GDPR Compliance Manager in Trowbridge

We are looking for a GDPR Compliance Manager to join the UK Risk Team on a full-time basis on a 12‑month Fixed Term Contract. The successful candidate will have responsibility for supporting apetito’s GDPR compliance position. This role will report to the Risk Manager/Data Protection Officer and will be a key member of the UK Risk Team, supporting business‑wide initiatives and changes. It is central to ensuring that Data Asset Registers are kept updated and that Privacy Impact Assessments are reviewed in a timely and effective manner. This role will be largely office‑based for the first few months during the induction period, moving to hybrid working.

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings. Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness. Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Data Protection Officer specifically in the area of Data Asset Registers, Data Processing Agreements and Privacy Impact Assessments
• Supporting the Data Protection Officer in other day‑to‑day activities relating to GDPR legislation
• Ensure robustness through providing cover for other team members
• Project coordination and facilitation
• Supporting internal and external audits
• Supporting other team members

About you

Essential:

• Strong understanding of data protection law
• Experience of compiling and updating Data Asset Registers
• Experience of assessing Privacy Impact Assessments
• Experience of reviewing contracts and Data Processing Agreements
• Recognised qualification in data protection e.g. BCS Practitioner in Data Protection certification
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong analysis skills
• A completer-finisher
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to quickly pick up new digital tools and techniques
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi‑task
• Able to maintain integrity and follow due process
• Self‑motivated and able to own and manage workload with minimal supervision
• Full driving licence held
• Must have been resident in the UK or EU for the last three years

Desirable:

• Audit experience
• A degree in a business related subject

This role will require some travel, primarily within the UK, however this may be extended toward both European and international travel as required.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme – employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family‑owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of. We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well‑being for all our customers. We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people. We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040. Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer. We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds. Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.