This is a unique opportunity to join one of the leading retail chains in Europe.Our client supplies a major retailer in the UK.PRODUCE TECHNOLOGIST – ITALY (FRUIT & VEG)
Primary Objectives and Purpose:
o Keep track of growers and packsites used by each supplier. Regularly verify proposed grower and packsite lists against actual load plan received information. Ensure all due diligence information for all suppliers, growers and packsites are received, validated and maintained up to date in the UK server.
o Verify compliance/adherence to standards and requirements through structured trace-back exercises and packsite audits on an appropriate frequency based on risk assessment (supply volume, 3rd party certifications, track record, etc). Where serious non-conformances are identified, initiate and follow through a documented process of bringing the supplier up to standard. Maintain a technical risk profile of suppliers in order to focus and justify efforts, and where necessary, influence procurement decisions. Formally and regularly update the technical …
