Group Supplier Lead Auditor
The Compleat Food Group Nottingham
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Group Supplier Lead Auditor – UK Chilled Food Industry
Hybrid Role - with UK and International Travel
Are you a proactive supplier auditor passionate about driving quality, compliance, and continuous improvement in the foodindustry? We’re seeking an experienced Group Supplier Lead Auditor to take a lead role in our Compliance team in ensuring our
supply base consistently meets the highest technical and safety standards across all divisions in our multi-site fast growing
business.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Group Supplier Lead Auditor, you will be at the forefront of technical and quality assurance, responsible for auditing ourlarge national and international supply base to guarantee compliance with both our group standards and key customer requirements.
You will work closely with suppliers to improve performance across KPIs such as audit scores, compliance with retailer codes of
practice, ethical standards, and addressing supplier non-conformances. Your role will be essential in providing safe, legal, authentic, and quality products through our entire supply chain.
There will be a large amount of travel both in the UK and Internationally with this role, so flexibility with regards to workinghours and being away from home frequently are essential - the opportunity to travel and experience auditing some very interesting
and unique suppliers on such a large scale is not common within the chilled food industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supply Base Auditing: Execute and manage supply base audits according to the Group audit schedule, ensuring new suppliers meet
- Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement by working with suppliers and outsourced partners to ensure compliance
- Risk-Based Audit Scheduling: Develop and maintain a risk-assessed site audit schedule to monitor and elevate technical
- Timely Audit Reporting: Produce accurate, timely audit reports and communicate progress, status, and any issues to the wider
- Issue Resolution: Support sites in root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to address any non-compliance,
- Internal Support: Assist manufacturing sites during customer audits and participate in ad-hoc technical projects as required.
- Standard & Legislation Updates: Regularly review and update supplier and manufacturing standards, ensuring all changes in
legislation and retailer standards are incorporated.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a crucial role in our Technical team setting and upholding industry-leading standards inthe UK’s chilled food sector. You’ll join a highly experienced team that values quality, safety, and continuous improvement, where
your insights and technical expertise will directly impact the quality and integrity of our market leading products across a very
diverse supply base. No two days are the same in our business, the variety of products we make from Chilled Savoury Pastry, Fried
products, Dips, Soups, Olives, Anti-pasti/Conti Meats, Plant Based, Cheeses and Olives means you will be working across a large
and interesting network of National and International Suppliers.
Benefits to Include:
- Car Allowance and Company Bonus
- International Travel - Expensed
- 33 Days annual leave
- 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
- Online and High-street retailer discount scheme
- Employee well-being and community support groups
- Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
- Charity Initiatives and Team events
- HRT Prescription charge repayment
- 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
- Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
- Online Wellbeing benefits
- Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
- Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
To excel in this role, you should bring:
- A degree in Food Science or a related discipline (preferred).
- Lead Auditor training and HACCP Level 3 certification.
- Experience as a Technical Manager, Technical Services Manager, Quality Manager, or Supplier/BRC/Third-Party Auditor.
- Strong technical knowledge of UK and European food regulations and legislation.
- Proven expertise in process review, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills for working with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
- Outstanding organisational abilities to prioritize effectively and manage multiple demands in a dynamic environment.
If you’re looking to progress from your current role and want to make a difference and are excited about ensuring safe, authentic, and high-quality products across a very large and varied supply chain, apply now to become our Group Supplier Lead Auditor!
The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported andvalued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive.
We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and providesa better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.
Recruitment Agencies: We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge anyspeculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.
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