CE Technical Manager – Dairy/Frozen

Salary offered

from 2130 EUR month/gross

About the role

What's in it for you

At Tesco, loyalty is rewarded - with a Clubcard you can save up to €1,200 a year. Enjoy a 15% discount on your shopping, in-store and online

Pension savings

Pension savings contribution up to 240 Eur p.a. (conditioned by 1y lenght of service).

Cafeteria

Flexible bonus system which offers to choose benefits based on own preference.

Loyalty bonus

We appreciate your loyalty and for each 5 worked-off years you´ll get bonus up to 530 EUR

EAP

Psychological, legal, financial consulting for free.

Clubcard coupons

Special 50Eur coupon for birth of child.

Back to school 22 EUR coupon for school supplies

Sport card

We support active lifestyle of our colleagues.

Refferal bonus

Referral bonus for our colleagues in amount of 220 EUR.

Time-off

We provide 25 days of vacation for all regardless of age. Similarly our colleagues can use time off in case of important life events (wedding, moving, accompanying of kid for 1st day of school).

Job flexibility

When scheduling work shifts we take into consideration your individual needs, family situation & health status.

Virtual GP (Doctor)

24/7 healthcare support for you and your family - available anywhere and anytime

You will be responsible for

• Be responsible for product safety, quality and legality across the dairy and frozen categories and supplier base.

• Manage and closely cooperate with Suppliers in terms of Tesco Food Standards, agreeing action plans to drive improvement and achieve high scores.
• Deliver regular technical visits to production sites.
• Develop new own brand products and approve technical specifications and product labelling to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Monitor all quality and customer feedback, implementing actions to resolve issues raised within the categories, and also management and reduction of customer complaints.
• Conduct and manage product testing requirements, including product tests and quality reviews against product specifications and competitor reviews.
• Be responsible for regular KPI reporting within Head Office in Central Europe and in the UK.
• Work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Provide technical support in resolving state administration control matters.
• Handle ad-hoc and special category projects.
• Complete, update and upload technical data to relevant platforms/databases.

You will need

• University degree at Food Technology & Food Science
• Experience in the food industry (dairy or frozen) or similar area in retail (manufacturing and product development is an advantage)

• Knowledge of European and local Slovak legislation
• Knowledge of the supplier environment is an advantage
• Good user knowledge of MS Office (World, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Great knowledge of English (verbal and written)
• Great knowledge of Slovak (verbal and written)
• Ability to work independently and make decisions
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good time management skills and flexible approach
• Good communication skills and maintain good relationship with the team and all colleagues
• Driving license B, active driver, no restrictions to travel

About us

Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.

In our stores, distribution centers and head office we have 74 % of female, 26% of males, 6% of colleagues with disability and 61% of colleagues who have caring responsibilities.

We have representatives of more than 40 different nationalities from 5 different continents working in our stores, DCs and offices. You will identify 7 different nations represented in our Leadership Team.

Tesco outh to be an attractive employer for everyone regardless of their age, gender, religion, or nationality.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That´s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about different flexible working options. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. You will spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.

More information can be found at: https://corporate.tesco.sk/

Received awards:

Najzamestnávateľ 2023 - 2nd place in the Trade and services category

Najdôveryhodnejšia značka 2023 - awards in the category E-grocery stores, Non-bank consumer loans, Food sellers, Private brands

Roma Spirit 2022 - winner in the category of Company and employer

Via Bona Slovakia 2023 - award in the category of Exceptional Employer