http://www.keyrecruitment.co.uk/for-candidates/job-search.asp Key Recruitment jobs feeds include the top 30 most recent jobs added to our database. You can filter our jobs feed to match your requirements using the rss-feeds page (www.keyrecruitment.co.uk/for-candidates/rss-feeds.asp). Key Recruitment has been providing sales, management and technical personnel to companies since 1992. rssjobfeed@keyrecruitment.co.uk en-uk http://www.keyrecruitment.co.uk/images/construction/logo.png http://www.keyrecruitment.co.uk/ Key Recruitment Ltd. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:48:56 GMT Position:
BAKERY MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
South East

Salary:
up to £30,000

The Company:
This leading bespoke bakery supply predominately into the Food Service Industry and have a fantastic reputation in the industry for innovation and quality

The Role:
As the Bakery Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the production at this business bakery including labour management, efficiency, yield, waste, health and safety and improvements. This is a day shift role working 5 days out of 7. It is essential that you have a proven track record in man management and an understanding of bakery processes.

Main accountabilities:
• Build and develop a positive working environment and actively encourage team performance
• Drive continuous improvement and implement new measures and identify corrective actions
• Ensure product meets throughput, cost, quality and delivery targets
• Ensure the bakery meets and exceeds health and safety standards
• Ensure HA...]]>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:39:56 GMTPosition:
INTERIM PURCHASING MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
Scotland

Salary
£35 - £40K

The Company:
This is an innovative and growing FMCG Food company supplying predominately into the major retailers own label and brand as well as exporting throughout Europe

The Role:
• This role is to cover maternity leave and my client is looking for an immediate start for between 6 and 12 months.
• You will responsible for the maintenance and development of the purchasing strategy including policies and procedures for food, non food and services
• Monitoring supplier performance
• Negotiation with suppliers
• Auditing of suppliers
Review cost increases by source best quality at lowest price
Maintain food and non food databases including cost price and trend analysis
Overseeing the spend profile and reporting on sourcing initiatives
• Work closely with internal departments

Requirements:
• Experience in previous food/non food purchasing
Strong analytical, n...]]>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:52:43 GMTPosition:
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIST NEW GRADUATE CONSIDERED

Location:
Scotland

Salary:
up to £25K

The Company:
This is an innovative and growing company supplying predominately into the major retailers own label and brand as well as exporting throughout Europe

The Role:
As part of the NPD team you will manage the development of new products from concept brief through to launch. You will develop clear recipes that meet the needs of the customer and is commercial viable for the business. Sourcing of new ingredients from approved suppliers, dealing with costings and managing the critical path. Working closely with the packaging team for all new products and ensuring smooth progressions to launch

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will hold a relevant qualification
Have experience of working within a chilled food manufacturer
Have a good knowledge of food trends and innovation
Understand the critical path

All candidates must be eligible to work and ...]]>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:02:00 GMTPosition:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/TRADER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
UK

Salary:
Dependant on Experience

The Company:
International food trading company supplying across the food industry spectrum. They are a dynamic company that have established suppliers and customers but are always looking to broaden their horizon

The Role:
Making contacts within new suppliers
Managing and developing relationships with customers both in the UK and Global
Negotiation of contracts
Developing procedures and best practise for both supplier and customer
Understanding of the markets to ensure trading prices and availability

Requirements:
Previous experience of trading within the food industry ideally within produce
First class sales experience
Excellent negotiation skills
Ability to make decisions under pressure
Understanding of haulage would be advantageous
Flexibility to travel

All candidates must be eligible to work and reside in the UK
...]]>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:53 GMTPosition: Supply Chain Manager - Packaging

Location: London

Salary: £35 - £40K + Benefits

The Company: This innovative company are responsible for managing packaging supply chain for a number of leading brands across the UK and Internationally

The Role:
•You will be responsible for one major account acting as the point of contact for customer services for all packaging related activity
•You will manage the process from initial brief to delivery of promotional and standard packaging including all supply chain issues, communication and financial
•Identify packaging suppliers and manage contracts looking at supplier performance
•Manage the phasing of promotional activity
•Cost control
•Work closely with agencies in relation to artwork and specifications
•Build relationships with internal departments including marketing, supply chain, legal and operations

Requirements:
•Previous experience within food packaging or repro environment
•Project management skills...]]>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:53:15 GMTPosition: Night Shift Production Manager

Location: East Midlands

Salary: £28 - £32,000

The Company: This company is a leader in the chilled food sector supplying all the major retailers in the UK. This a large operation and require someone with previous experience in FMCG Food

