About this role
Regulatory Affairs Project Coordinator (Full-time, 38 hours per week) Are you a hands-on project coordinator who enjoys creating structure, bringing people together and making sure actions are followed up? Are you interested in working at the intersection of projects, product compliance and international collaboration? As Regulatory Affairs Project Coordinator, you take ownership of projects, monitor progress and help the Regulatory Affairs team improve every day. This is your daily Action You work within the Regulatory Affairs team on projects and cases involving product safety and product compliance.
You coordinate with Product Technologists, suppliers and different internal teams to gather the right information and ensure actions are completed on time. During your first months, you gradually take ownership of projects. You monitor targets, report on progress and proactively suggest improvements to processes, collaboration and results.
- In this role, you will: Take over and coordinate projects from initiation through to completion.
- Lead initiatives, capture agreements and actions, and actively follow up with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with multiple teams, Product Technologists and suppliers in an international, English-speaking environment.
- Support authority cases and gather the required product and compliance information.
- Track deadlines, targets and progress and report these to the team and manager.
- Analyse and classify cases in Excel and translate findings into clear overviews and charts.
- Identify bottlenecks and take initiative to make processes simpler, smarter and more effective.
- Work accurately and ensure stakeholders receive the right information on time.
Your team You will be part of the Regulatory Affairs team within Quality. The team handles cases from regulatory authorities and works with Product Technologists, suppliers and other internal specialists to respond to product safety and compliance matters accurately and on time. An experienced colleague will coach you so that you can quickly learn the relevant processes and regulations.
- Previous experience in regulatory affairs or compliance is therefore welcome, but not essential.
- Your ability to learn quickly, take initiative and accept responsibility is more important.
- This is you You are practical, organised and proactive.
- Following up on actions, reminding people of commitments and bringing together information from different sources comes naturally to you.
- You communicate easily with a wide range of stakeholders and enjoy a role that combines project coordination, analysis and content.
- You also have: A Bachelor's degree, for example in Business Administration, product technology or a comparable field.
- Preferably one to five years of relevant experience in project coordination, product development, quality, regulatory affairs or compliance.
- Hands-on project management experience and experience collaborating with multiple teams.
- Good Excel skills for analysis, classification, pivot tables and charts.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- A proactive, eager-to-learn and accurate way of working.
- The flexibility to travel occasionally when required for a project or case.
What we offer
Surprisingly much! From our international headquarters in the Netherlands, you have an impact on what happens in our stores across Europe. We welcome more than 22.5 million customers every week in more than 3,400 stores in 16 European countries. We have ambitious growth plans. For Action and for you. Our growth means you can always take new steps, whether that is a different position, an interesting innovation project or new skills. You can continue to develop as a professional in a culture where our shared values are truly lived: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost consciousness and respect.
- Did you know that you can also count on us for: A market-based salary based on a 38-hour working week.
- 24 days of holiday and the option to buy 5 additional days (based on 38 hours per week).
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of working up to 40% from home, in coordination with your team and manager.
- 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action.
- A good pension scheme and travel allowance.
- Zwaagdijk-Oost is traffic-jam free and only 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam.
How we contribute to society If you only know Action from our stores, a new world will open up when you join us. We work hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know that we support thousands of children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, with more than 160 nationalities? That 99% of our cocoa, cotton, coffee and timber is certified sustainable? And that all our stores, distribution centres and offices use energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that is also Action. There is much more we are proud of, and we would love you to be part of it.
Interested?
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and warmly invite everyone who recognises themselves in this vacancy to apply. Take action and apply now! What happens next: You will receive a response to your application within 14 days, usually sooner. A conversation with your recruiter. A first interview with the manager and a colleague. A second interview with more team members. Welcome to Action… Throughout the process, your recruiter is your dedicated point of contact and is available to answer any questions.