Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing £20-25k M40 Corridor

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories. You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. Reporting to the Technical Manager you will provide support across all technical matters, liaise with internal and external customers on technical requirements, specifications and complaints. In addition you will maintain and up-date product information on the ERP system and web based customer supply chain platforms. The role will also take responsibility for all artwork approval as well as providing quality support in the absence of the quality co-ordinator and working alongside them during peak times. You will be a graduate with a Food Science / Food Technology degree or similar level of relevant qualification who is now seeking to develop their career by joining a growing and progressive organisation that is willing to give people responsibility and autonomy. In addition to your academic qualifications you will be naturally numerate and able to demonstrate a level of commercial acumen and ability to understand the wider business picture and where you role fits within this. It is crucial that you can demonstrate where and how you have bought quantifiable benefits to your previous employers. Your experience to date...

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Health Safety & Environmental Manager £40-45k Cambridgeshire

Reporting to the Divisional Health & Safety Manager you will take a lead to ensure that Health & Safety is seen by everyone as an integral business function and that each individual sees it as one of their KPIs to be responsible for their own and their team members health & safety in the work place. As part of a larger international organisation these two site forms a central role within one of the UK’s leading chilled food producers. Providing UK consumers with a huge variety of food products, they are recognised as a leading supplier to the retail and food service markets. You will work to establish a culture of continuous improvement exists and applies to Health & Safety just as it does to operations. However good our performance and record with regard to health & safety improvements can always be made and practices improved. As Health & Safety Manager you will be responsible for maintaining all related policies, systems and procedures to ensure that all of our legislative requirements are met and exceeded. In order to maintain and improve our health and safety standards you will conduct monthly audits and action any opportunities for improvement which are identified. Part of this constant internal auditing process will be the continual monitoring and management of risk assessments across all areas and practices of the business. You will work closely...

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National Account Manager Cash & Carry Wholesale £35k + Car + Bonus East Midlands

Have you already developed a successful career managing national Cash & Carry Wholesale or convenience and impulse retailer accounts and delivered substantial sales growth whilst maintaining margin? Do you have experience of working with premium branded products and selling on product and not price? Are you now ready to be part of a huge brand transformation and assault on one of UK retail’s most exciting categories? We hope so as our customer is already in possession of a premium product range and a brand that is regarded as; aspirational, desirable and category leading. Following a strategic review you will take a leading role in driving the full range and brand through to the convenience and impulse channel which represents a substantial opportunity for incremental growth. You will already have gained experience of working within the cash & carry wholesale accounts and have delivered sustainable and profitable growth within your accounts dealing with branded or premium FMCG products. If you are ready to rise to the challenge and have the confidence and faith that your; account management, commercial acumen, category management and customer skills can help us deliver a truly seismic shift in strategy then contact our Kieron Madden our recruitment partner at...

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National Account Executive £30-35k – Cambridgeshire

You will be working as part of the commercial team to manage part of the grocery retailer’s product category, maintaining and developing business relationships through a strong customer focus. You will have an appreciation of effective category management, new product innovation and the partnership principles that exist within a chilled own label relationship in order to secure and drive forward the business within this major account. In addition you will be responsible for maintaining and developing profitable business within the allocated category for this quality focused retailer. In conjunction with the SNAM you will pro vide effective management to the account to deliver the highest level of service and customer satisfaction. To ensure we can deliver this as a team you will need to clearly communicate all objectives through to our production sites and in turn to our key suppliers Reporting to the SNAM you will work closely with the customer to drive forward sales and achieve budgeted targets for mutual benefit. You will identify and maintain a product portfolio that generates profitable sales mix. Analysis of standard costing information, market information and consumer trends will be required. As an individual you will posses a high degree of customer and quality focus in order to ensure the highest standard of quality are achieved and maintained. Your natural demeanour will enable you to build relationships and to build effective cross-functional...

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NPD Manager £40-50k North Oxon

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients products. Reporting to the Commercial Director you will also work closely with Marketing Manager & Quality Manager and be responsible for managing product and packaging development for all NPD projects and product changes for both Branded and Own Label products and to commercially evaluate New Product Development opportunities. Your principle responsibilities will include; managing product development process from concept to customer acceptance (either brief to external suppliers or develop in-house). To Develop all packaging formats and designs in conjunction with Marketing team and develop and approve artwork whilst also evaluating product costing in conjunction with the Commercial Assistant. As part of your liaison with marketing you will assist in the research and evaluate market opportunities. You will be the primary driver of all Packaging innovations and changes to include managing the implementation of packaging changes for both NPD and EPD which includes the pioneering and innovation of new packaging formats. This will also involve the aspects specified above for NPD and product changes. In terms of Process you will evaluate current NPD process and recommend changes to system to improve efficiencies whilst also managing product and packaging change process generate and maintain critical path for projects and current status. As part...

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Senior National Account Manager £50-55k + Car + Bonus Home Based

Have you already developed a successful career managing major grocery multiple retailer accounts and delivered substantial sales growth whilst maintaining margin? Do you have experience of working with premium products and selling on product and not price? Are you now ready to be part of a huge brand transformation and assault on one of UK retail’s most exciting categories? We hope so as our customer is already in possession of a premium product range and a brand that is regarded as; aspirational , desirable and category leading. Following a strategic review you will take a leading role in driving the full range and brand through to one of the UK’s Top 4 Grocery multiples. You will already have gained experience of working with top grocery retailers and have delivered sustainable and profitable growth within your accounts dealing with branded or premium FMCG products. If you are ready to rise to the challenge and have the confidence and faith that your; account management, commercial acumen, category management and customer skills can help us deliver a truly seismic shift in strategy then contact Kieron Madden our recruitment partner at WRS....

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