Sr. Manager, Regulatory Product Change Management

Company : Kalsec

Job Type : Full Time

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Job Description - Sr. Manager, Regulatory Product Change Management

Job Summary:

The Product Change Management Leader leads endâtoâend governance, evaluation, and execution of productârelated changes across Kalsec’s global product portfolio and all manufacturing locations, ensuring that every modification—whether driven by innovation, supply continuity, cost optimization, or regulatory shifts—is thoroughly evaluated, assessed for global risk, and supported by clear, timely decisionâmaking and disciplined implementation. This role blends technical expertise with strong crossâfunctional leadership to ensure that ingredient and product changes protect consumer and food safety, product quality, regulatory compliance, and brand trust, while delivering key business outcomes including zero disruption to product quality or compliance during ingredient transitions, high crossâfunctional alignment and confidence in the change management process, and improved speedâtoâimplementation without compromising safety, quality, or regulatory standards.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Process

Lead the global ingredient and product change management process, ensuring all changes follow established governance, risk assessment, and documentation protocols

Ensure compliance with global food regulations, including labeling, claims, and allergen disclosure requirements

Oversee supplierâdriven ingredient changes, ensuring proper validation, testing, and communication across internal teams

Develop and maintain change control workflows that ensure transparency, traceability, and timely decisionâmaking

Serve as global process owner for product and rawâmaterialârelated changes, including:

New Product Introductions

Product transfers between manufacturing locations in Europe, Pacific, and North America

Raw material approvals, replacements, and alternates

Changes to finishedâgood formulas, tests, and attributes of existing codes

Strategy

Develop strategies, plans, and crossâfunctional coordination to continuously improve Change Management processes and the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) database

Lead improvement initiatives and report on process outcomes and performance metrics

Align prioritization of businessâcritical and urgent changes to drive agility, speedâtoâmarket, and customer responsiveness

Evaluate technologies and system capabilities to enhance business processes and PLM functionality

Oversee PLM software enhancements to ensure product changes are fully documented and visible across systems

Structure and Implementation

Schedule and lead Change Management meetings, including agenda preparation, material development, action tracking, and followâup on delays

Lead specific highâpriority and highâvisibility projects emerging from Change Management governance forums

Lead crossâfunctional impact assessments to evaluate technical, operational, financial, regulatory, and customerâfacing implications of product changes

Manage communication and documentation for all formulation changes, including approvals, timelines, and downstream impacts

Coordinate with Sales, Business Unit leaders, and Regulatory teams on customer notification strategies

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years related experience as an individual contributor and 3+ years of people/process managerial experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in manufacturing, R&D, quality, regulatory, or supply chain roles

Education in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related field

Working understanding of global food regulations

Experience with change control processes and systems (PLM, ERP, or similar)

Demonstrated ability to lead crossâfunctional teams and influence through matrixed organizations

Exceptional analytical and problemâsolving skills with a structured approach to risk assessment and management

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to translate technical details into business impacts

Desired

Advanced degree

Strong food industry experience

Experience working with regulatory agencies (FDA, USDA, EU, Codex, etc.)

Working Conditions:

Up to 10% travel, including some international travel

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