Senior Technical Manager

We’re partnering with a leading business seeking an exceptional Senior Technical Manager to take ownership of technical strategy across its category. This is a high-profile leadership role where you’ll influence sourcing, product quality, customer relationships, and food safety performance-playing a pivotal part in protecting and enhancing a trusted brand reputation.

Senior Technical Manager

£75,000 – £85,000 + package

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Act as the primary technical contact for major retail customers, managing food safety, quality, integrity, complaints, product rejections, and crisis situations with confidence and professionalism
• Lead and enhance technical and food safety standards across the category, ensuring full compliance with legislative, customer, and internal quality requirements
• Drive continuous improvement through KPI analysis, corrective action management, and step-change projects in collaboration with leading industry institutes and centres of excellence
• Oversee product launches, performance reviews, and specification management for raw materials and finished goods, ensuring products are delivered right first time and to specification
• Build strong partnerships with growers and suppliers, visiting source locations to ensure compliance with company and customer policies while securing the best product quality, variety, size, and colour
• Influence pre-season and in-season sourcing decisions, managing seasonal transitions and benchmarking activities to maintain competitive advantage and product consistency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial, Procurement, Operations, and Compliance teams to align technical strategy with market demands and innovation opportunities
• Lead, coach, and develop the Product Manager and Technical Assistant, fostering a high-performance culture and clear communication across the business

What We’re Looking For:

• Extensive experience within fresh produce or food manufacturing, with strong technical knowledge
• Proven track record of managing major retail customer relationships and delivering exceptional technical and food safety standards
• Demonstrated success in driving continuous improvement, KPI performance, and quality enhancement initiatives
• Strong leadership experience with the ability to motivate, develop, and influence teams across multiple functions
• Excellent planning, organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive under pressure and manage competing priorities
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to growers, suppliers, and customer locations as required
• If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on (phone number removed) for more information

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