Technical Specialist

About The Role

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Technical specialist  to join the business and make a real difference to our Wholesale and Online Operation! We have significantly expanded our online operation to meet our customers’ increasing demand for home delivery. In convenience and wholesale, we have already built successful commercial relationships with key partners such Amazon and Deliveroo as well as expanding our Morrisons Daily business to incorporate a growing number of  franchise partners.

As a Technical Specialist Wholesale & Online your responsibilities will include:

• To support the business to achieve our ambitious growth plans across both the wholesale and online channels.
• The technical specialist position is an intrinsic part of the Wholesale and Online teams and will develop relationships with Morrisons Wholesale, Convenience and Online teams. To deliver this some travel will be required.
• Reporting to the Senior Technical Manager you will need to be capable of working across a wide range of topics and teams, working with subject matter experts within the wider business as required.
• The role will support the relationship with external Customer technical personnel, providing technical advice and support to ensure our customers both inside and outside of the UK are provided with safe and legal products of the specified quality. This includes reporting on customer complaints and supporting incident management and investigation processes.
• Building on strong foundations, we have ambitious plans to grow our export business beyond the countries currently supplied.
• Accordingly, understanding the legal requirements of destination markets and ensuring that the technical information and documentary needs of customers are serviced are one of the key aspects of the role.
• The remit also includes supporting the management of the safe and legal audits applied to our franchise operators, ensuring all stores operate to the stringent standards we have agreed and that Morrisons' brand reputation is protected.

About You

You’ll need skills and experience like this:

• Degree in relevant regulatory or scientific discipline preferred.
• Sound working knowledge and practical experience of legislation/guidance within a retail setting.
• Good understanding of Trading Standards, Food Safety and Health and Safety legislation and associated enforcement practices.
• Audit experience; Lead Assessor/HACCP qualification preferred.
• Good awareness of retail, online and wholesale business models.
• Ability to influence and build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to balance compliance objectives with operational and commercial needs of business.
• Strong risk assessment skills employed to make timely business decisions and prioritise work.
• Excellent, clear and concise communication skills.
• Strong problem solving skills with a tenacity to resolve root causes.
• Ability to understand and provide simple, business focused interpretation of complex legislation and guidance

About The Team

About Us Description:

We're passionate about providing quality, value and freshness from farm to fork.

Putting our customers and colleagues first, our teams champion safety, quality, legality and integrity across every aspect of our business. We keep a close eye on everything to provide products and services our customers, stakeholders and communities can trust.

Caring about our customers and colleagues, we build our brand and put new ideas into action on Market Street. We audit stores and manage any incidents. We consult with government and agencies on new developments. We keep everyone safe and make sure everything is legal and top-notch quality from our logistics and manufacturing sites to our stores, suppliers and own-brand products.

About The Company

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Four and a half day working week with flexible working hours
• Company pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Perks with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite

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