Raw Materials Coordinator

The Flavour Network; South Kirkby; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK Food Processor is seeking a Raw Materials Coordinator to ensure compliance with specifications and maintain strong supplier relationships. The role involves assessing raw materials, collaborating with technical teams, and contributing to quality improvements. Ideal candidates have strong butchery knowledge and experience with HACCP and food hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge across beef, lamb, and pork.
• Ability to trend data and create reports.
• Understanding of industry standards and third-party audits.

Responsibilities

• Review raw materials against specifications for compliance.
• Maintain supplier specifications with the technical team.
• Support supplier site visits and resolve quality concerns.

Skills

Butchery knowledge

Data trending and reporting

Collaborative skills

Education

Food Hygiene certification

HACCP trained

Job description

Job Title: Raw Materials Coordinator

Salary: £40,000

Location: South Kirkby (near Pontefract / Wakefield)

Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Overview

The Flavour Network has partnered with a well-established UK Food Processor to recruit a Raw Material Coordinator on a full-time, permanent basis. As Raw Material Coordinator, you will be responsible for reviewing and maintaining raw material specifications, ensuring all products consistently meet customer and business standards. The Raw Materials Coordinator is a site-based role will involve liaising with suppliers, conducting material assessments at intake and during production, and supporting the technical team with quality improvements. As Raw Materials Coordinator you play a key part in building strong supplier relationships, monitoring performance through reporting and trend analysis, and contributing to audits and customer visits. Strong background in butchery and meat specifications is desirable, alongside the ability to collaborate with production, technical, and commercial teams to drive continuous improvement.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Review raw materials against agreed specifications to ensure compliance.
• Maintain and update supplier specifications in collaboration with the technical team.
• Ensure raw materials consistently meet business and customer requirements.
• Report findings to internal teams and liaise with suppliers on corrective actions.
• Drive improvements in raw material quality across the site.
• Build and maintain compliant, transparent supplier relationships.
• Identify opportunities to improve butchery methods or packaging formats and discuss internally before approaching suppliers.
• Manage non-conformances by issuing NCRs or rejection notices, ensuring effective site communication.
• Support the Technical Manager on supplier site visits to resolve quality concerns and review specifications.
• Share butchery expertise with production teams to support understanding of meat cuts and specifications.
• Produce reports and trend analysis to track supplier and raw material performance.
• Lead regular supplier performance calls to drive improvements.
• Contribute to technical audits and customer site visits.
• Conduct product assessments at intake and during production using methods such as Foss analysis, butchery checks, and cook-ups.
• Support supplier claims or product downgrades through raw material reviews and online assessments.

Requirements

• Strong butchery knowledge across beef, lamb, and pork.
• HACCP trained.
• Food Hygiene certification.
• Ability to trend data and create reports.
• Understanding of third-party audits and industry standards (BRC, EFSIS, Red Tractor, Retailer standards, etc.).
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments and influence improvements.
• Familiarity with both written and digital specification systems.
• Willingness to undertake further training and adapt to customer or industry requirements