Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• Provide leadership for the Regulatory team and the organization on regulatory matters.
• Ensure Sun Gro is adhering to all applicable regulations in U.S., Canada, Mexico, current countries we ship to and any potential new markets.
• Oversee the regulatory collaboration with Sun Gro R&D, Marketing, Sales, Technical, Operation/Quality, and Supply Chain teams
• Interface with required parties to drive the company regulatory strategy

• Provide appropriate leadership for the Regulatory team to ensure effective operation and function of routine tasks and objectives of the team
• Provide regulatory insights for new product development and product improvement projects e.g.
• Evaluate new vendor qualification process with Sun Gro cross-functional teams such as Prop65, OMRI listings, registration status, etc.
• Establish/support product development timelines through Stage & Gate processes
• Label development/updates
• Manage and support site level print & apply and other label applications
• Manage registration/renewals and tonnage reporting via team processes for all product labels. Point person for developing a process for new and discontinued products to ensure registration is current and up to date
• Complete/manage and maintain product registration database
• Lead management of organic program registration and requirements for state and Canada regulatory agencies such as CDFA (OIM), NOP/COR (US/CDN), OMRI, etc.
• Manage/support all required processes/documents by USDA and CFIA Veterinary Certification program
• Coordinate with Stage & Gate Process/Team:
• Regulatory review and approval of all label (package) text for all retail & professional products
• Technical aspects of state and federal registration of all products, retail and professional.
• Manage and maintain Mulch and Soil Council certification program
• Manage required grow tests for regulatory compliance or registration
• Coordinate with Quality/Technical:
• Prop65, CFIA, OMRI, OIM, NOP/COR, USDA
• Project Management
• Coordinate with cross-disciplinary team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Meet with project team members to identify and resolve issues.
• Submit project deliverables and ensure that they adhere to regulatory standards.
• Prepare status reports by gathering, analyzing and summarizing relevant information.
• Establish effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.
• Facilitate change requests to ensure that all parties are aware of the impact on schedules and budget.
• Conduct post project evaluations identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.

• Effective team leadership
• Good public speaking skills - effective presentation skills a must.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills to represent Sun Gro and to negotiate with regulators and government sectors.
• Strong computer skills, specific proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, digital photograph, Internet and email.
• Strong, fact based decision making skills
• Excellent mentoring and development skills
• Strong business process orientation
• Understanding of R&D, Marketing, Sales, Operation, Quality, Technical and Supply Chain functions and their interactions
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Ability to establish and follow plans
• Skilled change champion
• Strong execution skills

• Minimum BS in related field.
• Strong network with state regulatory agencies including AAPFCO, CFIA, and OMRI knowledge is preferred.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (primarily Canada) (4 - 6 weeks per year or about 10%)
• Ability to work remotely in a home office setting, sitting and using office equipment, primarily telephone and computers (50/50), for extended periods of time each day:
• On calls 30-50% per work day
• On computer tasks 30-50% per work day
• Ability take and maintain notes and information for reference sharing
• Respond to inquiries from internal and external customers in a timely manner (typically with 24 hours of initial inquiry)
• We are an equal opportunity employer.

• Inkerman, NB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)