Audit of manufacturing facilities, 3rd party and suppliers in UK and Worldwide
Preparing for BRC, IFS and Retailers accreditations
Interim management of Technical/QA function for small or multi-national FMCGs
Delivering Quality & Food Safety Excellence programme via rigorous KPI management and cross functional team work
Process development project management and commissioning/validation of new manufacturing processes
R&D / NPD
Research programme design & implementation
Project leadership and coordination with 3rd party organisations (Research institutes, Technical experts)
NPD stage & gate process design and roll out across multi-site organisation
Day to day Product Concept to Launch cycle management
Crisis Management
Crisis leadership at Senior/Board level
Management of business recovery plan
Effective management of interface with FSA (Food Standard Agency), PR agencies, Customers and 3rd party accreditation bodies
Technical & R&D Strategy along with Oganisation design
Providing business Vision in Technical / R&D / Customer Care and shaping/designing business plan and strategy (short term & long term)
Organisation design leadership, review of team members calibre and competencies and recommendations for Personal Development Plans to improve performance and team spirit
Recommending short/medium/long term business priorities via specific functional activity road map, with clear resource requirement and deployment of adequate competencies and skills in Technical, QA, Process, NPD & R&D.
