Please apply by sending your CV to Carmel McCabe-Curran at cmccabe@qsp.ie or call for more information.

Technical Manager

05/03/21 Dublin Neg

Permanent full-time

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Technical Manager for one of Ireland's most successful grocery retailers. You will work within a well established and vibrant team, striving to maintain the highest standards across the supplier base whilst ensuring all new products developed adhere to brand and policy requirements. This is a permanent full-time position.

Responsibilities

Regularly review the quality of products against Product Specifications and Competitor products to ensure they continually meet the Quality Policy
Reviewing customer complaints and returns data for products, complete trend analysis and where required, implement product improvements or take action to remove defective products from sale
Keeping abreast of market trends around products and actively drive change and influence policy to meet these new customer needs
Ensuring all new supplier sites are Approval Audited and Non Conformances are Closed Off
Risk assessing all new products to ensure that they are safe and legal
Ensuring there is a Product Specification for all Category products
Managing product testing requirements and follow testing failures
Ensuring that the packaging of products is the minimum required to protect the product safety and proactively manage suppliers to reduce product packaging
Supporting Buyers in the implementation of the Branded Policy
Providing product expertise and support product and issue working groups and Category technical plans
Managing third party contracts within agreed costs
Using cross category knowledge and analysis to identify where cost savings can be made through economies of scale
Providing insight into costs of new and existing processes to ensure value for money

You will need

3+ years' technical and auditing experience is essential
Food Science or similar 3rd level degree
Proficient with Microsoft packages
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Please apply by sending your CV to Carmel McCabe-Curran at cmccabe@qsp.ie or call for more information.

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