The Role:
•Management of the night production shift
•Working to KPI’s including efficiencies, waste, labour, quality and service
•GMP and Continuous Improvement
•Good understanding of Hygiene
•Identifying any training requirements

Requirements:
•Chilled produce experience
•Excellent management skills
•Lean Manufacturing experience

...]]>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:18:51 GMTPosition:
PACKAGING AND ARTWORK COORDINATOR – FMCG FOOD

Location:
Scotland

Salary:
up to £28K

The Company:
This is an innovative and growing company supplying predominately into the major retailers own label and brand as well as exporting throughout Europe

The Role:
As part of the NPD team you will be responsible for managing all the packaging dealing with suppliers, sourcing new material, costings and specifications at NPD concept stage as well as artwork generation for all new products. This will include structural packaging development and management of the artwork process, dealing with external agencies and building relationships

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will hold a relevant qualification
Have experience of working with food manufacturing
Knowledge of packaging trends and artwork design
Knowledge of NPD Process
High attention to detail

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK AND RESIDE IN THE UK
...]]>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:12:30 GMTPosition:
SHIFT LEADER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
Derbyshire

Salary:
£22 - £25K with a view up to£30K

The Company:
This is a leading food company that work across a number of food categories. They supply into retail, industrial and foodservice markets.

The Role:
• The role is reporting directly to the Factory Manager and as Shift Leader you will be responsible for the management and control of an operations team
• Health and Safety
• HACCP
• Daily productivity
• Identifying and implementing continuous Improvement initiatives
• Daily, weekly and month reporting on KPI’s

Requirements:
• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leadership within FMCG Food.
• Need to be self motivated as well as motivate others
• Good problem solving skills
• Understanding of lean manufacturing
• Ideally a related qualification
• Ability to work on a 3 shift system

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK AND RESIDE IN THE UK
...]]>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:05:36 GMTPosition:
DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION SHIFT MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
Yorkshire

Salary:
£30 - £35,000

The Company:
Specialist in chilled and frozen products supplying the major retailers and food service sectors

The Role:
Reporting to the Site General Manager you will responsible the day to day operations of the Shift
Providing leadership and motivation to your team and measuring performance
Driving continuous improvement to meet company objectives
Setting and delivering of KPI’s for Quality, Labour, Downtime, Waste and Health ands Safety
Conduct daily inspections and ensure working to GMP and BRC standards

Requirements:
Experience of working in a fast paced food processing environment ideally meat or poultry
Must be able to make decision
Proven track record in managing and motivating teams
Ability to lead from the front
Experience in delivering on continuous Improvement


ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK AND RESIDE IN THE UK
...]]>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:14:09 GMTPosition:
INTERIM ENGINEERING MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
South East

Salary:
Competitive daily rate

The Company:
This is a well established leading organisation that produces branded and own label foods supply to all the major retailers.

The Role:.
Due to a restructure this company require an Interim Engineering manager to lead, support and develop the engineering team. You will be responsible for all aspects of the engineering remit including, PPM and fault finding, project work, installations and budgetary control. Develop and implement profit improvement plans, implement change management and ensure health and safety is to the highest standard. You will also drive and develop maintenance excellence and continuous improvement.

Requirements:
Previous experience of managing an engineering team in a food manufacturing environment.
Need to be tenacious with excellent communication skills
Driven and committed
Experience of modern manufacturing prac...]]>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:18:58 GMTPosition:
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE - MARKETING

Location:
Manchester

Salary:
£20 - £25,000

The Company:
This is creative International company specialising in marketing for Blue Chip organisations

The Role:
The successful candidates will be required to manage a blue chip account, preparing quotations, attending client meetings, identify and deliver cost savings and identifying new areas of growth. It is essential that you have a background in client service within design agency or brand management with a knowledge of reprographics, basic artwork and print processes

Requirements:
Ability to operate independently or as part of a team
Build strong client relationships
Negotiation skills
Work under pressure and within tight deadlines

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK AND RESIDE IN THE UK
...]]>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:24 GMTPosition:
COMMERCIAL MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
Yorkshire

Salary:
£45 - £50K

The Company:
Leading FMCG food business supplying products to the both foodservice and major grocery retailer sectors

The Role:
Responsible for the development and management of foodservice accounts. You will report directly to the Sales Director and have full P&L control of your accounts. You will establish effective partnerships, deliver growth across a the category and achieve budget by developing and implementing successful sales strategies and category initiatives

