To validate raw material data received from suppliers to enable retailer specifications to be produced in a timely manner and to deadline.
To work as part of the specifications team ensuring the Company’s specification systems are continually updated and maintained to meet the requirements of both the British Retail Consortium certification and our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- To ensure that all Company quality parameters and procedures are complied with and that all products manufactured meet the required standards and specifications.
- To facilitate with Procurement raw material projects e.g. raw material shortages, by co-ordinating customer approvals.
- To co-ordinate customer raw material & product sampling, to gain customer approval for raw material changes & short turn around projects.
- To assess raw material specification data against Company and retailer requirements, requesting further detail and clarification from suppliers where necessary before approving it for use to produce finished product specifications.
- To complete finished product specifications for retailer and branded products, ensuring accurate information is provided for customer use and on pack information.
- To be responsible for integrating raw material changes to finished goods specifications.
- To work closely with a range of internal departments and suppliers to gather information, and to interpret this data to complete specifications in compliance with Company standards.
- To conduct reviews of artwork to ensure accuracy of legal labelling information.
- To update the Company’s specifications database.
- To keep updated with current and forthcoming legislation to ensure that the Company’s products conform to relevant legal requirements.
- To work with the Company’s internal recipe management system and customer web-based systems.
- To work with the Senior technical team in relation to supplier audits and associated documentation and systems.
- To take part in the supplier approval process, assessing approval documentation and providing reasoned judgement to colleagues when necessary.
- To ensure that the Company is professionally represented at all times, both inside and outside the business.
- To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the job-holder and others at all times.
- To take an active role in continuously developing the job-holder’s skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised training and development opportunities.
- To respond to ad hoc requests and/or take an active role in specific projects as directed by the job-holder’s line manager.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company.
- Ensure brand integrity is maintained at all times according to business policies and procedures.
Key Performance Indicators / Key Result Areas
- Accurate assessment of supplier data resulting in appropriate action ie. approval for use or return to supplier for further detail or clarification.
- Accurate provision of technical and product information to customers ensuring specification and artwork detail is legal, whilst meeting customer and launch deadline timelines.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships
To apply, please send your application to talent@princesgroup.com by 31 July 2026