Supplier Technologist

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Supplier Technologist team at Greggs where you’ll play a key role in managing and approving our third-party food suppliers.

As a key member of the team, you’ll be responsible for the approval, monitoring and management of suppliers providing food products and ingredients, as well as storage and distribution sites. Your work will ensure that food safety and legal standards are consistently upheld.

In this role, you’ll help protect our customers and our brand by promoting a strong food safety culture throughout the third-party supply chain.

We can offer you:

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year
• Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsided for your dependants
• Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
• Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support
• Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Career progression and learning and development opportunities
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Newcastle Upon Tyne and requires frequent travel between our supplier sites. Applications from outside of the North East may be considered

What you'll do

• Maintain and utilise performance KPI reporting and RAG rating to drive continual improvement with the 3rd party supply base
• Complete supplier audits (based on risk assessment) in line with Greggs manufacturing standard and other appropriate Greggs standards
• Proactively engage with the Commercial teams to support the development of finished products and selection of new suppliers by ensuring new supplier processes are in place
• Ensure internal systems are maintained to ensure compliance to the Greggs requirements for 3rd party suppliers as well as BRCGS standard for food safety and/or storage and distribution standard
• Lead liaisons on food safety and related incidents that occur with the 3rd party supply chain specific to your area of responsibility whilst ensuring strong communication and escalation to senior teams, as appropriate

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

• Food science (or similar) degree or equivalent
• Lead auditor trained, Level 4 Food hygiene trained and HACCP level 3 trained
• Experience managing food safety audit programmes
• Experience managing food safety, integrity and legality of food products and/or understanding of processes and risks associated with – ingredient and product ranges relevant to Greggs.
• Risk assessment, prioritisation and decision making skills
• Proven experience of leadership, decision making and report writing
• A result focused approach with excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others
• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal and celebrating results together
• Are supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.