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have proven track record within the food manufacturing industry with experience of account management in the food service sector
You need to professional, motivated and driven with the ability to forge strong customer relationships and grow the business
Excellent negotiation and presentation skills are essential
...]]>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:32:07 GMTPosition:
INTERIM PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIST – FOOD PACKAGING

Location:
North Wales

Salary:
Up to £35K pro rata

The Company:
Leading FMCG Food company

The Role:
• Implement and launch all of own label packaging.
• Drive improvements with all suppliers and printers
• Identify improved packaging formats and material specifications.
• Consider packaging options present recommendations specific to each range.
• Coordinate line trials and photography
• Identification and development of new packaging ideas and materials and manage packaging reduction targets.
• Production planning
• Manage artwork and packaging sign off.
• Hold pre-artwork meetings and attending print runs.

Requirements
Previous experience in FMCG Food Packaging

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK AND RESIDE IN THE UK
...]]>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:02:35 GMTPosition:
CATEGORY MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
East Midlands

Salary:
£40 - £50K + Car and benefits

The Company:
Leading FMCG chilled food business that has established brand and private label business with UK’s major retailers. They are currently looking to expand their marketing team and require an accomplished category manager to support the marketing and commercial and NPD functions

The Role:
• The role involves the gathering, monitoring, analysing and reporting on promotional activities and presenting of findings both internally to the marketing and commercial teams but also directly to the customer.
• You will be expected to create a category plan which will include a longer term vision by demonstrating market knowledge of the consumer, customer and its competitors and providing insight recommendations for both the branded and own label products. You are responsible for delivery of business growth by promotions, pricing, merchandising and ranging b...]]>Fri, 28 May 2010 13:14:20 GMTPosition:
PRODUCTION MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
North West

Salary:
£30,000 - £40,000

The Company:
This is a well established food manufacturer who supply quality products to both multiple and independent retailers

The Role:
• As an experienced Production Manager you will be responsible for;
o Leading a production and packaging team to meet targets and KPI's.
o Health & safety of staff
o Ensure quality and efficiency throughout production and packaging and despatch
o Effective utilisation of both people and resources.

Requirements:
• The ideal candidate will have previous experience of a similar role in the food industry.
• A knowledge of lean manufacturing
• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in management whether as a Production Manager or Senior Supervisor looking for progression.
• Need to have drive and ambition as well as strong communication skills to influence and motivate
• A tenacious approach and a “can do” at...]]>Fri, 28 May 2010 08:41:19 GMTPosition:
QA ASSISTANT - PHARMACEUTICALS

Location:
Greater Manchester

Salary:
£18,000 + Bonus and Pension

The Company:
Leading Health Product company providing brand and own label products to the major retailers

The Role:
As the QA Assistant you will be responsible for supporting the QA Manager and the production teams by updating and maintaining quality records and samples. Working to and issuing Standard Operating Procedures and producing Specifications. Preparing and issuing of reports including temperature, air and water. Issue Certificates of Analysis and conformity. Administration of GMP training

This is not a shift based role (days only)

Requirements:
The ideal candidate needs to have a background in the FMCG Pharma/Health Foods/Food
Have experience of working within a QA department and have worked with Quality Management Systems
Experience of internal auditing
Science or related degree/qualification
Methodical with attention to detail
...]]>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:06:48 GMTPosition:
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCT ENGINEER - FOOD

Location:
South West

Salary:
£22,000 - £26,000

The Company:
International company supplying food and ingredients to other manufacturers and to the major retailers, own label and branded products

The Role:
As part of the NPD team you will be responsible for taking products from the concept team through to launch. This involves reviewing processes and recipes, working with technical and engineering teams to ensure equipment is suitable or commissioning new, taking products through trials and eventually through to launch. You will also be responsible for assessing products meet quality standards and within cost parameters

Requirements:
Educated to Degree level in food or equivalent
Ability to interpret and analyse data
Ability to interact well with the customer and internal teams
Excellent project management skills
A background in Food Manufacturing is essential
...]]>Mon, 24 May 2010 09:52:01 GMTPosition:
SPECIFICATIONS TECHNOLOGIST – 1 YEAR CONTRACT – FMCG FOOD

Location:
South East

Salary:
£18,000 - £22,000

The Company:
A respected and well established food manufacturer supplying to the major multiples

The Role:
As part of the technical team you will be responsible for both internal and customer specifications and other technical documentation to meet business requirements. You will liaise with other members of the technical and development teams to ensure that raw material information is accurate and also deal with ingredient declarations, nutrition and legal labelling

