Senior Technical Manager

Senior Technical Manager

Paris with International Travel

£attractive + package

Our client is seeking a Senior Technical Manager to lead several food safety streams. The candidate will be working in an international environment in close collaboration with Senior Quality Directors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead several Technical Working Group projects to deliver on mandates set by the Board of Directors.

• Select relevant representatives from member companies for each work stream, ensure their continuous engagement (e.g. webinars, conference calls.)
• Systematically liaise with the Working Group Chairs and board liaisons before and between the meetings to ensure timely delivery of objectives.
• Coordinate meeting planning, communication and report writing.
• Manage global stakeholder consultations (certification bodies, CPOs, non-profit/NGOs…).
• Help to identify relevant tasks to be proposed for new Technical Working Groups.
• Management of the benchmarking process

Person Profile:

• Degree in food related discipline (food science, food technology).
• Previous experience working within the Food safety industry.
• Direct experience performing third party audits is desirable.
• • Lead Auditor and HACCP training course.
• Experienced in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including companies, standard bodies, international organisations and governments.
• A strong team player, able to take initiative and work autonomously in a collaborative environment
• Ability to deliver objectives on time. Analysis and decision-making capabilities.
• Fluent in English with excellent oral and written communication skills

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