Specification Manager

Specifications Technologist

• Annual Salary: 35,000
• Location: Northallerton
• Job Type: Full-time

Day-to-day of the role:

• Writing, updating, checking, and approving finished product specifications and pack copies for our brands and retail customers.
• Ensuring compliance with current legislation and retailer requirements for all technical information, specifications, and artwork.
• Liaising with suppliers, NPD Managers & Technologists, account managers, customers, and marketers to ensure all specifications and pack copies are completed accurately and on time.
• Acting as a contact for all specification queries within the organisation and through direct customer contact.
• Communicating and implementing new legislative requirements affecting specifications and pack copy.
• Providing assistance with other technical information queries as required.
• Maintaining a consistent approach for specification completion across the group.
• Communicating customer specification requirements to personnel.
• Collating specification-related queries and documentation for customer and internal queries.
• Maintaining raw material and customer specification files and all related reference data.
• Completing any specified departmental project work.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in managing and approving product specifications.
• Strong understanding of current legislation related to product specifications and packaging.
• Excellent communication and liaison skills to effectively manage relationships with various stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Proficiency in using web-based and other computer systems relevant to specification management.