ProductTechnologist

Brakes are currently recruiting for a Product Technologist to join the team on a full time, permanent basis. The role is based at our Ashford office and reports to the Head of Product Technology. It will be your responsibility to provide support to the technical managers in delivering effective supplier management, product compliance, and due diligence. This role is offering a hybrid working contract, with 1-2 days per week in our Ashford , Kent office for Team Collaboration, so you must be in a commutable distance and open to travel. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities: Supplier maintenance: * Issue and review performance scorecards * Monitor GFSI status, responding to changes and maintaining data * Monitor supplier SEDEX membership status, review risk reports and audit outcomes * Ensure supplier and site contacts are up to date in relevant systems * Monitor supplier and site (non-GFSI) certification status that may impact on chain of custody or product claims * Monitor and report on audit status Product maintenance: * Ensure routine specification reviews are completed * Review specifications to pack copy generation stage * Undertake product quality assessments * Review artwork proofs * Issue and review product scorecards to verify policy compliance Certification maintenance: * Ensure certified product lists are maintained * Complete mass balance exercises for certified ranges * Provide certified product data for customer reporting * Complete internal certified claim validations Other activities: * Support complaint and rejection investigation with suppliers, as necessary * Flexibility to support multiple categories on projects, as necessary * Gather product or ingredient data from suppliers in support of customer requests, policy development etc. * Support technical managers with specification and artwork progression, as necessary * Provide first line cover for technical managers in responding to category team and supplier queries. * Using the Assure database