At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape supplier standards and improve supply chain performance in a dynamic food manufacturing environment.
- Company: Leading food manufacturer with a commitment to sustainability and quality.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work, 33 days holiday, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Exciting career growth opportunities in a supportive and innovative workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on food safety and sustainability while collaborating across multiple teams.
- Qualifications: Experience in Supply Chain or Procurement, with strong knowledge of food safety standards.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 50000 £ per year.
Salary: GBP45000 - GBP50000 per annum + Hybrid, 33 days hols, xmas shutdown
Bristol (Hybrid - 2 days home)
Yolk Recruitment are supporting a leading Food Manufacturer with the recruitment of a Group Supply Chain Specialist to join their growing group function. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing business in a newly created group-level role where you'll work across multiple UK sites, helping to shape supplier standards, improve supply chain performance and support the business's sustainability commitments.
Working closely with Procurement, Technical and Sustainability teams, you'll play a key role in ensuring suppliers meet the highest standards of food safety, quality and ethical compliance, whilst driving continuous improvement across the wider supply chain.
If you enjoy building relationships, analysing supplier performance and influencing positive change across a business, this could be the ideal next step in your career.
This is what you'll be doing:
- Support supplier performance and compliance across the group, working collaboratively with both internal teams and external suppliers.
- Manage and continuously improve the group supplier assurance programme.
- Assess supplier performance across food safety, quality, sustainability and ethical compliance.
- Review supplier audits, HACCP, VACCP, TACCP, allergen management and traceability documentation.
- Work alongside Procurement to onboard and approve new suppliers.
- Support supplier improvement plans and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain approved supplier records and ensure all documentation remains compliant.
- Produce reports and analyse supplier performance data for senior stakeholders.
- Support sustainability initiatives and help the business meet its wider environmental commitments.
- Carry out supplier and internal audits where required.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders across multiple UK locations.
The experience you’ll bring:
- Previous experience within Supply Chain, Procurement, Supplier Assurance or Technical Compliance.
- Experience working within the food manufacturing or FMCG sector.
- Strong knowledge of supplier assurance, food safety and quality management systems.
- Understanding of HACCP, VACCP, TACCP and BRC standards.
- Experience analysing supplier performance and managing risk.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly organised with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Passion for sustainability and continuous improvement.
- Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel occasionally between UK sites in Wales and England.
And this is what you'll get in return:
- Salary of £45,000 - £50,000.
- Hybrid working (2 days from home each week).
- Monday to Friday working pattern.
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays).
- Christmas and New Year shutdown.
- Employee discounts across retail, supermarkets, travel, leisure and entertainment.
- Discounted gym memberships and wellbeing benefits.
- Eye care scheme, financial wellbeing support.
- Learning and development opportunities across a growing multi-site group.
- Free on-site parking.
Are you ready to make an impact? This role would suit someone who enjoys working across multiple teams, improving supplier performance and driving high standards throughout the supply chain. If you're looking for a varied group-level position where you'll have genuine influence over supplier quality, food safety and sustainability, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note: Due to high application volumes, we can't respond to every applicant. If you haven't heard from us within 7 days, unfortunately you've not been successful on this occasion. Please check our website for other opportunities.
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