Regulatory Officer

Application Deadline: 11 July 2025

Department: Tea Supply Chain

Location: Andover

Description

Great People Work

Here are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you?? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.  We’re looking for people to find regulatory solutions in a complex world to support our future innovation growth ambitions. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

As part of the Regulatory Centre of Excellence, you will work cross functionally and globally, advising on existing and forthcoming regulatory requirements primarily in the fields of food labelling, nutrition, health and other marketing claims, composition, pesticides and contaminants.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a good working knowledge of UK, EU and international food legislation; working with Tea Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure legal compliance of existing products and shaping the development of new products.Have the ability to ensure nutrition, health, and other marketing claims (including packaging end of life marketing claims such as recycling logos, biodegradability, certification schemes, etc) comply with appropriate regulations and advertising standards..
• Ensure all ingredients and finished products are legally compliant for their intended markets of sale internationally.
• Provide guidance on the legality of product labelling and conduct product label approvals to support Marketing teams’ activities.
• Maintain regulatory databases and tools to ensure they remain current, accurate and fit for purpose.
• Carry out international horizon scanning activities to ensure ongoing business compliance.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Proficiency

• You will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent formal education in food science or other relevant scientific, technical or legal discipline. 
• You will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in regulatory affairs in the food and beverage industry, with knowledge of UK, EU and international food legislation and end of life packaging claim requirements. 
• You will have experience providing regulatory advice to commercial teams particularly in relation to food labelling and nutrition, health and other marketing claims.
• You will have a Business Partner approach to ways of working, through building working relationships and communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical and legislative issues clearly to a varied audience 
• You will have a willingness to challenge the status quo in pursuit of finding solutions and unlocking opportunityYou will have the ability to work in an environment & good at dealing with ambiguity.
  
  
  

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Flexible working options
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts