Regulatory Compliance Supervisor

Position Summary

The Regulatory Compliance Supervisor leads and oversees regulatory compliance activities across food products, dietary supplements, seafood programs, and third-party certification initiatives. This role is responsible for ensuring organizational adherence to FDA, USDA, and other applicable regulatory requirements, supporting accurate labeling, certification integrity, and product traceability.

The Supervisor partners cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development, and external stakeholders to strengthen compliance processes, maintain effective regulatory systems and controls, and support compliance strategy for both new and existing products. This position provides day-to-day leadership to Regulatory Compliance team members, assigns and reviews work, supports professional development, and serves as a primary resource for regulatory guidance and issue resolution across the organization.

Coverage

In the absence of the Regulatory Compliance Supervisor, all Food Safety and Quality responsibilities will fall upon the Regulatory Compliance Manager. The Regulatory Compliance Manager may delegate responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Major responsibilities of the position are listed below. To perform the job successfully, the individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties, assignments and specific projects may be assigned at the discretion of management.

• Serve as subject matter expert on FDA, USDA, and other applicable regulations governing food, dietary supplements, labeling, manufacturing, and traceability.

• Supervise and oversee regulatory review and approval of product formulations, specifications, ingredient statements, allergen disclosures, nutrition/supplement facts panels, claims, and all labeling content across packaging, print, and digital platforms.

• Oversee collection, validation, and maintenance of ingredient, allergen, nutritional, supplier, and country-of-origin data. Ensure accurate calculations, rounding, panel format selection, and compliance with federal requirements.

• Manage and continuously improve regulatory databases, documentation systems, and record retention practices to ensure audit readiness and operational efficiency.

• Ensure team proficiency in the following categories:

• Incoming products

• Labeling of internally manufactured items

• Labeling of externally manufactured items

• Maintain working oversight of WMS systems and regulatory software/databases. Ensure team competency and proper utilization of systems to support compliance activities.

• Partner cross-functionally with Purchasing, Planning, R&D, QA, Production, Merchandising, Marketing, and other stakeholders to support compliant product development and commercialization.

• Monitor regulatory and certification changes, assess risk, guide regulatory research efforts, and implement procedural updates to strengthen compliance controls and mitigate business risk.

• Supervise, train, and mentor Regulatory Compliance Leads and Specialists. Assign and prioritize workload, review work for accuracy and completeness, and serve as escalation point for complex compliance matters and risk-based decisions.

• Represent Regulatory Compliance in cross-functional meetings and support leadership with strategic projects and special initiatives.

• Perform additional supervisory and compliance-related duties as assigned to support regulatory integrity and business objectives.