Supplier Assurance Assistant

3 days a week - Woking

Competitive salary + benefits.

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

About the role…

Provides administrative support to the Supplier Assurance Team, including the management of systems and accurate maintenance of documentation to enable the smooth running of the team and its activities.

• Provide day to day management and maintenance of the Supplier Assurance Systems
• Maintain up-to-date status of key documents including Approved Supplier lists, Audit Plan, Supplier Certifications, Procedures and other supplier assurance due diligence documentation.
• Produce ad-hoc and regular reports to support investigations, issue resolution and supplier management decisions, including the provision of technical data and trend analysis as required.
• Act as main contact point for the 3rd party Audit provider, liaising with both the Audit provider and Supplier Assurance Managers to ensure a smooth and seamless delivery of the Audit Plan
• Coordinate regular meetings with Audit provider, taking notes of the meetings including key decisions and actions.
• Maintain and update Supplier Assurance due diligence governance process as required
• Support supplier onboarding and product launches by ensuring timely coordination and completion of Supplier Assurance gate keeping activities.
• Work closely with FSQR Data & Analytics Team to produce Supplier Assurance dashboards and reports, and ensuring the integrity of supplier performance data and metrics

About you…

A highly organised individual with strong prioritisation capabilities and excellent communications skills (both written and verbal). Self-motivated, uses their own initiative and builds strong relationships with team members and external audit providers alike. Brings attention to details and a continuous improvement mind set to ensure success.

• Experience of supplier assurance / food safety / quality or technical within FMCG within the food industry is essential.
• Strong IT proficiency and reporting skills.
• Experience of using QMS systems highly desirable.
• Experience of working with third party audit providers.
• HACCP qualification.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Must be comfortable with analysing and presenting data.

What we can offer you…

• 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 aiAm to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Who are we…

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.