short working week during summer months
• Hybrid working policy (10 days a month remote working)
• Company restaurant service
• Access to our corporate gym
• A fast paced and dynamic international context
  
  

💬 What next?

• Our Talent Acquisition Team will assess your application and if you have what we’re looking for, you'll be contacted for an initial interview
• If you make it to the short list, you’ll be interviewed by the Hiring Manager and if necessary, other members of the hiring panel
• In some cases, you may be required to show us your skills via technical challenge.
  
  

☕ Who We Are
Our Group was founded in Turin in 1895, has been owned by the Lavazza family for four generations. As one of the world’s most important coffee roasters, we operate in more than 140 countries through our brands, subsidiaries and distributors, with a total of over 5,500 employees.

Every day we operate in all sectors of the coffee industry, offering our products through every channel and positioning our brands as a high-quality blend.

We are a community of single origins united into a perfect blend, humans enriching one another through our mutual diversity.

Awakening a better world every morning: the commitment we make every single day.

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