Senior Technical Manager

Summary

Are you looking for a highly challenging Senior Technical Manager position where you will lead a team of highly competent technical managers in a retail environment?

Job Description

Our client is a major retailer based in Manchester.  It has a huge portfolio of different store formats and a very large range of products.  It is looking for a Senior Technical Manager to join its highly competent technical team.Due to move into brand new offices in 2012, the facilities will be cutting edge and reflective of a business of this size within the industry.  The company leads the way in ethical trading and as such, has rigorous technical guidelines and policies that are built around this.  Progression within this company is there for the taking for ambitious, technically astute managers.

As Senior Technical Manager you will lead a team of technical specialists within specific product categories to ensure supplier performance is met and maintained.  Along with your team, you will be a key part of the development and implementation of new products.  Identifying technical innovation opportunities and considering how these could be translated into products and processes will also be a key part of this exciting technical role.

Experience within a major retailer or a large food manufacturer as a Technical Manager would be highly advantageous, as would experience in coping with product related issues and crisis management procedures.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to join one of the UK's leading convenience retailers as a Senior Technical Manager, so apply for the position today and be considered for this exciting and challenging career development opportunity.

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