Technical Manager

TECHNICAL MANAGER Competitive + BenefitsWant 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 and overseas)Drive standards across food safety, quality, legality and ESGLead supplier engagement, visits, audits and improvement plansLead technical performance and reportingOwn KPI reporting (quality, shelf life, complaints, waste)Deliver clear, customer-facing insights and action plansBe the key technical contactManage communication, expectations and technical deliverySupport customer meetings, reporting and site visitsDrive trials, innovation and benchmarkingLead product, packaging and varietal trialsOwn benchmarking and continuous improvement initiativesWork cross-functionally across the businessCollaborate with Commercial, Packaging, Compliance and OpsAlign ways of working across the wider groupChampion continuous improvementDevelop SOPs, systems and technical processesDrive 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 ..... full job details .....