Job Title: Supplier Technical Manager
Location: Oxford, Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire
Salary: c£60,000k - £65,000k
Overview: Incredibly successful food manufacturing business that strives to make a real difference in their market. They’re a supplier of various food products to a large UK market.
They’re seeking someone who has a real emphasis on tactical leadership that also has experience strategically working with suppliers to get the best out of them.
Experience Required.
* Working in food manufacturing environments, maintaining relationships with suppliers in and around the UK and Europe.
* Ideally you will have a relevant Food Degree.
* HACCP Level 4 & Food Safety Level 4.
* BRCGS Version 9 lead auditor qualification.
* Strong knowledge of the food manufacturing industry.
* Controlling budgets and costs associated with the remit of the role.
* Managing teams and driving their development to achieve success.
* Hiring teams of people.
* The Supplier Technical Manager will be working cross functionally with commercial, NPD and purchasing teams.
* Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
* Incredibly self-motivated and customer focussed individual.
Role Outline.
* Maintaining strong supplier relationships, ensuring all supplier approvals are done correctly.
* Ensuring customer complaints are managed and reduced.
* Visiting suppliers as the Technical Manager and doing 3rd party audits.
* Develop and maintain all procedures in relation to technical approval of supplier.
* Ensuring the highest standard of safety and quality across foods, packaging and relevant service providers.
* Delivering final approval or product specifications that fall in your remit.
* On the days you aren't on the road visiting suppliers you'll be working in the factory
If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided quoting reference HM/TNT/748
We are seeking applications from talented Technical Managers, Quality & Technical Managers, Assistant Technical Managers, Technical Supervisors, Technical Team Leaders, Quality Managers who have had a specific focus no Suppliers. Ideally living in Oxford, Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire to help with travel.
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