Requirements:
It is essential that you have specification experience both raw material and finished products
A good working knowledge of retailers specification systems
A methodical approach
Accuracy and attention to detail
Strong team player

...]]>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:43:35 GMTPosition:
COMMERCIAL MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
South West

Salary:
£45 - £50K

The Company:
Leading FMCG food business supplying products to the major grocery retailer sector

The Role:
Responsible for the development and management of both major retailer accounts and B2B businesses. You will report directly to the Sales Director and have full P&L control of your accounts. You will establish effective partnerships, deliver growth across a number of categories and achieve budget by developing and implementing successful sales strategies and category initiatives

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have proven track record within the food manufacturing industry with experience of account management with at least one of the top 5 retailers (M&S preferred)
You need to professional, motivated and driven with the ability to forge strong customer relationships and grow the business
Excellent negotiation and presentation skills are essential

All cand...]]>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:59:16 GMTPosition:
SALES MANAGER – PHARMACEUTICALS

Location:
North West

Salary:
£40,000 - £45,000 + car allowance and benefits

The Company:
Leading Pharmaceutical company providing brand and own label products to the major retailers

The Role:
As a Sales Manager you will responsible for managing 2 Account Managers and developing a sales strategy to increases sales and profitability. You will also be responsible for your own accounts, achieving sales targets, negotiating with retailers, gaining listings and managing the category. Work closely with production and marketing to ensure sales forecasts are correct and report sales weekly. Identify new sales opportunities for both brand and own label products, working with marketing to develop campaigns and promotions.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate needs to have a background in the Pharmaceutical/medical or health foods
Proven sales and sales management experience with major retailer exposure ie Asda, Tesco etc
S...]]>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:13:44 GMTPosition:
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CONTROLLER

Location:
South East

Salary:
£30,000 - £35,000

The Company:
Well established bakery supplying quality products into the major multiples, food service sector and some export

The Role:
This is a great opportunity to join an established and growing business. As NPD Controller/Co-coordinator you will be responsible for the management of the NPD technologists and test bakers. Organising the development from customer brief, blue sky concept through process to launch. As a customer facing role you will work closely with both the commercial and technical teams to ensure delivery of quality and cost effective products that are competitive in the market. You will be responsible for ingredients new and existing, as well as packaging.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will come from a bakery or confectionery background
Degree or equivalent qualification in a food or related subject
Good retailer knowledge
Proven track...]]>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:20:30 GMTPosition:
SENIOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIST – FMCG FOOD

Location:
North East

Salary:
£26,000 - £34,000

The Company:
This innovative and expanding chilled food manufacturer supplies the major retailers with high end products. New Product Development is high on the agenda

The Role:
• The role is working closely with the major retailers managing the NPD Process from concept through development to launch of both new and existing branded and retailer own label products in line with the NPD critical path and you will be responsible for the planning and supervision of factory trials.
• It is essential that you can build strong working relationships with the customer’s buying, development and technical teams as well as internally with other departments

Requirements:
• The ideal candidate will have experienced of working in a chilled food manufacturers.
• The ability to build relationships with the retailers is also essential. Need to be “hands-on” and...]]>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:45:51 GMTPosition:
DEVELOPMENT CHEF – FMCG FOOD

Location:
North East

Salary:
£16,000 – £22,000

The Company:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a modern and innovative food manufacturer working across a number of food categories

The Role:
As a development chef you will be part of the creative product team and you will be responsible for creating new ideas and recipes or re design existing products. It is essential that you are up to date with current trends and markets and have the ability to re invent products. You will be also be responsible for sourcing ingredients, looking at costings of recipes and delivering inspired products for the major retailers.

Requirements:
You need to be an accomplished and trained chef with culinary flair having worked in prestigious hotel kitchens and restaurants. You need to be able to juggle projects and have excellent communication to work internally with other departments and also present to major multiple retaile...]]>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:01:56 GMTPosition:
GRADUATE MARKETING EXECUTIVE – CHILLED FOODS

Location:
Lincolnshire

Salary:
c£18,000 - £20,000

The Company:
This food manufacturer is a leader in the chilled food industry and offers excellent training and development

The Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an international company at entry level and develop a successful career in due course. You will be responsible for support the Marketing and Category managers, developing and implementing marketing plans, New Product Development launches and budget control. You will become involved in the full marketing mix including consumer insight, strategy and assist with presenting to the major retailers

