The Role - Product Manager Stone Fruits
We are currently recruiting for a Product Manager in Stone Fruits to support our client, a Fresh Produce Business, within their Commercial, Technical, and Procurement Team. This role is essential for maintaining relationships between growers and suppliers, ensuring that sourced and supplied products meet specifications.
The Person
Suitable candidates must have previously worked as a Product Manager or in a quality control environment for a minimum of 2 years, providing a strong understanding of fresh produce.
Key Responsibilities
* Work independently but in partnership with the service provider to highlight quality issues and identify areas for improvement.
* Assist in the management of salads through the facility.
* Organize samples and trials on behalf of our client and, if required, be involved with any trials and sampling of new varieties or packaging.
* Engage with customer site visits as required.
* Manage and monitor on-site shelf for all products, reporting any failures back to the Technical Manager.
* Take an active role in decision-making during daily production meetings, weekly availability meetings, and weekly senior team meetings.
* Effectively liaise and communicate on day-to-day quality issues with the service provider.
* Project a positive image to colleagues, site workers, customers, and suppliers in all interactions.
* Deputize for colleagues during absences or holidays.
* Provide regular feedback to suppliers and onsite colleagues on product quality to allow for continuous improvement.
* Communicate day-to-day quality issues with Production as required.
* Communicate day-to-day quality issues with the Commercial, Packaging, Compliance, Technical, and Product Management Teams as required.
* Report any hygiene, machine, or other site concerns to the service provider production manager.
* Ensure that customer-required quality standards are understood, maintained, and communicated effectively.
* Facilitate and support the development of improvement processes to deliver improved KPI performance through continuous improvement.
If you are looking for the next step into a product management role and have the quality experience we are looking for within Fresh Produce, we would like to hear from you right away.
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