Food Technical Manager

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Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Food Technical Manager to optimise technical and food‑safety operations within our retail division. This role is central to driving innovation, ensuring compliance, enhancing customer experience, and supporting the efficient delivery of retail services across the UK!

Responsibilities

Technical  Delivery
Implementation of Agility core practices to improve workflows and project delivery. Apply strong analytical thinking to identify key trends, performance gaps, and opportunities for technical and food‑safety improvement across the retail network. Align technical initiatives with commercial objectives to deliver measurable business value. Maintain a deep understanding of industry developments and champion procedures and emerging technologies.

Food Safety & Compliance
Ensure robust food‑safety standards across all retail operations. Oversee HACCP compliance, ensuring all sites meet mandatory requirements. Support teams in implementing safe, consistent, and legally compliant food‑handling practices. Provide guidance on food‑safety risks, controls, and continuous improvement.

Customer & Data Strategy
Embed customer‑centric thinking into all technical and food‑safety solutions. Use customer data insights to inform strategies and support personalised retail offerings. Present complex technical information clearly through effective data visualisation and interpretation.

Collaboration & Communication
Develop communication strategies that engage both technical and non‑technical partners. Promote digital collaboration tools to strengthen cross‑functional partnerships and enhance team efficiency. Contribute to a culture of continuous learning through mentoring and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.

Training & Operational Support
Support operational excellence across retail sites through robust technical solutions and guidance.

Essential qualifications

• Experience in a technical role, within food service & retail 
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Commercial acuity with a record of delivering value through technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑engagement abilities.
• Knowledge of customer data analysis and its application in food service strategy.
• Understanding of industry trends, technologies, and procedures.
• HACCP certification – Level 4 preferred, Level 3 minimum (mandatory).
• Experience in food technical 

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us .
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