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.