Job Description
Technical Development Manager - Fresh Produce
Where innovation meets impeccable quality.
Do you speak fluent retailer? Can you balance crop plans, costs, complaints and customer love ?
If you're a natural relationship-builder with a sharp technical mind and a passion for produce, this is your chance to join a business that's growing fast, thinking big, and delivering excellence from field to fork.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be the beating technical heart between customers and suppliers, making sure products are safe, legal, ethical and always retailer-ready. Expect to:
Be the first point of contact for customer technical managers
Translate customer requirements into clear actions for internal teams and suppliers
Own technical queries, complaints, rejections and audits - driving root cause fixes that stick
Lead spec development, artwork projects and customer-specific initiatives
Build and deliver robust supplier development plans across crop quality, safety, legality, integrity and ethical standards
Support NPD/EPD with clear technical direction and commercial awareness
Use data, trends and insights to identify improvement and cost-saving opportunities
Help simplify specs, streamline processes and unlock end-to-end efficiencies
Make an Impact
In this role, you'll drive profitability and growth, ensuring:
Technical decision...