The Role
A fantastic opportunity for a talented, inspiring professional to join our busy evolving Technical Team as Supplier Technical Manager, with a particular focus on liaising with Peruvian hub. This role requires conversational Spanish language skills and applications are invited from experienced food industry professionals, keen to firmly establish themselves as a pivotal member of our dynamic global Technical Team. With first class organisational and communication skills, candidates will have a proven track record in a similar role or be looking for a step-up opportunity. Candidates will be driven and confident, able to demonstrate strong commitment and work ethic.
Reporting directly to the Head of Supply Development, candidates will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, confident of liaising at all levels both internally and externally. The role will provide support in all aspects of supplier approval, compliance and driving supplier development projects. This fantastic opportunity will require regular travel within the UK and overseas, conducting supplier audits and visits.
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Duties & Responsibilities
1. Responsibility and Management of the technical integrity of the supplier approval systems, including compliance with legislation and customer COP’s (, Sedex, Food Experts, Audax, Foods Connected, Green Light Pesticides and Supplier Approval)
2. Coordinate collection and approving of supplier due diligence files across the supply base; ensuring that any expiring approvals are highlighted and actioned as appropriate
3. Carry out supplier visits and audits, Select Farm and Waitrose Farm Assessments, in both the UK and overseas – with support and guidance from the senior technical team
4. Support our suppliers in meeting our requirements in relation to food safety and human rights
5. Support the customer facing technical teams with supplier approval, sourcing developments, varietal strategy and preparing customer visits
6. Coordinate and drive supplier development or improvement projects where required, including the implementation of LEAF across the supply base
7. Provide support to Head of Supply Development in delivery of quality improvement plans with Barfoots strategic suppliers
Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience
8. Spanish language skills to conversational level
9. Technical qualification degree level essential, MSc/PhD desirable
10. Previous Technical experience in the fresh produce industry
11. BASIS certificate in crop protection (desirable)
12. FACTS qualification (desirable)
13. Excellent communication skills to liaise with all stakeholders – growers, internal, auditing bodies, customers
14. Effective time manager with ability to multitask and meet deadlines
15. Understanding of food safety and quality systems
16. Food Safety intermediate level
17. Microbiological and pesticides understanding
18. Good computer knowledge especially MS Office package
19. Audit/lead auditor experience
Benefits
Why Work for Barfoots?
Investors In People Silver Award status.
Company pension scheme
Life Assurance
24/7 Online GP access
Employee Assistance Program
Benefits Platform
Development opportunities
Discounted leisure membership
Discounted vegetable box scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free onsite parking
Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
Rapidly growing company
Committed to Sustainability
Why Work for Barfoots?
20. Investors In People Silver Award status.
21. Company pension scheme
22. 24/7 Online GP access
23. Life Assurance
24. Employee Assistance Program
25. Benefits Platform
26. Development opportunities
27. Discounted leisure membership
28. Discounted vegetable box scheme
29. Cycle to work scheme
30. Free onsite parking
31. Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
32. Rapidly growing company
33. Committed to Sustainability