Quality & Product Standard Manager

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Dog-friendly office

33 days holiday

Pension 4%

Staff discount 40%

Life insurance

Gym membership

Volunteer day

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Agency in Bournemouth seeks a Quality & Product Standards Manager to own QA/QC strategy and supplier compliance. You will lead cross-category audit programmes, including SEDEX/SMETA, and support safety recalls in close collaboration with Trading Standards.

This role offers hybrid work, a dog-friendly office, and a strong focus on data-driven risk management. Ideal candidates will bring robust retail/manufacturing compliance experience, excellent data interpretation skills,

Qualifications

• Extensive QA/QC or product compliance experience in retail, sourcing, or manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing supplier compliance and ethical audit programmes.
• Strong analytical approach with ability to interpret data and assess risk.
• Clear, confident communicator translating technical detail into practical guidance.
• Experience developing or maintaining quality systems and reporting frameworks.
• Willingness to learn is valued as highly as existing product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the QAQC strategy and supplier compliance programmes across product categories.
• Manage supplier audit programmes, including SEDEX/SMETA audits.
• Support product safety and recall processes, working with Trading Standards.
• Analyse quality, complaint and audit data to identify trends and prioritise risk.
• Build relationships with suppliers, test labs and internal stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in compliance processes and reporting frameworks.

Skills

QA/QC

Supplier compliance

Data analysis

Risk assessment

Communication

Quality systems

Job description

Quality & Product Standards Manager - Bournemouth - Up to £40,000 per annum

You'll take ownership of product safety and supplier compliance for a well-established specialist retailer in Bournemouth.

Every audit, every supplier relationship, every piece of data feeds into decisions that genuinely matter to customers.

This is a role built for someone who wants to bring structure and rigour to a growing compliance function, not just maintain it.

As a Quality and Product Standards Manager, you will benefit from:

• Hybrid working, 3 days in the office and 2 from home, with flexible start and finish times around core hours
• A dog-friendly office
• 33 days' holiday including bank holidays (pro rata), plus your birthday off
• 4% matched pension contribution
• 40% staff discount
• Life insurance option and gym membership
• Paid volunteer day and charity involvement

As a Quality and Product Standards Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Define and lead the strategy for QAQC processes and supplier compliance programmes across all product categories
• Manage supplier audit programmes, including ethical audits such as SEDEX/SMETA
• Support product safety and recall processes, working closely with Trading Standards
• Analyse quality, complaint and audit data to identify trends and prioritise risk
• Build strong working relationships with suppliers, test laboratories and internal stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement in compliance processes and reporting frameworks

As a Quality and Product Standards Manager, your experience will include:

• Strong background in QAQC or product compliance within retail, sourcing, or manufacturing environments
• Proven experience managing supplier compliance and ethical audit programmes
• Highly analytical approach, confident interpreting data and assessing risk
• Clear, confident communicator, able to translate technical detail into practical guidance
• Experience developing or maintaining quality systems and reporting frameworks
• Willingness to learn is valued as highly as existing product knowledge

If you're looking for a role where you can bring order to a growing compliance function and see the direct impact of your work, this Quality and Product Standards Manager position in Bournemouth offers real scope to do that.

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.