Summary: The Food Quality Assurance Manager at ALDI is a senior technical role focused on driving change and ensuring product quality within a fast-growing retail environment. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in food legislation, product lifecycle management, and team leadership, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making. This position requires excellent communication skills to influence stakeholders across the supply chain and deliver safe, legal, and quality products. The role also involves managing technical teams and fostering innovation in response to market changes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive change and deliver projects on time within a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Manage a technical/quality team and ensure compliance with EU and UK food legislation.
• Utilize data to make commercially sound technical decisions.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee new product development and product safety management.
• Engage in crisis and incident management.
• Implement effective supplier management through KPIs and technical reviews.
• Participate in horizon scanning and respond to market changes.

Key Skills:

• Science degree or similar technical qualifications (Food Science, Food Technology, etc.).
• Experience in Retail, Manufacturing, Food Service, or Quality Assurance.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
• Ability to analyze complex information and summarize effectively.
• Commercial awareness and customer focus.
• Experience in program management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Multi-project expertise and crisis management experience.

Salary (Rate): £95,655

City: Atherstone

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other