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Mars Regulatory Affairs Manager - North Europe in Castle Cary, United Kingdom
Job Description:
Job Opportunity: Regulatory Affairs Manager – North Europe
Locations: Hybrid role, with the option to be based at one of our UK office locations: Castle Cary (Somerset), Birstall (Yorkshire), Waltham (Leicestershire), or Slough (Berkshire).
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 DOE + Bonus + competitive benefits
We are seeking a highly experienced Regulatory Affairs Manager to join our Europe Regulatory Affairs team, supporting Innovation & Portfolio Compliance and leading regulatory activities across the North Europe Cluster (UK & Nordics) .
This is a strategically important role which exists to protect the business, enable innovation, and ensure regulatory compliance across a complex and evolving regulatory landscape. You will act as a trusted regulatory partner to the business, supporting compliant product development while identifying risks, opportunities, and routes to market.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead regulatory input for European innovation and portfolio compliance projects, advising on claims, labelling, packaging, and product communication
Provide strategic regulatory leadership across the UK & Nordics , ensuring full compliance for ingredients, recipes, labelling, and packaging
Act as a subject matter expert on UK & EU feed law and sustainability regulations, translating regulatory complexity into practical business guidance
Enable compliant innovation by partnering closely with R&D, Marketing, Commercial, Legal, and Supply Chain teams
Manage regulatory risk, challenge, and issue resolution , including engagement with regulatory authorities and external legal or technical partners
Develop and execute the external regulatory influencing strategy , representing the business through trade associations and regulatory forums
About you
Extensive Regulatory Affairs experience ideally within food or feed sectors, including pet food or closely related categories
Strong working knowledge of UK & EU Feed Law , particularly covering ingredients, labelling, product communication, and packaging
Proven experience supporting innovation and portfolio compliance , enabling compliant product development in a regulated environment
Ability to navigate regulatory complexity and ambiguity , providing pragmatic, risk‑based guidance with confidence and autonomy
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills , with experience working cross‑functionally and with external partners or authorities
Fluent English, with the capability to represent the business externally (e.g. trade associations, regulatory forums)
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.
Mars is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or who are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments, complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here (https://forms.office.com/r/rHqKF86N1s) .
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Qualifications
Collaborates
Manages Complexity
Communicates Effectively
Ensures Accountability
Optimizes Work Processes
Nimble Learning
Persuades