Food Manufacturing Technical Manager / Technologist Warwickshire Salary: Competitive Benefits · 25 days plus bank holidays · Pension · Discretionary bonus · Staff Benefits · Death in service · Private medical insurance Technical Manager / Technologist for a knowledgeable and passionate food supplier. Developing and maintaining the customers’ relationships whilst promoting and driving the business forward. Managing the technical function across a range of specified products and accounts in order to ensure that sourcing quality and customer requirements are achieved. The client is happy to look at a range of levels and will help develop skills if the person joins at Technologist level. Reporting to the Senior Technical Manager, responsibilities for the role will include: · Delivering against the company and personal annual objectives · Management of customers & businesses KPIs and management of accounts · building strong relationships with customers · Ensuring that the customer or business specific auditing and regulatory standards are being maintained · Managing and keeping up to date all the relevant customer portals and product specifications · Planning and delivering regular supplier visits · Creating an ongoing dialogue with all suppliers · Successfully identifying technical projects to introduce innovation to the business · Working closely with the commercial teams to deliver the best new and existing product development through commercially sound reasoning · Trend customer complaints Essential / Desirable skills include: · Must have major retailer experience / understanding · Understanding of food safety and quality systems · Ability to understand and interpret customer requirements · MS Office skills · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels, internally and externally · Inspire a positive, can-do approach · Constructive feedback & Clear communication · Comfortable travelling UK and Internationally The Company: · Leading the way with their products · Knowledgeable Company · Passionate team The working hours for the role are Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm, hybrid. The salary is Competitive plus an excellent benefits package. If you are interested, please respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number 3576785 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability .