Homebased - with frequent travel Internationally, within Europe and to third-party manufacturing sites and the supply chain within Premier Foods.
Permanent
As our Supply Chain Compliance Manager, you’ll be the technical lead for Premier Foods’ third-party manufactured goods. You will oversee compliance across multiple parts of our supply chain—including manufacturing sites, raw materials, inbound and outbound logistics—and ensure full alignment with the Premier Foods Food Safety Plan and Corporate Manufacturing Standards.
You’ll lead audits, manage risks, support site approval processes, and play a key role in driving continuous improvement across the business. This role blends technical expertise, stakeholder management, and on-the-ground problem-solving—perfect for someone who thrives on variety, influence, and impact.
What you'll be doing?
1. Lead all technical aspects relating to third-party manufactured goods and co-manufacturing partners.
2. Ensure sites maintain compliance with Premier Foods Corporate Manufacturing Standards.
3. Manage and deliver internal audit programmes, including risk assessments and performance reporting.
4. Support supplier approval processes: certification reviews, HACCP reviews, SAQs, remote/on-site auditing.
5. Approve raw materials and ensure ongoing product traceability and specification complianceManage TACCP, VACCP, SMETA, and Identity Preserved Ingredient programmes.
6. Support sites manufacturing under licence, maintaining brand integrity at all timesLead cross-functional Continuous Improvement and GMP initiatives.
7. Investigate non-compliances and ensure robust corrective action plans.
8. Oversee electronic specification data for raw materials and finished goods.
9. Manage stock status of co-manufactured products using WMS.
10. Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver shared goals
What we need from you?
11. 5+ years’ technical, legal, food safety or food technology experience within the food industry
12. Knowledge of BRC V8 and retailer accreditation standards
13. ISO22000 Lead Assessor qualification
14. Level 4 HACCP and Level 4 Food Safety (or equivalent)
15. SMETA qualified
16. Health & Safety Lead Practitioner
17. Strong influencing, communication and relationship-building skills
18. Experience in ambient and bakery manufacturing
19. Strong understanding of manufacturing challenges and practices
20. Skilled in negotiation, training, and cross-functionl collaboration
21. Food Science degree or HNDExperience in High Care manufacturingSAP WMS / HG Specification System experience
22. Commercial acumen
23. Ethical auditing training
24. Project management experience
25. High attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset
What we offer you in return...?
26. Competitive salary
27. Car Allowance
28. Bonus
29. Up to 7.5% pension
30. Life assurance
31. Wide range of online and in-house training
32. Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers
Ready to apply...?
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you.
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