A leading Ecommerce is looking out for a leader for its Product Compliance Specialist who can develop the manual and SOP'S and align the manual for future reference

Product Compliance Specialist - Foods, who can take up product compliance responsibilities for gamut of Direct Import & Private Label products across various food categories such as Grocery products (including Dry fruits, Basmati rice etc.), Confectionery, Dietary supplements, Culinary products etc.

This position shall focus on researching, advising and detailing out action plan on Product Quality, Food Safety & Compliance requirements for Direct Import & Private Label products portfolio being either imported or sourced domestically for sale in India through Third party Manufacturers. This resource shall focus on FSSAI and APMC related compliances which include annual audits, ensuring compliance with safety standards and license requirements. This position shall be also responsible for ensuring that the correct quality and safety protocols are developed and followed for private label categories in consultation with Marketplace team & External agencies .

The Product Compliance Specialist - Foods shall act as an effective leader and communicator working with our partners, vendors and consultants. Should have strong business judgment with a track record of ownership values, liasoning with regulatory authorities, manufacturing partners of private labels & Good relationship management skills.

The Product Compliance Specialist - Foods shall act as an enabler to the business and have the ability to understand and work with cross functional teams.

Role:

- Be a part of the functional leadership team of Product Compliance Department and seamlessly interact with peers.

- Developing Category specific Product compliance Manual / Playbook, SOP- s, & labelling templates across all the applicable direct import & Private Label Food categories as per applicable regulatory requirements such as FSSA, APMC, Legal Metrology etc.

- Resolution of Product compliance queries of Direct Import vendors & customs queries related to product compliance in consultation with supply chain team while clearing the goods from ports.

- Seeking Legal advice in consultation with Legal team for product compliance requirements of various Food product categories of Direct imports & Private Labels.

- Seeking Product compliance advice & Technical requirements from External Agencies / consultants for applicable categories of Direct Imports & Private Labels.

- Develop & Maintain Ready Reckoner as well as Repository of Various Advisories, Notifications, Orders with applicable Laws (FSSAI, APMC, BIS & Legal Metrology) of Direct Imports & Private Label Food portfolio.

- Ensuring Annual returns filing for Direct import products as per FSSAI requirements.

- Interact with Marketplace Food Safety team to ensure Food Safety & Regulatory requirements are met as per Marketplace Food safety requirements for Direct import & Private Label products.

- Ensuring FSSAI / BIS licensing compliance for all the local Vendors before on boarding the same in consultation with Legal team.

- Resolution of Queries on FSSAI & APMC compliance from Vendors .

- Resolution of queries / Notices from FSSAI, APMC & Legal Metrology authorities across all the applicable FC's in consultation with Legal team.

- Auditing of FC's w.r.t. compliance as per FSSAI, Legal Metrology requirements for direct import & locally sourced food products.

- Developing training modules including Product Specifications, Test Protocols, Product & Packaging Specifications, Food safety, Visual Inspection Protocols as well as applicable compliance requirements across all the Private Label product categories for business team & ensure all the changes are implemented as per the defined timeframe.

- Auditing of Private Label Manufacturing locations as per Food Safety & QA requirements.

- Streamlining Product Quality issues during Manufacturing, Finished Goods inspection with support from External agency & Supplier QA / Ops team across all the private label categories.

- Completing the Due diligence, Vendor Registration, Agreements of external agencies / consultants / Testing & inspection laboratories for on boarding the same.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree or Master's Degree in Food Technology, Food Nutrition & Dietetics etc. with a proven experience leading cross-functional team on executing Product Quality, Food safety & compliances, Licensing etc.

- 8+ years of relevant experience in Food Manufacturing with Food FMCG, Food Retail or QSR industries.

- Well versed with Food Safety, Quality assurance & Regulatory Affairs framework, Licensing, Import Clearance requirements for a retail entity dealing with Softlines, Hardlines, Cosmetics, Home & Kitchen, Pet Foods and Consumer Electronic Products.

- Good understanding of Retail Business .

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