Packaging Regulatory Manager & Sustainability Lead

WHAT DOES A TECHNICAL REGULATORY MANAGER & SUSTAINABILITY LEAD DO?
Ensures global packaging compliance by assessing regulatory requirements, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions across projects, markets and suppliers.

Standardizes technical documentation for regulatory reporting, customer requests, compliance checks and sustainability data needs.
Monitors and translates evolving regulations and Bacardi sustainability targets into practical guidance for compliant, sustainable pack design, labelling and material choices.
Leads team education on sustainable design, emerging materials and innovation opportunities.

Represents Bacardi in relevant industry associations, helping influence regulatory discussions, protect business interests and safeguard the company’s reputation.

ABOUT YOU

A rigorous, innovative and technology savvy expert with a strong desire to deliver on the strategy and take Bacardí to the next level with an interested in disrupting the industry. A passionate team builder and communicator ensuring perfect execution, from detail-driven rigor to high-level strategic perspective.

SKILLS

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY:

Packaging Regulatory Compliance

• Lead and coordinate the assessment of packaging regulatory requirements globally, with particular focus on priority markets including the EU, UK, United States and India, ensuring packaging materials, components, specifications, claims and artwork remain compliant with applicable legal and policy requirements.
• Partner proactively with Packaging Development, Artwork Development, Procurement, Corporate Sustainability, Quality, Operations, Regulatory, Legal and local market teams to provide guidance on packaging compliance topics, review regulatory implications of packaging changes, support compliant execution across innovation and existing product portfolio and support sustainability-related customer requests for packaging data or information.
• Translate packaging regulatory requirements into practical internal standards, best practice guidance and compliance tools to support consistent implementation across regions and brands.
• Support packaging-related sustainability reporting requirements by defining, validating and maintaining relevant compliance data, including material composition, recyclability, recycled content and other required packaging attributes.
• Provide sustainability design guidance to project teams, supporting material choices and sustainable innovation opportunities while balancing compliance, quality, cost, performance and consumer experience.
• Lead or coordinate the collection of supplier declarations and technical evidence required to demonstrate packaging compliance, traceability and audit readiness.
• Represent Bacardi, where relevant, in industry associations or external working groups to monitor developments, influence discussion and help define company positions on packaging regulatory topics.

Monitor

• Define and maintain tools, trackers and processes to monitor upcoming packaging legislation and policy developments globally, with particular focus on priority markets including EU regulations such as PPWR, REACH updates and EPR developments, UK packaging EPR and reporting requirements, United States packaging regulations, particularly California rules and other states increasing focus on EPR, packaging materials and reporting obligations, and relevant packaging regulatory developments in India.
• Ensure timely assessment of new and revised regulatory requirements, identify business impact and elevate risks where market access, compliance, cost or reputation may be affected.
• Provide regular updates to the business on packaging regulatory developments, implementation priorities and associated risks or…