Principal contact for all CFUK supplier and procurement technical matters.
Managed a subordinate to fulfill the day to day technical tasks of the department.
Supported the commercial teams ensuring sound decisions were made relating to the quality and technical matters.
Maintained a close relationship with procurement teams and supported them to ensure sound decisions were made relating to the quality and technical matters. Ensured they understood customer specifications and provided expert product knowledge.
Managed all Supplier DD documentation, specifications and liaised with the source QC team to fulfill requirements.
Compiled, managed and provided data, specifications and DD for customer portals. Managed and reported customer requirements and projects at source.
Established close rapport with suppliers in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Ghana to ensure quick response and corrective actions were achieved to minimize/reduce impact on client.
Prepared in conjunction with Source Manager a supplier improvement plan to drive high quality standards across the supply base.
Managed the supplier approval system across the business.
Liaised when necessary with certification bodies on Global Gap / BRC/ SEDEX / TNC registrations etc
Set up and managed Quality and Technical Dashboards to provide performance trends of the business.
Assisted with Fairtrade, Organic, BRC and Customer audits at sites.
Managed the residue/micro testing programme, liaised with the labs, QA and suppliers.
Company Description
Grows, sources and supplies bananas and pineapples from around Central and South America and West Africa to main retailers, wholesale, catering and processing customers across the UK
