At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality management for private label products and ensure top-notch standards.
- Company: Join a global dairy producer with a strong commitment to quality.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in food quality while working with diverse teams across Europe.
- Qualifications: Degree in food science/technology and experience in quality management required.
The predicted salary is between 33750 - 41250 £ per year.
Your New Salary: c£50k
Location: Gatwick area
Duration: Permanent
Job status: Hybrid: 3 days a week in office, 2 days WFH
Working hours: 37.5 h per week/ Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
Who you'll be working for: A multinational global dairy producer.
What you'll be doing:
- Working with UK private label customers on technical and quality management, manufacturing sites, dedicated commercial teams and European quality teams to maintain existing private label business and progress new opportunities from development to launch.
- Leading customer quality review meetings, technical compliance audits and first production visits of sites to the standard and practices required as well as influencing key stakeholders to achieve decisions and actions required to deliver customer requirements.
- Managing projects within each customer's process, critical path ensuring all technical requirements are met.
- Key customer contact for all quality topics, policy compliance, development, renovation, packaging and product communication.
- Effective communication and reporting on quality KPIs, complaint management, development projects, product specifications, and policy changes.
- Continually monitoring the quality and consistency of products to ensure product quality standards are maintained.
The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:
- 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 of 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.
- Flexible and creative problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles.
- Highly self-motivated and results focused, with the ability to work autonomously, as well as working closely with the Quality, Industrial, R.
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