Supplier Assurance Manager - FTC

UNAVAILABLE; Longford; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Ireland is looking for a Supplier Assurance Specialist to manage supplier performance and ensure adherence to food safety standards. The ideal candidate should have a Food/Science degree and HACCP certification, along with experience in food manufacturing. Responsibilities include coordinating audits, improving supplier KPIs, and supporting GFSI status maintenance across sites.

Qualifications

• SA/QC/QA experience in food manufacturing environments.
• Basic food Microbiology and Chemistry.
• Auditing experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating supplier audits and quality improvement plans.
• Investigating supplier issues related to production.
• Supporting sites in maintaining GFSI status.

Skills

HACCP level 3

Strong written and verbal communication

Logical and analytical thinking

Food Quality and Safety management systems

Detail conscious

Education

Food /Science degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Longford or Woking based

Primarily responsible for the assessment and performance management of the suppliers to Nomad Foods so that the performance of the materials that they supply to sites is optimal. Also responsible for carrying out due diligence checks on the suppliers and ensuring that the food safety status of suppliers is well understood and captured within NF SA systems and any underperformance from the suppliers is managed and reported. Coordinating focused SA activity as it pertains to Packaging Suppliers , leading and delegating improvement plans with key packaging suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Input to delivery of annual NF Supplier technical visit /audit program
• Input to delivery of agreed supplier quality improvement plans and communication thereof
• Input into new supplier approval and delisting as appropriate
• Supporting the improvement of supplier KPIs through liaison with suppliers, factories, fishing vessels, procurement, R&D etc.
• Liaising with NF factories to provide a Supplier Assurance service:
  • Investigating supplier issues as highlighted by manufacturing, local QA; reactionary technical visits related to production issues/intake checks
  • Progressing resulting supplier related complaints to conclusion, including feedback to suppliers
  • Addressing adverse trends in material performance
• Technical input into selection of new suppliers and materials including, risk assessments, material sign-off, Self-audit questionnaires etc. and associated data management
• Supporting the NF sites in maintaining their GFSI status in the areas of Supplier Assurance and Food fraud and authenticity management

Qualifications

Essential

• Food /Science degree or equivalent and/or
• SA/QC/QA experience in food manufacturing environments
• HACCP level 3
• Microsoft Office
• Food Quality and Safety management systems
• Food process GMP
• Basic food Microbiology
• Basic food Chemistry
• Auditing
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Logical and analytical thinking.
• Influencing
• Self –starting
• Detail conscious

Desirable

• Category specific expertise – e.g. dairy technology. meat technology
• Database management
• Formal training in QMS
• Advanced microbiology or chemistry
• Food Law
• Leadership