Technical Account Manager in Leicester, Leicestershire

Technical Account Manager
Food Manufacturing
Leicester
£50,000 - £55,000

When another manufacturer is producing a product with your name on it, how do you make sure their standards are as high as your own?

That's the challenge at the heart of this newly created role.

You'll be joining an established food manufacturing business with a growing consumer brand and ambitious plans to expand its product range through third-party manufacturing partners.

Rather than simply maintaining existing supplier relationships, you'll have the opportunity to help shape how new manufacturing partners are selected, approved and supported as the business grows.

And there's plenty of variety involved.

You'll work closely with NPD to take new products from initial development through to successful launch, making sure the manufacturing partners behind them can consistently deliver on food safety, quality and product integrity.

That means getting out to suppliers, conducting audits, attending factory trials and working through the practical challenges that inevitably arise when introducing something new.

But this isn't about turning up, identifying problems and leaving someone else to fix them.

You'll be expected to build relationships with suppliers, understand their capabilities and work collaboratively to close any gaps between their existing processes and the standards expected of the brand.

You'll also take ownership of the technical detail behind those launches, from specifications and artwork approval through to product testing, complaint investigations and ongoing supplier performance.

Because once a product has launched, your involvement doesn't stop.

You'll continue monitoring quality, identifying opportunities for improvement and making sure manufacturing partners remain aligned as the product range develops.

You'll need a strong Technical or Quality background within food manufacturing, experience of supplier management and auditing, and a good understanding of BRCGS, HACCP and food legislation.

You'll also need to be organised, commercially aware and comfortable influencing people who don't directly report to you.

This is a chance to put your technical expertise to work beyond the boundaries of a single factory, helping shape a growing supplier network and the products it brings to market.

If that sounds like the kind of opportunity you'd enjoy, let's have a confidential conversation.