A leading, well established FMCG/food company based in the West Midlands are growing & investing in their food auditing division & as a result, they are looking for a Certification Manager to lead the department in the next phase of their improvement journey.

Client Details

You have the chance to join a world leading organisation who are striving to improve & further develop their customer relationships & offering. As the Certification Manager you will be collaborating with the wider senior management team & you will instrumental in defining & implementing strategy to ensure their continued success.

Description

As the Certification Manager you will be developing best practices & leading the business unit in instilling a business improvement mind-set. You will be managing an audit team maximising the potential of the department by working closely with the sales & marketing teams whilst also liaising with existing & potential customers.

In conjunction with the Head of the Department, you will have overall responsibility for the day to day management of the Certification Body. Key Responsibilities:

• To manage the Certification Co-ordinator and the team of Auditors.
• To ensure that compliance with the requirements of the BRC and other certification schemes is maintained.
• To oversee coordination of audits of clients' sites within the scope of defined competencies.
• To develop new schemes and liaise with the Business Development team to bring to market.
• To ensure that UKAS accreditation is maintained and extended.
• To carry out witness audits as required.
• To correlate data and reports as required.
• To develop, write and deliver bespoke training courses/programmes that are client specific.
• To deliver, where appropriate relevant training and training courses.
• To liaise with clients and external organisations as appropriate (e.g. BRC and UKAS).
• To participate in the training programme and undergo further training as required and participate in schemes to ensure on-going competence.
• To uphold and maintain confidentiality.

Profile

A Quality/Audit specialist with experience leading a team & the following:

• Educated to Degree level in an agri- food related discipline e.g. Food Science, or hold an industry related qualification.
• Significant experience in a similar role with auditing, training or Third Party Accreditation experience.
• Strong people management and organisational skills.
• A collaborative working style.
• Proactive customer focus and commercial awareness.
• Recent training in BRC Global standards is essential.
• Awareness of regulatory trends and legislation in commercial industry situations.
• Auditing experience is desirable.
• Occasional travel may be required dependent on business needs so the successful candidate will need to have an element of flexibility.

Job Offer

Circa £50,000 - £59,000 + Car/Allowance + Additional Benefits