Develop and maintain, based on Chinese legislation and IKEA requirements, the China market food requirements and establish enterprise standards according to business demands.
Support the import control and the operational compliance during importation, transportation and storage of food products in the DC, providing to the relevant stakeholder the technical documents needed (product specifications, test reports, certificates);
Represent Inter IKEA group including but not limited to China food wholesale companies upon products requirement and compliance relevant government activities accordingly, including responsible for all necessary licenses related to food products, authority investigation and product recall activities on the standpoint of China wholesaler
Contribute in competence development activities for relevant food products requirements to secure right competence in the business, including license requirement related to specific food product import business, internal process/documentation establishment to fulfil authority requirements
Give input to the food products requirement process in Range and Supply and on the food standardization process in China in order to create correct requirement to reach compliance
Responsible for building and maintaining relations with standardization communities, relevant authorities and alliances as well as internal IKEA stakeholders
Follow up and interpret on food China GB establishment and development trends, and responsible for influence future market food & alcoholic products requirements with the customer in focus based on a global IKEA approach
University degree in food engineering, food technician, food lawyer or equivalent.
Knowledge of Chinese food legislation and standards.
Familiar with China system for developing food and alcoholic products requirements
Fluent in English and Chinese, both spoken and written
Good knowledge in IKEA products, IKEA concept and overall IKEA business processes
Building and maintain relationships
Inspired by the complexity of China market
Inspired by the IKEA vision
A strong desire to influence, challenge and improve established standards and legislations
Always striving to work proactively
Ability to build trustworthy relations within the sphere of influence
Strong communication skills to different groups internally and externally as well as experts and non-experts
Leadership skills
Dare to actively take discussion and debates
Knowledge of business negotiation
Strong in communication.
Able to build strong networks
Experience from food products certification work
Experience from global assignments
Experience from authority relations
Oriented in the IKEA food business
Experience of Food non-compliance / crisis case handling.
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