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Trainee Technical Account Manager - Studentjob.co.uk
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Overview
A role as a Trainee Technical Account Manager has become available at our Cross Hands site. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, career-minded individual to progress their career within the Food Safety & Quality department whilst liaising with key UK retailers.
Responsibilities
- As a key representative of the Food Safety & Quality division of the company, this role will provide opportunity for personal growth and development, this will be a dynamic role with scope to drive a wide range of customer relationship initiatives while collaborating with and supporting a high performing and effective Technical team.
- To work collaboratively between the customer and the company, ensuring that we cascade and deliver the Food Safety & Quality requirements of the customer to the Technical and wider functions within the site.
- Develop strong relationships with both the customers and the wider site teams and to help establish Dunbia as the supplier of choice with the customer.
- To be responsible for protecting at all times, the integrity of the company through positive and constructive actions and attitude.
- Represent the Food Safety & Quality department in a positive and proactive manner at customer head office meeting, including development gate meetings, technical reviews, product reviews etc.
- To organise customer visits and audits to the factory, including the management of post-visit actions.
- Liaise with New Product Development department with respect to food safety aspects of launching new products.
- Regularly review KPI's and drive actions along with the site teams to continually improve KPI's.
- Review artwork of primary packaging; sleeves / labels to ensure legal and accurate.
- Management of raw material & finished product specifications and factory quality attribute sheets.
- Conduct product assessments to ensure production adherence to agreed standards.
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- 1 year+ Food industry experience preferably.
- Science/ Food Science/ other related discipline qualification at higher education level.
- Exposure to the understanding of retailers.
- Organisational skills to enable the management and development of multiple projects.
- Understanding and working knowledge of food science, legal labelling, audit requirements and of customer technical requirements.
- Confidence to manage customers and key stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal at all levels.
- Ability to work effectively within a team and on your own initiative.
- Willing to build knowledge base above and beyond core experience.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.
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