Are you passionate about quality, safety, and ethical sourcing?

As a Technical Administrator, you'll play a key role in maintaining supplier compliance and upholding the highest standards in food safety and sustainability. Become a vital part of a dynamic team, ensuring that suppliers meet top-tier technical, safety, and ethical standards. If you thrive in process improvement and supplier management, this is the role for you! From onboarding new suppliers to managing compliance and technical data, this position is perfect for detail-oriented professionals eager to contribute to a safer, more sustainable supply chain.

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You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Deliver the technical strategy for supplier management, raising standards in quality, sustainability, responsible sourcing, and food safety culture.
• Support a proportionate, risk-based approach to supplier assurance in line with tiering systems.
• Oversee the onboarding of new suppliers, ensuring all requirements are met in collaboration with purchasing, supply chain, and technical teams.
• Manage and resolve supplier complaints and non-conformances, ensuring effective close-out, escalation, and trend analysis.
• Support incident management, including communication of product recalls and supplier root cause analysis.
• Ensure product specifications are maintained and compliant with required standards.
• Develop and manage technical relationships with key suppliers, identifying risks and driving high food safety and compliance standards.
• Maintain and analyse supplier performance data, identifying trends and developing corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and support on supplier performance management to procurement and operational teams.
• Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of food safety and quality management systems, ensuring alignment with company and functional requirements.
• Assist in the development and implementation of VACCP and TACCP programs within the supply chain.
• Support administration and compliance with third-party standards and certifications such as MSC, Red Tractor, Soil     Association, and RSPCA.
• Ensure supplier documentation and data are accurately maintained within relevant supply chain systems.
• Organise and analyse technical data to identify insights, emerging risks, and areas for continuous improvement.
• Monitor industry developments, sharing relevant insights and best practices.

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‍What's required?

• Degree in food science or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year’s experience in food technical and QA roles in the food industry.
• Supplier management and technical development experience and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent data analysis and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of food legislation including food labelling standards.
• HACCP Level 3 desired.
• Experience with GFSI, SALSA and other industry standards.
• Understanding of risk-based food safety approaches and creativity to seek solutions to reduce complexity and manage risk.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and web-based systems.
• A result-focused approach with excellent communication skills and the ability to influence key stakeholders.
• Highly organised, great attention to detail and ability to work under own initiative.
• Proactively collaborate with other stakeholders within the business with commercial awareness.
• Possess excellent written and verbal skills.
• Decision-maker with the ability to exercise judgment and take responsibility for the outcome of actions and decisions.

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‍What's in it for you?

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£30,000.00 - £32,000.00 per annum

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‍Do you think you fit the criteria?

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‍Want to find out more about the role?

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(ID 156)

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