Belazu - Greenford (England) - Supply Base Manager

at  William Jackson Food Group

Overview - Are you passionate about supply chain excellence and ensuring top-quality standards across suppliers? Belazu is seeking a dynamic Supply Base Manager to oversee and optimize our supplier relationships, manage compliance, and maintain the highest standards in food manufacturing. Join a thriving team where your expertise will directly contribute to delivering outstanding products and sustaining our commitment to excellence.
About Belazu
This is a lovely opportunity to join a business with an impressive set of accreditations, from B Corp status to silver standard Investors in People and newly recognised in 2024 as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work. We are a diverse team with a shared set of professional goals and social values that drive a hugely satisfying working experience. Belazu has been a pioneer of supplying high quality, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Ingredients within the UK’s Foodservice for over 30 years. We are an innovative leader in our field, with an energetic and high performing working culture. We have ambitious plans to grow over the next 5 years and take great pride in the values that form the spine of our business.
What the day job looks like:

In this full-time role as a Supply Base Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Support third-party and customer audits by presenting supply base information and maintaining accurate supplier records.
• Build and maintain the supplier management system, including onboarding suppliers, managing audits, and driving the approval process for raw materials, packaging, and service providers.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigating measures to address identified risks.
• Ensure supply chain compliance with customer codes of practice, accreditation standards, and VACCP requirements, holding regular review meetings.
• Oversee supplier KPIs, generating monthly technical updates and reports for senior leadership and customers.
• Conduct supplier visits and audits, ensuring specifications are up to date and aligned with business needs.
• Collaborate with procurement, sustainability, and NPD teams on cross-functional projects and improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.
• Attend NPD meetings, ensuring all new materials and packaging meet approval standards and technical alignment with stage-gate processes.
• Respond to supply base issues, provide customer presentation input, and maintain supply chain mapping and process controls.
• Manage and mentor direct reports, working across departments to achieve shared objectives.

TERMS

• 40 hrs/wk eg; 8am-4.30pm Mon-Fri (flexibility with regard to start time)
• Probationary period 3 months
• Annual salary review (our ‘movers and shakers’ are always rewarded)
• 10% discretionary KPI related bonus based around challenging but achievable tasks related to the role
  Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it’s like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren’t sure if you are 100% there yet… go on… why not give it a whirl? Good luck!

THIS ROLE WILL SUIT YOU IF:

• You have strong technical experience in food manufacturing, with knowledge of major British retailers’ requirements.
• You’re skilled in HACCP, TACCP, and VACCP processes with formal training in these areas.
• You possess strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• You thrive in cross-functional roles, balancing attention to detail with big-picture thinking.
• You enjoy mentoring and leading teams to deliver exceptional results.

THIS ROLE MAY NOT BE FOR YOU IF:

• You are not collaborative and do not have a proactive approach to problem-solving
• You’re not confident managing complex supplier networks or leading audits.
• You aren’t a self-starter.
• You struggle with time management, reliability, deadlines, or working effectively as part of a team
• You do not enjoy tasks that require you to be organized and have an eye for details.

In this full-time role as a Supply Base Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Support third-party and customer audits by presenting supply base information and maintaining accurate supplier records.
• Build and maintain the supplier management system, including onboarding suppliers, managing audits, and driving the approval process for raw materials, packaging, and service providers.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigating measures to address identified risks.
• Ensure supply chain compliance with customer codes of practice, accreditation standards, and VACCP requirements, holding regular review meetings.
• Oversee supplier KPIs, generating monthly technical updates and reports for senior leadership and customers.
• Conduct supplier visits and audits, ensuring specifications are up to date and aligned with business needs.
• Collaborate with procurement, sustainability, and NPD teams on cross-functional projects and improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.
• Attend NPD meetings, ensuring all new materials and packaging meet approval standards and technical alignment with stage-gate processes.
• Respond to supply base issues, provide customer presentation input, and maintain supply chain mapping and process controls.
• Manage and mentor direct reports, working across departments to achieve shared objectives