Technical Manager

Technical Manager – Ambient Product Categories

Impact the Future of Food Quality:
Lead the charge in managing our ambient product categories and elevating supplier performance to uphold the renowned Waitrose standards for quality, safety, legality, and integrity.

• Manage product and supplier performance to ensure compliance with Waitrose quality, safety, legality, and integrity, and all relevant Brand standards for higher complexity or larger categories.
• Deliver the Own Brand Product Plan for the category by supporting technical elements of all approved projects and project managing those assigned to technical.
• Operate in a collaborative matrix environment across Quality & Technical, Regulatory, Policy & Compliance, Product Innovation, CPG Trading, Marketing, Customer Services, Retail and Ethics & Sustainability to deliver shared KPIs.

• Degree in food science (or similar) or equivalent experience in technical roles within the Food & Grocery industry.
• HACCP Level 3 and Food Safety Level 3 training;
  Lead Assessor preferred.
• At least 5 years recent technical experience within the food or non‑food industry.
• Experience in supplier management and technical development.
• Passion for product and quality, with specialist training in allergens, microbiology, specification management, and product labelling legal requirements.

Salary: £57,000 – £84,600 per annum based on skills and experience.

Contract type:
Secondment/fixed‑term position until March
2027.

Working pattern: 35 hours per week with hybrid working; up to 3 days in the office.

Bracknell Head Office, Doncastle Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG128YA
. Expectation to travel to suppliers as required.

Interviews will be held at the end of June / early July. Closing date:
June
18,2026.

Some roles are subject to pre‑employment vetting, including DBS checks and financial probity checks if required.