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Technical Manager

Job Posted: 10 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Maidstone, Kent

Expire in: a month

Job Description

TECHNICAL MANAGER 

Competitive + Benefits

Want to own one of the UK's most high-profile retail accounts?

This is a high-impact Technical Manager role sitting at the heart of a fast-paced, fresh produce business, leading this retailer account and driving standards across a global supply base.

You'll be the link between supplier, site, and customer - ensuring product safety, quality, compliance, and innovation are delivered at the highest level.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Own supplier relationships (UK & overseas)

Drive standards across food safety, quality, legality & ESG
Lead supplier engagement, visits, audits & improvement plansLead technical performance & reporting

Own KPI reporting (quality, shelf life, complaints, waste)
Deliver clear, customer-facing insights and action plansBe the key technical contact

Manage communication, expectations & technical delivery
Support customer meetings, reporting & site visitsDrive trials, innovation & benchmarking

Lead product, packaging & varietal trials
Own benchmarking and continuous improvement initiativesWork cross-functionally across the business

Collaborate with Commercial, Packaging, Compliance & Ops
Align ways of working across the wider groupChampion continuous improvement

Develop SOPs, systems and technical processes
Drive quality culture and performance across the supply chainWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

Strong Technical / Quality background within fresh produce or food manufacturing
 Experience managing retailer accounts (ideally M&S)
 Solid understanding of BRCGS, retailer standards & supply chain compliance
 Confident managing suppliers, audits, and customer relationships
 Data-driven with the ability to turn insight into action
 Strong communicator - able to influence at all levels

Comfortable with UK & international travel

WHY THIS ROLE?

This isn't just another Technical Manager job - this is a role where you:

Own a key retail account with real visibility
 Work across a global supply base
 Drive innovation, ESG and continuous improvement
 Sit at the centre of technical, commercial and operational teams

If you're ready to step into a role with real ownership, influence, and impact - this is it.

Get in touch with Luan Harrison at MorePeople to find out more

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