Technical & Compliance Manager

Technical & Compliance Manager

Location: Lewes, East Sussex
Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 plus discretionary bonus
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Working arrangement: Predominantly site-based initially

Wild Nutrition is a fast-growing, female-founded health and wellness business with a clear mission to support women through better nutrition.

The company produces a broad range of premium supplements using high-quality, evidence-based ingredients and is now looking for an experienced Technical & Compliance Manager to take ownership of its technical compliance function.

This is a broad, hands-on position covering regulatory compliance, product claims, labelling, quality systems, supplier standards and post-launch product compliance.

Reporting to the Head of Operations and working closely with NPD, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain, you will be responsible for ensuring that products remain safe, compliant and supported by effective technical systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and continuously improving the Quality Management System

• Writing, reviewing and maintaining SOPs, policies, specifications and technical documentation

• Ensuring compliance with UK food supplement and labelling legislation

• Reviewing product labels, nutritional information, health claims and marketing content

• Supporting regulatory compliance across new product development

• Providing clear compliance gates before products and campaigns are launched

• Managing CAPA, complaints, investigations and continuous-improvement activity

• Leading supplier approval, technical reviews and ongoing supplier compliance

• Supporting internal, supplier and external audits

• Maintaining standards and certifications such as GMP, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 or SALSA

• Supporting certification requirements including Soil Association and Vegan Society

• Working with approximately 45 formulas and a broad international supplier base

• Supporting products sold across the UK and international markets

• Providing practical, commercially aware compliance advice across the business

• Supporting and developing the Compliance Assistant

You will ideally have:

• A degree in Nutrition, Food Science, Law, Business or a related subject

• At least three to five years of compliance experience within food, supplements, nutraceuticals or regulated FMCG

• Strong knowledge of UK food supplement and labelling requirements

• An understanding of FSA and EFSA requirements

• Experience reviewing product claims, labels and technical documentation

• Hands-on experience managing or developing a QMS

• Experience writing SOPs and managing CAPA or complaints

• Exposure to standards such as BRCGS, FSSC 22000, SALSA or GMP

• Strong attention to detail and the confidence to make clear compliance decisions

• The ability to work effectively across NPD, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain

Previous people-management experience is not essential. Technical credibility, attention to detail and the ability to take ownership are more important.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a key function within a growing, purpose-led health and wellness brand.

The role offers:

• £50,000 to £60,000 salary

• Discretionary bonus

• Flexible start and finish times around core hours

• Summer Friday finishes

• The opportunity to shape and strengthen the technical compliance function

• A future move with the business to Burgess Hill, planned for 2027

Apply today or contact Louis at Found Food & Drink for a confidential conversation.