Quality assurance and compliance lead- food - Quest Search and Selection

Overview

Quest Search & Selection are looking for a Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead
- Food to provide strategic and operational leadership for their own-label portfolio, overseeing Food Safety and Quality Assurance. This role is to ensure legislative compliance and the ongoing review, enhancement, and application of policies and standards. This business is a leading B2B supplier & retailer; you will be part of a large international organisation with a highly influential marketing power with sustainable and progressive financial results.

• Own and manage agreed budgets, including Quality Assurance and CSR costs.
• Contribute at senior leadership level to shape culture, standards, and strategy.
• Lead national QA and compliance frameworks, driving continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across central, regional, international, and external partners.
• Develop, implement, and govern UK policies and compliance requirements.
• Oversee supplier approval, quality assurance, and responsible sourcing.
• Manage audits, corrective actions, product complaints, and supplier quality issues.
• Oversee finished goods specifications and ethical trading governance (including SEDEX).
• Represent the business externally on quality, food safety, legislation, and responsible retailing.

• Experience with in the food and drink industry across multiple categories and supply chains, including chilled, ambient, frozen, and non-food
• Ideally having a degree in Food Science or a related discipline, and/or relevant technical qualifications.
• HACCP Level 4 certification (desirable).
• 5 years plus+ Proven experience leading a Quality Assurance function, including team management.
• That you have been in a leadership level within quality assurance, technical, food safety or compliance.
• Hands-on experience of food production processes and manufacturing methods.
• Strong capability operating at a senior level within a matrix organisation.
• Demonstrated experience applying food legislation across food safety, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Retail or own-label experience (desirable).
• Experience delivering packaging-related initiatives, including EPR and RAM (desirable).

• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working
• Private healthcare
• 25 days holiday
• Free Gym
• Strong pension contribution
• Learning & Development opportunities

If you feel that this opportunity sounds like you and you have the Quality assurance and compliance lead- food experience, please send your cv quoting the reference no. JO-

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