Packaging Lead Regulatory Advisor

# Packaging Lead Regulatory Advisor London,England Posted 17 hours agoFull timeJR
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Apply Watch Help  transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Join us for career defining opportunities that give you the chance to thrive.##

Job Description
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* Job Title:

Packaging Lead Regulatory Advisor
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* Location:

London, Dublin, Menstrie
**** Closing Date: 29 October, 2026
**** Position Type:
Permanent**  ##
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* About us:

** With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and setting the standard for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more  ##
** About the Function:
** Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.  ##
** About the role*
* * Provide hands-on regulatory expertise, guidance and risk assessments on global packaging legislation, acting as a subject matter expert for packaging regulatory compliance.
* Own and deliver day-to-day packaging regulatory activities, alongside leading strategic regulatory programmes and implementation of new legislation.
* Prepare, review and maintain Declarations of Conformity (DoCs), regulatory statements and supporting compliance documentation for packaging materials and components, ensuring appropriate evidence is available to substantiate compliance.
* Lead the regulatory implementation of key packaging legislation, including the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
* Interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into practical technical requirements, specifications, controls and actions for the business.
* Establish and continuously improve global processes for managing packaging compliance while ensuring those processes are operationally embedded and driven.
* Work directly with Packaging Sustainability, Procurement and other technical teams
* Provide regulatory input into packaging development, innovation, material changes and sustainability programmes from concept through to implementation.  ## Key Accountabilities  
* Conduct global regulatory horizon scanning and perform detailed assessments of legislation, identifying requirements, risks, opportunities and necessary business actions.
* Draft, review, approve and maintain packaging Declarations of Conformity, ensuring they are accurate, complete and supported by appropriate supplier declarations, specifications, test reports and technical evidence.
* Review supplier regulatory documentation and technical data
* Perform regulatory assessments of packaging materials, components and material changes, including food-contact materials other applicable packaging requirements.
* Lead and complete regulatory activities associated with PPWR, including restricted substances,…