Title:  Material Assessment Manager (f/m/d)

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Material Assessment Manager (f/m/d)

Job ID: 93119 / Location: Trier / Start: as soon as possible / Contract type: permanent

To strengthen our team in the area of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Department (SRA) in Trier, we are looking for a Material Assessment Manager (f/m/d) in permanent employment. 

Your job mission: 
You will contribute to a robust and defensible portfolio of JTG (Japan Tobacco Group) products and be part of a dynamic, global team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence by ensuring that ingredients and materials used to manufacture our products are in compliance with our internal guidelines and all applicable local market regulations.

Who are we?
JTI is a leading international tobacco company with locations in more than 130 countries and world-famous brands such as Winston, Camel and American Spirit. With our brands Nordic Spirit, Logic and Ploom, we also focus on growth through innovations in the field of reduced risk products. In Germany, we are the largest employer in our industry with over 2,000 employees.

As a multiple award-winning top employer, we offer an open and inclusive working environment with exciting tasks in a challenging environment. Flexible working concepts, diverse development opportunities and international career paths are part of our everyday life. Visit us at www.jti.com to find out more about JTI and what it's like to work for us.

Your tasks:

• Technical and scientific regulatory interpretation for JTI products as such: technical and scientific regulatory interpretation worldwide pertaining to JTI products
• Conduction of regulatory compliance checks for potential new ingredients and assessment of product regulatory compliance for product launches in new markets as such: regulatory compliance assessments for potential new ingredients and assessment of product regulatory compliance for product launches in new markets
• Collaboration with Agile Testing & Packaging Assessment Team to construct and perform material testing 
• Qualification of materials, including SRA input in PLM and the Change Order approval in SAP
• Retrieval of new component formulations from JTI worldwide suppliers and manufacturers under appropriate confidentiality arrangements

Your profile:

• Relevant educational background: University degree in a scientific field, preferably chemistry / biology / biochemistry / toxicology 
• Practical experience: Sound experience (4-5 years) in the tobacco / FMCG / pharmaceutical industry 
• Valuable knowledge: Knowledge of worldwide regulations and standards concerning tobacco products, reduced-risk products and electrical consumer goods
• Special strengths: Profound knowledge of MS Office, SAP knowledge as a plus, fluency in English, proficiency in other languages is advantageous
• Suitable personality: Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work, agility knowledge is an asset, excellent communication and stakeholder management skills 

Your benefits:

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approx. 60 nations at the Trier site.
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay including a company bonus program. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being.
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance.
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation and the ability to work from home 50% per month.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you.

Have we aroused your interest?
Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter & references) stating your earliest possible starting date (Job ID 93119).

Diversity & Inclusion
We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity & inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

Sustainability & Commitment
We have particularly close ties to the Trier region and the greater Cologne area through our two locations and want to make a significant contribution to a high quality of life, e.g., through annual clean-up campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle and as a long-standing partner of the Cologne Green Foundation, we are committed to the preservation and expansion of the city's green spaces. Renewable energies are also part of our sustainability goals, which is why we are investing in the expansion of the Bescheid Süd wind farm, located 20 kilometers east of our Trier site, in order to secure green electricity for the region and for our production at the Trier plant. We are constantly reducing the amount of plastic used in the packaging of our classic tobacco products, thus saving tons of plastic waste.

Find out more about us at: https://www.jti.com/de/europe/germany/top-arbeitgeber