Assistant Supplier Assurance Manager

We have an excellent opportunity available for you to grow your career and make a difference at Nomad Foods! Joining us as an Assistant Supplier Assurance Manager.

The role enables Supplier Assurance Managers to operate effectively and make informed, risk-based decisions by acting as a key coordination bridge between Suppliers, Procurement, Manufacturing Quality, R&D, and other supplier assurance stakeholders.

Focused on a specific buying segment, the role supports the end-to-end delivery of supplier assurance activities for that segment, ensuring food safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and data integrity. The role drives timely issue resolution, maintains high-quality and up-to-date documentation, and facilitates cross-functional collaboration to support robust supplier risk management and informed business decisions.

• Act as the first point of contact for supplier assurance queries, issues, and information requests, both internally and externally.
• Investigate and resolve routine matters independently, escalating complex or high-risk issues appropriately.
• Support execution of supplier assurance processes, including obtaining supplier documentation, alerts, certifications, and responses to questionnaires
• Complete administrative and coordination activities related to supplier approval and onboarding.
• Review supplier documentation for completeness and compliance against defined standards.
• Supports sourcing process - analysing and summarising responses from suppliers to Alerts, RFIs etc
• Assist in the investigation of supplier-originating quality, food safety, and integrity issues, ensuring timely tracking and resolution of corrective and preventive actions.

A highly organised individual with strong prioritisation capabilities and excellent communications skills (both written and verbal). A sound understanding of food safety and quality risks, paired with a proactive, accountable approach and strong partnership skills are required to safeguard brand reputation and ensure safe, high quality products.

• Experience of supplier assurance within the food industry is essential.
• Strong knowledge / experience of quality/food safety/technical within an FMCG or Food manufacturing business.
• Experience on food regulatory or compliance.
• Food/Science degree or equivalent experience in SA/QC/QA.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Must be comfortable with analysing and presenting data.

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
• A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference.
• The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group

We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career. We we aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of €2.9 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe's leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only eight years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability.

Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose - Serving the World with Better Food - and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.

At Nomad Foods we're proud to represent the world we serve by hiring diverse talent. Our inclusive culture is all about what we can achieve together.