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have a strong academic record in a marketing related degree
Need to confident and ambitious to join this dynamic team
Ideally some work experience within a marketing environment
Creative and assertive
...]]>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:22:23 GMTPosition:
SPECIFICATIONS TECHNOLOGIST – FMCG FOOD

Location:
South East

Salary:
£20 - £25,000

The Company:
This client is a manufacturer of chilled foods supplying the major retailers. They now require an experienced Specifications Technologist who will play a pivotal role in dealing with all specification and labeling

The Role:
• Reporting into the Technical Manager, you will be fully responsible for all online customer specifications to meet the needs of this fast moving business.
• Create and manage customer and factory specifications , working to legislation and customer codes of practise ensuring all data is accurate
• Present information in a format to enable label generation
• Understand, maintain and develop knowledge of retailer systems and requirements to enable maintenance of customer specifications on their chosen system.
• Checking of label information during artwork preparation to ensure it meets the specification requirements
• A...]]>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:20:24 GMTPosition:
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
Midlands

Salary:
£30,000- £40,000

The Company:
This is a leading chilled food manufacturer supplying a number of the major retailers with high end products. They are an innovative organisation with NPD playing a key part of driving the company forward

The Role:
The role is both creative taking briefs from the major retailers, developing new and innovative concepts then taking them through process to launch following the NPD critical path. Planning and supervising of factory trials. Development of relationships with the retailer’s buyers and technical teams is key to the success of company.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have experienced of working in a chilled food manufacturers. The ability to build relationships with the retailers is also essential. Need to “hands-on” and work part of independently and as part of team
...]]>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:58:09 GMTPosition:
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIST – FMCG FOOD

Location:
North West

Salary:
£20 - £25,000

The Company:
This well established market leader produces a diverse product range both branded and own label, working with all the major retailers as well as exporting.

The Role:
As a development technologist you will bridge between the NPD and Technical teams working closely with the retailers to ensure total satisfaction in the product. This will be working on new products as well as re-engineering existing to takeout costs or change specifications. Managing the complaints procedure and ensuring KPI’s are met.

Requirements:
It is essential that this candidate has knowledge of raw materials and manufacturing processes with a methodical approach and a determination to see things through. A background in short shelf life products is essential
...]]>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:43:03 GMTPosition:
MARKETING EXECUTIVE – FMCG FOOD

Location:
East Midlands

Salary:
c£25,000

The Company:
Leading chilled food manufacturer supplying the major retail multiples

The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team of innovative and leading chilled food manufacturer. You will be responsible for assisting the Marketing Manager and Commercial team with the project management of product marketing campaigns.

Experience/Skills Required:
• Experience of working both with external agencies and with cross functional internal teams
• Exceptional organisation skills to manage a number of projects simultaneously
• Excellent analytical skills
• Team player with a “can do” approach
• Numerate with good Excel skills
• Ideally knowledge of project management software
• Innovative and creative
• Attention to detail...]]>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:26:39 GMTPosition:
CATEGORY MARKETING MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Location:
East Midlands

Salary:
£35 - £40K

The Company:
Leading FMCG chilled food business supplying to the major retailers

The Role:
• As a Category Marketing Manager you will be responsible for managing the marketing requirements supplying into the top retail multiples
• You will be experienced in category insight, gathering and distributing clear data information to the customer and internally
• Demonstrate market knowledge of the consumer, customer and its competitors
• Hold focus/ research groups, attend food shows, competitor benchmarking and food panels
• Work in conjunction with the customer on category plans using project management and influencing skills to drive projects through
• Present and support product presentations
• Monitor category performance in line with targets and KPI’s
• The successful candidate will motivated and ambitious with previous experience of in the FMCG chilled food ...]]>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:19:57 GMTPosition:
ACCOUNT MANAGER – FRESH PRODUCE

Location:
South East

Salary:
£40 - £48,000

The Company:
Our client is the UK leading company in the fresh produce industry providing products across the entire major multiple retailers. Their market is driven by the seasons and special occasions; however they operate in a market that is busy all year around. They are looking to recruit an Account Manager to look after one of the major retailers.

The Role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day commercial management of the Tesco Account and to do this it is essential that you have a true understanding of the customers business and develop strong business relationships. You will work with the customer to develop category plans an a sales strategy and manage the supply chain between purchasing, NPD, technical and operations You will be in full control of commercial P&L which requires excellent negotiation skills to meet the demands of the bu...]]>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:28:47 GMT