Job Summary
You will be responsible for managing and maintaining the systems for customer specifications, raw material specifications, and supplier approval to ensure compliance with customer requirements including BRC standards. You will be knowledgeable regarding all the key formats for customer specifications, converse with current labelling legislation, and be familiar with the requirements of customer codes of practice and the latest BRC standard. You will work closely with the Technical, Sales, NPD, and Operations teams to obtain the required information. You will liaise with suppliers and customers as required.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Teams
* No direct reports
Customer Specifications
* Prepare customer specifications from information provided for new or updated products and at customer request utilising various software packages including online systems.
Supplier Approval
* Maintain supplier approval process and approved suppliers.
* Maintain supplier/raw material TACCP – vulnerability risk assessment.
Raw Material Specifications
* Maintain raw material and packaging specification files – request specifications from suppliers, ensure signed off, maintain electronic files etc.
Recipe System
* Maintain recipe system - Input into ERP system, review Recipe System Database.
Crisis Manual
* Maintain relevant sections of the Crisis Manual
Packaging
* Maintain packaging system
* Prepare pack copy for retail packaging and review PDFs for approval.
* Ensure designs meet legal and Jacksons standards
General
* Create reports, answering specific e-mail queries as required at the customer’s request.
* Visits to supplier or customer sites may be required; therefore, limited travel should be expected.
You will
* Need to meet our cultural aspirations
* Be a great communicator at all levels
* Be great at organising and ensuring priorities are recognised and met
* Have the ability to form strong proactive working relationships across your contact group
* Be able to influence without full authority
Those who know you would describe you as
* Energised & charismatic
* Passionate, but doesn’t tell you
* Knowledgeable
* Personable with a great sense of humour, a real people person
* Ambitious but first and foremost of the business
* Someone who enjoys being part of a winning team, that keeps on winning
* Honest
Qualifications
* Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent level in a food-related, bakery, science, or engineering biased discipline.
* You will have extensive working knowledge of food manufacturing and particularly experience of compiling customer specifications.
* Intermediate / L3 Food Safety or above
* Intermediate / L3 HACCP or above
* Detailed knowledge of current labelling legislation.
* Customer-facing experience.
* Computer Literacy Skills – ability to use software programs operational within the Company.
* Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
* Experience of online specification systems.
The advertised role is flexible between 3 - 5 days.
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