Product Manager – Fresh Produce Quality & Tech

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Lenham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment is assisting with the recruitment of a Junior Product Manager to join the technical team in Kent. This exciting role offers a clear path to develop specialist knowledge within the fresh produce sector and advance from a Quality/Technical background.

You will collaborate with retail, growers and suppliers across the supply chain, owning product information, monitoring quality, and supporting supplier assurance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in a Technical, Quality, Product or Compliance role, ideally within fresh produce, food manufacturing or a related FMCG environment.
• Working knowledge of legal labelling, weights & measures, technical compliance and auditing; internal auditing qualification/experience highly desirable.
• Strong experience in root cause analysis, corrective action and problem-solving with the ability to investigate issues and propose practical solutions.
• Excellent MS Office, communication, organisational and analytical skills with strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own product and technical information across key customer and source systems, ensuring specifications, labelling, packaging verification and TPIS requirements are accurate, compliant and kept up to date
• Monitor product quality and performance, analysing QSL data, weekly KPIs, shelf-life results and technical reports to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Support product quality and benchmarking, including sample assessments, taste panels, product evaluations and customer visits to ensure product meets agreed specifications and customer expectations
• Investigate quality issues and customer refunds, completing root cause analysis, managing non-conformances and implementing practical corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Work closely with growers and packing sites, conducting audits and supporting supplier assurance activity to maintain technical, quality, food safety and legal standards throughout the supply chain
• Support customer relationships and technical compliance, working alongside the customer and internal stakeholders to resolve issues, provide technical updates and ensure requirements are consistently delivered
• Contribute to continuous improvement, using quality data, audit findings and product performance insights to drive improvements across sourcing, packing and product quality
• Travel to growers and packing sites when required, gaining valuable hands-on exposure to the product supply chain while building strong relationships across the category

Skills

Root cause analysis

Attention to detail

MS Office

Communication

Data analysis

Job description

Henderson Brown Recruitment is assisting with the recruitment of a Junior Product Manager to join the technical team in Kent. This exciting role offers a clear path to develop specialist knowledge within the fresh produce sector and advance from a Quality/Technical background.

You will collaborate with retail, growers and suppliers across the supply chain, owning product information, monitoring quality, and supporting supplier assurance.