Senior Executive, Regulatory Affairs

Fraser & Neave (F&N); Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage and food company is seeking a candidate in Shah Alam, Malaysia, to provide regulatory, scientific, and nutrition support. Responsibilities include ensuring product compliance with local regulations and evaluating nutritional quality of products. The ideal candidate will assist in halal compliance and related documentation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory, scientific and nutrition support to the business unit.
• Ensure compliance of products with regulatory requirements of Malaysia and Brunei.
• Assist in implementing validated action plans in response to regulatory changes.
• Support halal certification compliance and provide technical assistance.
• Evaluate nutritional quality and identify improvement opportunities.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory, scientific and nutrition support to the business unit.
• Keep abreast of local and overseas regulatory knowledge.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure raw material, product recipe/formulation, label and communication material compliance with regulatory requirements of Malaysia, Brunei and other markets identified by the IMD division. Create and maintain product details, review and approve product labeling and communication material.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for label, healthier choice application, pre‑market registration, etc.
• Assist in implementing validated action plans in response to regulatory changes in the market.
• Ensure ingredients used by the business unit comply with the halal requirement of JAKIM and provide technical assistance in applying halal certification.
• Support nutrition expertise in company products (beverage, dairy, ice cream, foods, confectionery) to evaluate nutritional quality and identify opportunities for improvement based on public‑health trends, nutrition policies, guidelines, product usage and competitor analysis.
• Support manufacturing plants in water license and VHM application.
• Support any other tasks assigned as required.