A leading retail company situated in Gauteng is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Food Technologist to join their team.

The successful incumbent for this position will be responsible for:

• Building Supplier relationships & verifying suppliers adherence to regulations, standards and company requirements.
• Effective management of product and packaging information in terms of accuracy relevance, availability and adherence by suppliers to specifications, regulations and company standards.
• Assist with new product developments through factory trials, product analysis (chemical, microbiological and physical analysis).
• Ensure that quality standards are being maintained at all stages of the supply chain.
• Product Quality and Food Safety Management.
• Manage Customer complaints.
• Ensure that product range remains up to date & relevant to industry and stay up to date with industry trends.
• Search for improvement in order to achieve better results through new ideas, methods and approaches.
• Assist with new product developments through factory trials, product analysis (chemical, microbiological and physical analysis).
• Effective management of product specifications in terms of accuracy, relevance, availability and adherence by vendors.
• Maintain an organized category through time management, effective administration & saving onto SharePoint.
• Attend supplier meetings with buyers, providing supplier product or facility information.
• Conduct product benchmarking.
• Store visits to assess quality.

Key requirements:

• Relevant tertiary degree
• 5 years experience in similar position.

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to *****@*****.co.za

You are welcome to contact Rebecca or Nehelene on (***)***-****.

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.