Description:
- Maintaining brand integrity, product safety and risk mitigation
- Establish an innovative, safe, and technically led product plan and category strategy
- Develop products that are at the technological cutting edge, innovative, and high quality, which also adhere to the brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and value
- Manage and monitor technical functions to meet the technical plan, product plan and ultimately the category strategy
- Technical communication and liaison with the buying team, suppliers, production facilities and Farm Shop
- Positively influence all contributing aspects of the supply chain to optimise quality and food safety
- Lead product and process audits, including the formulation of specifications
- Quality monitoring and reporting
- Provide technical input into category, technical and supplier strategies and ensure effective implementation
- Develop packaging that conform to legislation, correct nutritional information, and date marking/coding
- Supplier sourcing and approval based on basic hygiene and risk management
- Shelf-life assessment and implementation
- Ensure supplier and farm supply production efficiencies and quality management
- Source and approve raw material according to specifications and allergen management guidelines
- Troubleshoot quality issues and perform route cause analyses
- Uphold international standards for food manufacturing and processing, using cutting-edge equipment and processing technology knowledge and experience
Requirements:
- Maintaining brand integrity, product safety and risk mitigation
- Establish an innovative, safe, and technically led product plan and category strategy
- Develop products that are at the technological cutting edge, innovative, and high quality, which also adhere to the brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and value
- Manage and monitor technical functions to meet the technical plan, product plan and ultimately the category strategy
- Technical communication and liaison with the buying team, suppliers, production facilities and Farm Shop
- Positively influence all contributing aspects of the supply chain to optimise quality and food safety
- Lead product and process audits, including the formulation of specifications
- Quality monitoring and reporting
- Provide technical input into category, technical and supplier strategies and ensure effective implementation
- Develop packaging that conform to legislation, correct nutritional information, and date marking/coding
- Supplier sourcing and approval based on basic hygiene and risk management
- Shelf-life assessment and implementation
- Ensure supplier and farm supply production efficiencies and quality management
- Source and approve raw material according to specifications and allergen management guidelines
- Troubleshoot quality issues and perform route cause analyses
- Uphold international standards for food manufacturing and processing, using cutting-edge equipment and processing technology knowledge and experience
- BSc Food Science or BTech Food Technology degree with 8-10 years’ experience (retail experience will be advantageous)
- Proven, relevant industry experience and knowledge across a wide range of products
- Understanding of high- and low-risk food processing and efficient segregation
- Understanding of cold chain management and critical control factors regarding maintenance of food products in optimum state
- Practical experience in and understanding of different food preparation stages and processes
- Knowledge of technical processes and principles, i.e. HACCP, GMP, root cause analysis, supply chain, raw materials, micro and listeria management
- Technical product knowledge, i.e. product characteristics, raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, and quality and safety parameters
- Knowledge of packaging functionality and application
- Understanding of environmental management and sustainability
- BSc Food Science or BTech Food Technology degree with 8-10 years’ experience (retail experience will be advantageous)
- Proven, relevant industry experience and knowledge across a wide range of products
- Understanding of high- and low-risk food processing and efficient segregation
- Understanding of cold chain management and critical control factors regarding maintenance of food products in optimum state
- Practical experience in and understanding of different food preparation stages and processes
- Knowledge of technical processes and principles, i.e. HACCP, GMP, root cause analysis, supply chain, raw materials, micro and listeria management
- Technical product knowledge, i.e. product characteristics, raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, and quality and safety parameters
- Knowledge of packaging functionality and application
- Understanding of environmental management and sustainability
31 Mar 2025;
from:
careers24.com