Fruit Technical Manager

About the role

We're looking for a Technical Manager (ideally with berry experience) to look after a key retailer account. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role where technical expertise meets grower relationships, sustainability, and commercial delivery.

You'll play a key role in making sure your customer is technical, ethical, and quality standards are met - while driving development projects that keep the category fresh, compliant, and future-focused.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting delivery of customer sales budgets
• Acting as the technical expert for your fruit category
• Leading development projects: new varieties, packaging, sourcing, and grower development
• Supporting due diligence and technical administration to customer standards
• Carrying out grower visits and select farm audits when required
• Supporting customer ethical, sustainability, and responsible sourcing agendas
• Working closely with the wider technical team to manage procedures, processes, and legality

About you

You will be a confident technical professional who knows fruit (and growers) inside out. You will be organised, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving fresh produce environment.

You'll bring:

• Strong fruit (berry) expertise ideally
• Broad compliance knowledge across food safety, H&S, customer policies, sustainability, and due diligence
• Experience with Select Farm audits, HACCP, BRC, Red Tractor, and LEAF
• A collaborative, relationship-driven approach with growers and colleagues
• Good understanding of sustainability and environmental frameworks, including: M&S 2030, WRAP (water & waste), carbon accounting, and Scope 3
• Logical thinking, strong administration skills, and great attention to detail
• Confidence using Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint)
• Clear, confident communication skills

Qualifications & experience

• Degree in a relevant subject
• Practical agronomy experience
• Industry training: BRC, HACCP, GFSI (or equivalent)

For further information, please contact Luan Harrison at MorePeople on 01780 480530