Supply Chain job - Food Quality Development Manager

People First; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

People First in the Gatwick area is seeking a Food Quality Development Manager to lead private label quality initiatives and drive development-to-launch activities. Hybrid role with in-office and WFH days, travel to UK and France as needed.

Strong collaboration with UK customers and European teams is essential. The role requires a degree in food science/technology, UK private label experience, and excellent communication and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with a food science/technology background.
• Previous experience in a Quality/Development Management role, preferably in the UK with expertise in managing private label customer requirements (UK retailers).
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• IT literacy to a high standard, especially Excel.
• Well-developed communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with UK private label customers’ technical and quality management, manufacturing sites, dedicated commercial teams and European quality team to maintain existing private label business and progress opportunities from development to launch.
• Lead customer quality review meetings, technical compliance audits and first production visits of sites to the standard and practices required, and influence stakeholders to achieve decisions and actions needed to deliver customer requirements.
• Manage projects within each customer’s process, critical path ensuring all technical requirements are met.
• Be the key customer contact for all quality topics, policy compliance, development, renovation, packaging and product communication.
• Ensure effective communication and reporting on quality KPIs, complaint management, development projects, product specifications, and policy changes.
• Continually monitor the quality and consistency of products to ensure standards are maintained.

Skills

Food technology

HACCP

BRC

Quality assurance

Education

Degree in Food Science/Technology

Job description

Your New Job Title: Food Quality Development Manager

TheSkillsYou'llNeed:FoodTechnology,HACCP,BRC,QualityAssurance

YourNewSalary:£Competitive

Location:Gatwickarea

Duration:Permanent

Jobstatus:Hybrid:3daysaweekinoffice,2daysWFH

Workinghours:37.5hperweek/Monday-Friday,9am-5.30pm

Whoyou'llbeworkingfor:Amultinationalglobaldairyproducer.

FoodQualityDevelopmentManager-Whatyou'llbedoing:

• WorkingwithUKprivatelabelcustomers’technicalandqualitymanagement,manufacturingsites,dedicatedcommercialteamsandEuropeanqualityteamstomaintainexistingprivatelabelbusinessandprogressnewopportunitiesfromdevelopmenttolaunch.
• Leadingcustomerqualityreviewmeetings,technicalcomplianceauditsandfirstproductionvisitsofsitestothestandardandpracticesrequiredaswellasinfluencingkeystakeholderstoachievedecisionsandactionsrequiredtodelivercustomerrequirements.
• Managingprojectswithineachcustomer’sprocess,criticalpathensuringalltechnicalrequirementsaremet.
• Keycustomercontactforallqualitytopics,policycompliance,development,renovation,packagingandproductcommunication.
• EffectivecommunicationandreportingonqualityKPI’s,complaintmanagement,developmentprojects,productspecifications,andpolicychanges.
• Continuallymonitoringthequalityandconsistencyofproductstoensureproductqualitystandardsaremaintained.

FoodQualityDevelopmentManager-TheSkillsYou'llNeedtoSucceed:

• Educatedtodegreelevelorequivalent,withafoodscience/technologybackground.
• PreviousexperienceinaQuality/DevelopmentManagementrole,preferablyintheUKwithexpertiseofmanagingprivatelabelcustomerrequirements(UKretailers).
• Excellentattentiontodetailandanalyticalskills
• Strongorganisationalandprojectmanagementskills
• ITliteracytoahighstandardespeciallyExcel
• Well-developedcommunicationandinfluencingskills.
• Flexibleandcreativeproblem-solvingskillstoovercomeobstacles.
• Highlyself-motivatedandresultsfocused,withtheabilitytoworkautonomously,aswellasworkingcloselywiththeQuality,Industrial,R&DandCommercialteamsinthewiderbusiness.
• FluentinFrenchwouldbeaplus.
• Fullcurrentdrivinglicenceisessential.ThepositionwillrequiretheflexibilitytotravelintheUKaswellastravellingregularlytoFrance,asbusinessneedsdictate,soapplicantsmustbepreparedtospendtimeawayfromhomeinaccordancewiththerequirementsofthejob.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.

Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.