Job Description
Fresh Direct, a Sysco company are currentlyrecruiting for aTechnical Assistant to join the team on a full time, permanent basis. It will be your responsibility to provide support to the technical managers in delivering effective supplier management, product compliance, and due diligence.This role reports to theSenior Technical Manager.
This role is offering a hybrid working contract,with 1 day per week in our Ashford,Bicesteror Grantham officesfor Team Collaboration, so you must be in a commutable distanceto one of theseand open to travel.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Supplier maintenance:
* Issue and review performance scorecards
* Monitor GFSI status, responding to changes andmaintainingdata
* Monitor supplier SEDEX membership status, review riskreportsand audit outcomes
* Ensure supplier and site contacts are up to date in relevant systems
* Monitor supplier and site (non-GFSI) certification status that mayimpacton chain of custody or product claims
* Monitor and report on audit status
Product maintenance:
* Ensure routine specification reviews are completed
* Review specifications to pack copy generation stage
* Undertake product quality assessments
* Review artwork proofs
* Issue and review product scorecards to verify policy compliance
Certification maintenance:
* Ensure certified product lists are maintained
* Complete mass balance exercises for certified ranges
* Provide certified product data for customer reporting
* Complete internal certified claim validations
About you:
The ideal candidate must have a technicalbackground, andhave a full understanding within a food service / fast-paced technical team (QA/QC) with a relevant degree in Food Science/Technology. You will be able todemonstratea good understanding of category and procurement strategies and be able to prioritise your workload and work well under pressure. This is a key role to ensure all customer complaints are investigated thoroughly so effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential. Ideally,youllhave good analytical skills to review data and highlight any common trends or patterns to reduce any further complaints or incidents. If you enjoy working closely with suppliers and customers, this isa great rolewhere you will take full accountability and control to ensure the best outcome is always achieved.