Supplier Assurance Manager

Supplier Assurance Manager | Up to £60,000 | Chichester | Amazing Benefits Package

Join Nature’s Way Foods as our Supplier Assurance Manager. Reporting to our Customer Quality Director, this is a senior-level, business-critical role, and you’ll help shape and deliver our food safety and technical policies, making sure safe, legal food is always produced and that compliance standards are met across our supply base.

You’ll also build strong industry relationships and make the most of networking opportunities, helping to keep NWF up to date with the latest food safety and legal developments.

What you’ll get

• Base salary up to £60,000
• Profit share bonus scheme
• Employer matched pension up to 5%
• Health cash plan
• Access to online GP & life assurance
• Flexible benefits, including corporate gym discounts, enhanced maternity & paternity leave, and more

What you’ll do

• You’ll lead food safety, due diligence and integrity across our supply base, ensuring consistently safe products reach our customers.
• Working closely with suppliers and NWF’s Senior Management team, you’ll maintain the highest food safety and due diligence standards while championing best practice and continuous improvement.
• Develop and support the Supplier Assurance team.
• Build a collaborative, cross-functional team with clear succession plans.
• Take responsibility for managing and reviewing the Supplier Assurance budget.
• Monitor supplier legal compliance, including pesticide MRLs and raw material microbiology, and investigate out-of-specification results across the supply base.
• Maintain ethical compliance systems across our supply base and coordinate them with NWF sites.
• Across all sites, you’ll implement and audit the NWF Compliance Standard, promoting best practice and continuous improvement.
• Own all aspects of Supplier Assurance.
• Regularly share food safety and compliance KPIs with the wider business.
• Keeping up to date with industry standards, you’ll share key developments across the business.
• Act as deputy on key customer and third-party technical and food safety committees.
• When required, represent the team in customer meetings.
• Build strong working relationships with senior colleagues.
• Keep your team safe through effective risk assessments, training, inspections and performance reviews.
• Make sure raw materials and ingredients are food safe, and that suppliers and NWF sites meet all relevant food safety and compliance standards.
• Deliver an effective Supplier Assurance programme across the business.

What we’re looking for from you

• You’ll bring proven auditing experience, ideally as a Lead Auditor / Assessor, alongside Advanced Food Hygiene (or equivalent) and Advanced HACCP.
• You’ll have a strong technical background in the food industry, with experience in FMCG and perishable products across a range of categories, including produce.
• You’ll understand food and pesticide legislation, multi-site operations, and how to work with major multiple retailers and foodservice customers.
• A degree or equivalent in Food Technology would be desirable.
• As an experienced people manager, you’ll be able to lead, organise, prioritise and delegate effectively.
• You’ll communicate confidently at all levels, both verbally and in writing, and be comfortable in customer- and industry-facing situations.
• You’ll bring integrity, professionalism and attention to detail, with a creative approach to problem-solving.

Nature’s Way Foods is a leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and food-to-go products for major supermarkets and retailers, working closely with farmers across Europe.

Our inclusive culture brings together people speaking 39 different languages, across four manufacturing facilities producing more than 400 million units each year. As we continue to grow, there are genuine opportunities to progress and develop your career with us.

Interested?

Click apply and submit your up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

At Nature’s Way Foods, we believe diversity and inclusion drive innovation and excellence. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to reach their full potential.

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