Senior Specifications Technologist

b3 jobs ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare including dental/ey

Pension plan

Bonus up to 10%

Life insurance

Job summary

b3 jobs ltd in London is seeking a Senior Specifications Technologist to provide quality support, food safety and legal compliance, and manage retailer specifications for launches. You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth operations and timely approvals.

You will handle artwork approvals, ensure labeling meets UK retailer standards, and contribute to audits and supplier onboarding in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid working arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4-5 years’ experience of retailer food specifications is essential.
• Hands-on experience using at least one major retailer specification portal (such as Tesco TQC, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Asda, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of food regulatory compliance and labelling requirements.
• Experience managing artwork approvals and specifications.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence when dealing with customers.
• The ability to work independently and manage their workload effectively.
• French language skills and UK driving licence are nice-to-have but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible of the day-to-day operations of UK retailer account(s) plus coordinate and execute tasks required to enable successful product launches.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customer and manufacturing sites.
• Understanding and working knowledge of food labelling with UK retailers’ specifications and artworks ensuring approvals, labelling and quality aspects are completed in compliance with relevant standards, regulations and in timely manner.
• Support site audits when needed either in person or remotely.
• Assist in onboarding of new suppliers, sites and warehouses.

Skills

Retailer specifications

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Retailer portals

Job description

About the Senior Specifications Technologist job

A well-established food business supplying both branded and retailer own-label products into all major UK retailers. Products are manufactured within the company's European production sites, primarily in France, and imported into the UK market. The London office is commercially focused, with no manufacturing on site.

As Senior Specifications Technologist you will be responsible for providing competent and efficient quality support, food safety and legal compliance, effective working with both internal and external stakeholders. This role is pivotal in client engagement and affairs ensuring seamless operations; OL and branded product launches, and cross functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Key tasks

• Be responsible of the day-to-day operations of UK retailer account(s) plus coordinate and execute tasks required to enable successful product launches.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customer and manufacturing sites.
• Understanding and working knowledge of food labelling with UK retailers’ specifications and artworks ensuring approvals, labelling and quality aspects are completed in compliance with relevant standards, regulations and in timely manner.
• Support site audits when needed either in person or remotely.
• Assist in onboarding of new suppliers, sites and warehouses.

About You

• A minimum of 4-5 years’ experience of retailer food specifications is essential.
• Hands‑on experience using at least one major retailer specification portal (such as Tesco TQC, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Asda, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of food regulatory compliance and labelling requirements.
• Experience managing artwork approvals and specifications.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence when dealing with customers.
• The ability to work independently and manage their workload effectively.

It would be great if you have French language skills and also a full UK driver’s licence, although not vital.

More details

The Senior Specifications Technologist job (ref 9113) is based in London and is paying up to c. £45,000 according to your experience.

The working hours are hybrid - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the office, Monday & Friday WFH.

There is a discretionary annual bonus of up to 10% base salary for meeting targets together with access to private healthcare including dental, hearing & eyecare, employers pension, free life insurance and more following probation.

The company promotes a work-life balance and so they provide 25 days leave plus all England & Wales Bank Holidays, an extra day off for your birthday, seasonal half-days to stretch your leave further, paid time off for charity work and 2-weeks of additional remote working days to use when you need to.

Alternate job titles

Specification Technologist | Specifications Writer | Technical Administrator | Technical Assistant | Technical Officer | Food Technologist | Food Industry Specifications Jobs | Technical Admin Assistant | Technical Coordinator | Technical Information Officer | Food Technical Jobs