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Lead Technical Manager
Job ref: 30826 Category: Product/Trading
1. Salary Competitive
2. Location Equity House Wellingborough
3. Contract Type Permanent
4. Hours 38
5. Closing Date 27 June, 2026
6. Business Unit Booker Group
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Equity House Wellingborough NN8 1LT
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Technical Manager to join Booker’s Technical team. This is a senior leadership role where you’ll help shape and deliver our technical strategy, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, quality, integrity and compliance across our product range and supply base.
Reporting to the Head of Technical, you’ll play a key role in strengthening governance, managing risk, and influencing decision making across the business. You’ll act as a trusted technical authority, working cross functionally to drive continuous improvement and ensure we stay ahead of industry and regulatory expectations.
This is a high impact role for a confident, credible leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands on delivery and excellent team management.
Main Responsibilities
8. Translating technical strategy into clear, practical delivery plans
9. Acting as a senior voice for food safety, quality and product integrity
10. Strengthening technical frameworks, standards and governance across the business
11. Leading technical risk assessment across products, suppliers and compliance
12. Driving performance through KPIs, insight and continuous improvement
13. Influencing senior stakeholders to ensure technical priorities are embedded in key decisions
14. Partnering with commercial, supply chain, legal and operations teams
15. Leading, coaching and developing a high performing technical team
16. Managing incidents, withdrawals and recalls with clear, evidence based decisions
17. Building strong relationships with suppliers, regulators and industry bodies
18. Deputising for the Head of Technical when required
You will need
19. Strong experience in a senior technical role within food retail, wholesale or manufacturing
20. Proven expertise in food safety, quality management and compliance
21. Experience in technical risk assessment, incident management and governance
22. Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across the business
23. Strong understanding of supplier assurance and end to end supply chain
24. Leadership experience with the ability to inspire and develop teams
25. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues
26. A high level of integrity, judgement and attention to detail
27. A relevant technical or food science qualification
What's in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
28. A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
29. After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
30. 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
31. Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
32. Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
33. 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
34. Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
35. An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
36. After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
37. Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
38. Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
39. Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
40. A great holiday package