Fast growing and highly successful, our client prides themselves in being a leading supplier of a broad range of grocery products to the major UK retail market. The business works with suppliers in more than 20 countries and has direct relationships with a number of the major UK retailers. This is an extremely exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and rapidly growing food business with an outstanding reputation for customer service and quality products as well as offering rewarding training and personal development options.
Reporting to the Head of Technical, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with quality, safety and legality requirements. You will work closely with factories and UK retailers to ensure customer requirements and expectations are met and exceeded at all times.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Management of the supply base including customer approval and maintenance audits, BRC audits and demonstrable implementation of all relevant customer policy requirements.
2. Management of customer requirements in terms of policies, products, packaging and legislative changes and updates.
3. Management of the Quality Management System and maintaining BRC Agents and Brokers certification.
4. Management of several key customer accounts.
Person Profile
5. Food Science / Food Technology degree or similar
6. Level 3 HACCP, preferably level 4
7. BRC / FSSC Lead Auditor preferable
8. Experience and a strong interest in managing internal, 2nd and 3rd party audits.
9. Experience of working in the food industry and supplying major UK retailers.
10. Experience and an interest in people management.
11. Experience of working with and applying legislative requirements.
12. Willingness and desire to travel (UK and abroad)
Ref: PR/013105