Product Specialist - Salads & Exotics

Thrapston Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

As Product Expert for Salads & Exotics, you champion product quality, safety and category knowledge within our Technical & Product team. You guide seasonal transitions, support intake standards, and deliver hands-on learning for operations and intake colleagues. You’ll build strong supplier and site partnerships to ensure consistently fresh, safe produce. You’ll use data-driven insights to improve quality and streamline intake, shaping our produce category.

Pay / Benefits

generous holiday entitlement
discretionary bonus scheme
15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores
10% discount card for a friend or family member
career progression and development opportunities
subsidised staff canteen

Responsibilities

Champion food safety, quality, and product integrity across blueberry and grape ranges
Provide seasonal guidance, training, and skill-building for technical intake and packhouse teams
Oversee freshness checks, shelf-life studies, quality reviews, and intake validations
Collaborate with Procurement, At Source teams, Technical Managers, and Site Operations on category trends and supplier relationships
Ensure product specifications and site guidelines align with safety standards, BRC, and internal best practices
Use product insights and data to improve quality, streamline intake processes, and address technical challenges

Key requirements

Relevant experience or a degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, manufacturing or business
Knowledge of safety, legality, compliance and quality across supply chain and produce range
Experience/knowledge of high risk with thermal processing
Strong analytical and decision-making skills
Excellent communication and solution-focused problem solving
Proven track record in people management and delivering results through a team
Strong work ethic and can-do attitude