Supplier Assurance Manager - 12-Month FTC

Nomad Foods Limited; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An international frozen food company is seeking a Supplier Assurance Manager in Woking to manage supplier performance and ensure food safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Supplier Assurance within the food industry, particularly with dairy products. This role offers a competitive salary and a diverse benefits package, all within a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Up to 25% bonus

Excellent benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Supplier Assurance with food industry experience.
• Experience in dairy category is ideal.
• Experience in QA/QC in food manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment and performance management of suppliers.
• Conduct due diligence checks on suppliers for food safety.
• Input to supplier quality improvement plans.

Skills

Supplier Assurance experience

Stakeholder management

Understanding retailer specifications

Education

Food/Science degree

Job description

Supplier Assurance Manager - 12-Month FTC

Nomad Foods

Woking – Hybrid

Competitive salary, up to 25% bonus and excellent benefits package

We have an excellent opportunity available for you to grow your career and make a difference at Nomad Foods! Joining us as the Supplier Assurance Manager responsible for the assessment and performance management of the suppliers to Nomad Foods.

About the role

Primarily responsible for the assessment and performance management of the suppliers to Nomad Foods so that the performance of the materials that they supply to sites is optimal. Also responsible for carrying out due diligence checks on the suppliers and ensuring that the food safety status of suppliers is well understood and captured within NF SA systems and any underperformance from the suppliers is managed and reported. Coordinating focused SA activity as it pertains to Packaging Suppliers, leading and delegating improvement plans with key packaging suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Input to delivery of annual NF Supplier technical visit /audit program
• Input to delivery of agreed supplier quality improvement plans and communication thereof
• Input into new supplier approval and delisting as appropriate
• Supporting the improvement of supplier KPIs through liaison with suppliers, factories, fishing vessels, procurement, R&D etc.
• Liaising with NF factories to provide a Supplier Assurance service
• Investigating supplier issues as highlighted by manufacturing, local QA; reactionary technical visits related to production issues/intake checks
• Progressing resulting supplier related complaints to conclusion, including feedback to suppliers
• Addressing adverse trends in material performance
• Technical input into selection of new suppliers and materials including, risk assessments, material sign-off, Self-audit questionnaires etc. and associated data management.
• Supporting the NF sites in maintaining their GFSI status in the areas of Supplier Assurance and Food fraud and authenticity management.

About you

We need someone with strong experience in Supplier Assurance with the food industry. As well as understanding retailer specifications.

• Proven experience of Food / Science degree equivalent and/or SA/QC/QA experience in food manufacturing environments.
• Ideally have had experience in dairy category.
• Strong stakeholder management across various levels.

What we can offer you

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
• A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference.
• The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group

We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Who are we

Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of €2.9 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe’s leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only 10 years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability. Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose – Serving the World with Better Food – and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.

At Nomad Foods we’re proud to represent the world we serve by hiring diverse talent. Our inclusive culture is all about what we can achieve together.