Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager (Europe) - EM

Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager (Europe) - EM

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

The Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager provides Regulatory Affairs leadership by understanding the European (EU, EEA, UK&I and Turkey) regulatory environment and communicating key requirements for market entry and regulatory compliance to the business. The Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager has responsibility for providing product regulatory vision and direction concerning market entry strategies and facilitating the preparation, collation and submission of documents related to the registration / import of new products and changes to existing products in Europe. This position works with minimal supervision and requires developing team and a high degree of interaction with customers, distributors, suppliers, certification agencies, government agencies, standards bodies and Kimberly-Clark employees at all levels within the organization.

In this role, you will:

• Provide guidance to the businesses to develop and implement country, regional, and where appropriate, product specific regulatory strategies in support of business objectives. 
• Ensure accurate regulatory submissions to secure timely approvals in support of business initiatives.
• Monitor the development of impending and changing regulations and standards and communicate potential business impact to all appropriate levels of management. 
• Support training on local and regional regulatory requirements to the appropriate business team members and highlight implications of differences with respect to product development, testing activities and business strategies to minimize business impact and bring speed to the registration process.
• Support the building of capability in the business to ensure that regulatory requirements are considered throughout the product development and product sourcing processes.  Conduct training seminars on regulatory requirements and/or impending regulations to the appropriate business team members to enable the best global development activities.
• Develop and maintain regulatory procedures to assure consistent, efficient, and compliant regulatory processes.
• Manage self and team in accordance with the Culture of Accountability, One Kimberly-Clark Behaviors and leadership qualities associated with this role.
• Communicate appropriately with all customers, government and regulatory agencies and peers, conducting all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty to build an unimpeachable business reputation.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor´s degree in a relevant discipline and typically 7+ years’ experience in regulatory affairs or alternate relevant function is required.   
• Requires in-depth knowledge of the EU Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745, EDANA Code of Practice, EU Cosmetic Regulation EC 1223/2009, EU biocides regulation EU 528/2012 (BPR) and national, EU General Products Safety Regulation 2023/988 and other product regulations/legislation that are impacted by the Enterprise Markets (EM) product portfolio.
• Well developed, advanced knowledge of certification / registration in Europe is essential. Additional experience with certification / registration in other countries is highly desirable.  Experience should include close working relationships with Business, Marketing, Manufacturing, Research and Quality functions, and excellent communication skills are essential.  Also required is demonstrated evidence of a solid background of technical knowledge and experience combined with the proven ability to successfully direct projects and influence people at all organizational levels.
• Fluency in English and ability to travel are essential. 

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

To Be Considered
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And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Grade level or compensation may vary based on location.

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