Category Technical Manager – Food - Leeds – Asda House

Asda
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Competitive
11 Dec 2018
13 Dec 2018
1213791BR
Full Time
Category Technical Manager – Food
Asda Brand – Technical & Quality

Based at Asda House in Leeds
Full time

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Category Technical Manager to join our team. The purpose of the job is to enable Asda to become Britain’s most trusted retailer. This will be achieved by working with our business partners, to lead and deliver due diligence and brand requirements in our accountable categories and throughout our teams. As an experienced Technical Manager you will have experience of leading complex food categories within retail, FMCG or a manufacturing environment.

What you’ll be responsible for:

Promote a Culture of Customer & brand integrity focus:
Managing the supplier quality and technical management across ASDA supply base
Organizing and chairing internal and external supplier review meetings
Manage the Technical review process, engaging business partners from start to end in line with our policy
Ensure rigorous supplier management using agreed processes for customer complaints, serious incidents, testing exceptions, withdrawals and recalls, EHO and TSI referrals, scorecard metrics and responsible sourcing to minimize the risk of regulatory challenge or adverse brand damage

Enable Business Strategy:
Be the category strategic lead for technical and where applicable – quality in your accountable areas.
Conduct strategic risk assessment reviews of the supply base in conjunction with strategic category plans
Ensure all visits and audits are completed and communicated to category
All documents for due diligence are correctly stored on HIVE
Lead and deliver technical strategies in line with your business plan
Support availability by demonstrating your participation in GHDF strategies

Protect and enhance the brand:
Ensure all specifications in the HIVE have a Risk Assessment
Maintain Hive active supplier visibility
Support the development, engagement (internal and external) and delivery of policies or processes relevant to your category or total own brand
Active participation in Horizon Scanning (internal / external) of category area, investigating anomalies, supporting development of policy and processes to mitigate private brand exposure to risk

About you:
As an experienced Technical Manager you will have experience of leading complex food categories within retail, FMCG or Manufacturing environment. A natural problem solver and credible leader, you will engage and influence both internal and external stakeholders by demonstrating your professional knowledge and area of expertise
Degree or equivalent in relevant product or scientific area
A solid background gained within a similar technical role, supplemented with extensive industry experience in category
Understanding of technical and manufacturing experience
Commercial and customer awareness
Ability to prioritise and flex to business needs
Proven track record of result delivery & decision making
The ability to “make a difference” with a commercial instinct
Build strong sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers

Your benefits: You’ll receive an excellent benefits package which includes company car or cash allowance, BUPA, colleague discount, share save scheme & competitive pension. We also like to share our success; after all you made it happen, so every eligible colleague is also part of the Asda bonus scheme.