Supplier Quality Technologist

Job description

An exciting opportunity with a business who are a big player in their field, drives for drives for excellence and has a delicious range of the products.

Your position in the technical team will be a pivotal, a key player offering technical services relating to supplier assurance, quality, specifications and technical documentation

Ability to engage at all levels, confident communication skills, working with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Experienced in supplier relationships and engagement, collaborating with Operational and NPD teams, the skills you possess will add value and be a real asset to the mechanics of the brand and the ability to adapt in a fast moving environment.

The key responsibilities will include:
Supplier engagement, relationship management and supplier documentation
Assess Technical Projects, Raw Materials process working in line with food safety guidelines
Ensuring high standards of compliance and attention to detail with technical documentation
Write and review specifications, complaints and working closely with suppliers, on boarding, risk assessments
Analysing trend results, quality non conformances, and effective management of raw material
improvement standards
Collaborating with stakeholders such as NPD process' and trails and co parties

Good communication and organisation skills are vital for this role working with cross functional departments and with 3rd party manufacturers and auditing of suppliers.
Liaising with customers, third parties and teams across the business at all levels.
BRCGS and detailed knowledge of HACCP/Food Defence
Good knowledge and awareness of GFSI recognised standards
Comfortable performing risk assessments and communicating the outcome of these in an effective way
Track record of delivering results in relation to product quality and supplier compliance
Previous experience in a technical role, working with cross functional departments and with 3rd party manufacturers and auditing of suppliers.
Retailer exposure will be advantageous as well as management experience.

If you feel this opportunity is for you and you meet the above criteria then click apply - alternatively you can send through your C.V to Natasha (url removed) or phone (phone number removed).

As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)