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Fast growing and highly successful, our client prides themselves in being a leading supplier of a broad range of grocery products to the major UK retail market. The business works with suppliers in more than 20 countries and has direct relationships with a number of the major UK retailers. This is an extremely exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and rapidly growing food business with an outstanding reputation for customer service and quality products as well as offering rewarding training and personal development options. The Technical Team are responsible for keeping everything safe, legal and customer compliant and as a Technologist you will be working closely with the customer, having a clear understanding of their requirements in terms of product and packaging specifications. You have responsibility for maintaining and updating technical information and will liaise with customers and sales, dealing with customer queries and processing product and technical information.
Job Responsibility:
Direct interface with major retail customers managing all aspects of product integrity from technical enquiries to product launches
Completing technical specifications and offering technical service support
Product sampling and benchmarking
Project management from NPD to product launch
Packaging development and approval
Supplier management
Awareness of retailer requirements and legislation changes
Requirements:
Excellent written and verbal communication
Great attitude and mind set, with attention to detail
Educated to a degree level in a food related degree
Experience within the food industry
Ideally experience of writing specifications
Knowledge of HACCP and BRC will be advantageous
Knowledge of retailer systems will be advantageous
Nice to have:
Knowledge of HACCP and BRC will be advantageous
Knowledge of retailer systems will be advantageous
What we offer:
Rewarding training and personal development options