Category Technologist

Dev; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

10% colleague discount

Free parking

Job summary

Colten Care is seeking a Category Technologist to oversee a diverse Frozen portfolio, ensuring product safety and legality across ranges.

You will report to the category technical manager, risk assess factory processes, and collaborate with suppliers while visiting UK/EU sites.

Qualifications

• Educational background food science technology or similar discipline.
• Experience with BRC and HACCP in factory or retail environment.
• Strong communication with trading teams and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse product portfolio in the Frozen range.
• Risk assess factory processes and management systems.
• Collaborate with category technical manager and suppliers.
• Travel to visit suppliers in the UK and EU.

Skills

Communication skills

Manufacturing experience

PC proficiency

Education

Food science/technology degree

Tools

Specification management systems

Supplier management systems

Job description

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Job Description

Job Advert

Are you interested in working for one of Britain's number one retailers?

As the Category Technologist you will play a critical role in ensuring that our customers can trust our private label products in terms of product safety and legality, ensuring that agreed specifications are met consistently across all ranges.

Your Role

You will be responsible for a diverse product portfolio as part of the Frozen team. This role represents a fantastic opportunity to engage and build relationships with colleagues across the business as well as with our suppliers. You will report into and work collaboratively with the category technical manager and support the category using your experience and knowledge to risk assess factory processes and management systems. This role will involve travel to visit suppliers on a regular bases mostly with in the UK and EU.

About you

• Educational background food science t echnology or similar discipline and have practical manufacturing experienced including BRC and HACCP in a factory or retail environment.
• Y ou will have the confidence and expertise to communicate with knowledge and passion with our trading teams as well as senior management in our factory base.
• You will be computer literate with experience to navigate specification and supplier management systems, ensuring all specifications in the system are current and signed, and agreed with your business partners.
• The ability to prioritise and flex to business needs, our customer is number 1 and you will seek to understand their concerns and requirements as well as the customer and commercial impact of decisions made.

If flexible working is important to you, then look no further! At Asda, we are proud of our culture and our commitment to flexible working. This role is based at Asda House, Leeds with the opportunity to work from home 2-3 days per week. Please note this role does involve travel to visit suppliers mainly in the UK and EU.

You will also get an excellent benefits packageincluding;-

• Discretionary company bonus
• Companypensionup to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.