Regulatory Trade Specialist - Aarhus

Arla Foods; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) is seeking a Regulatory Trade Specialist to support our global export activities and maintain documentation ensuring compliant trade across international markets. You will work with internal stakeholders and authorities to keep records accurate and available, contributing to continuous improvements in trade administration.

Ideal candidates have experience in administrative, export, or regulatory roles, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Danish and

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative, operational, export, logistics, compliance, or regulatory roles.
• Experience with documentation management and registrations.
• Strong organizational skills and structured task management.
• Proficiency in Danish and English (written and spoken).
• Ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and coordinate trade-related documentation, registrations, and administrative processes for AFI's global exports.
• Support registrations, export approvals, and trade-related records across AFI and Arla.
• Manage and coordinate import/export sample processes in compliance with internal procedures.
• Maintain trade-related databases and documentation to ensure accurate records.
• Assist audits, inspections, and information requests from authorities.

Skills

Administrative experience

Documentation management

Organizational skills

IT skills

Communication skills

Danish & English

Job description

Are you detail-oriented, structured, and interested in international trade and compliance? At Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI), we are looking for a Regulatory Trade Specialist to support our global export activities and maintain the documentation and processes that enable compliant trade across international markets. This is a great opportunity to join a growing global business and develop expertise within regulatory trade.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining structure, attention to detail, and stakeholder support. You will become an important part of our Regulatory Trade team and play a key role in maintaining the documentation and systems that enable Arla's global exports. – Pernille Andersen, Senior Manager Regulatory Trade.

How will you make an impact?

As Regulatory Trade Specialist, you will be responsible for maintaining and coordinating trade-related documentation, registrations, and administrative processes that support AFI's global export activities. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, authorities, and colleagues across Arla to ensure required documentation remains accurate, compliant, and available when needed.

Furthermore, we are looking for a candidate who can

• Maintain and continuously update export-related background documentation required for certification and export of products from Denmark (e.g. Indenrigserklæringer).
• Support the registration and maintenance of dairy establishments, export approvals, and trade-related records across AFI and Arla.
• Manage and coordinate import and export sample processes in compliance with applicable requirements and internal procedures.
• Maintain trade-related databases, documentation, and systems to ensure accurate and compliant records.
• Support audits, inspections, and requests from authorities by preparing and coordinating relevant documentation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of trade administration processes and documentation management.

What will make you successful?

We are looking for a candidate who thrives in a hands-on, operational role where accuracy, structure and follow-through are essential. You enjoy taking ownership of your responsibilities and coordinating multiple activities while maintaining a high level of quality and attention to detail. As much of the role involves recurring regulatory administration and detailed document maintenance, you are comfortable working systematically while keeping sight of the wider processes and dependencies. You have a service-minded approach and enjoy collaborating with colleagues across functions and geographies.

To succeed in this role, we imagine that you have

• Experience from an administrative, operational, export, logistics, compliance, or regulatory role.
• Experience working with documentation management, registrations, databases, or other quality-controlled processes.
• Strong organizational skills and a structured approach to managing recurring operational tasks.
• Good IT skills and experience working across multiple systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Professional proficiency in Danish and English, both written and spoken.

A relevant educational background within administration, logistics, food industry, export, compliance, or a related field will be considered an advantage.

What do we offer?

This is an opportunity to join a highly specialized and international team that supports AFI's global business. You will gain insight into international trade and export processes while developing expertise within a highly regulated environment. You will work with colleagues across functions and geographies, contribute to important compliance activities, and play a key role in supporting our continued growth.

Would you like to join us?

No later than 13th of November.

About Arla Foods Ingredients

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) is an independent company within the Arla Foods Group, consisting of a little over 2,000 colleagues globally. Our headquarters is located in Aarhus, Denmark. However, we have a global presence with subsidiaries and regional sales offices spanning South America, Asia, Europe, and Northern America.

We are the global leader in improving premium nutrition and our purpose is clear Together we discover and deliver powerful nutrition for a stronger tomorrow. Together with our customers, research partners, suppliers, NGO´s and others, we discover and deliver ingredients and products that can advance lifelong nutrition for the benefit of consumers around the world.

By joining us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to shape your own development in a company that has achieved double-digit growth every year for a quarter of a century. While our factories may be packed with shiny steel vats, our labs look like something from the space program and our offices are awash in spreadsheets, we are a fundamentally human company with a genuine commitment to sustainability.

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