About Flora Food Group
We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Position: Technical Specialist (12-Month Contract)
Location: Southwark, London, Hybrid
About the Position
We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Technical Specialist to join our team in London on a 12-month contract. In this critical role, you'll ensure our products meet the highest technical and regulatory standards across both Retail and Foodservice. From managing specifications and artwork to supporting compliance and customer queries, you'll help keep everything running smoothly — and compliantly — behind the scenes.
This is a great opportunity to apply your technical expertise in a fast-paced, purpose-driven FMCG environment, working with well-loved brands and a passionate cross-functional team.
Key responsibilities include:
Specification & Compliance:
- Manage internal product specifications and ensure accuracy and consistency across systems.
- Maintain up-to-date specification data to meet launch timelines and critical paths.
- Ensure product compliance with current legislation, regulations, and customer requirements.
Customer & Consumer Support:
- Respond to technical queries from customers and consumers via the Careline or account teams.
- Provide product derogations as needed and support retail and foodservice customer needs.
- Deliver accurate Q&As, product information and artwork review in line with labelling regulations.
Project & Process Ownership:
- Lead and support Retail & Foodservice projects, delivering key milestones on time.
- Collaborate with sales, R&D and operations to deliver new product introductions effectively.
- Maintain documentation to ensure internal and external audit readiness and technical compliance.
What Does It Take to Be Successful?
To thrive in this role, you'll need a strong technical background, a sharp eye for detail, and the ability to work cross-functionally to keep everything compliant, on time, and on track. You should have:
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a technical advisory or compliance-focused role within FMCG or food production.
- Familiarity with customer-facing technical account management.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Solid understanding of food regulations, labelling laws, and safety standards.
- Strong attention to detail, process-oriented mindset, and comfort managing multiple priorities.
- High proficiency with technical documentation and systems used in the food industry.
Mindset:
- Solution-focused with a positive, can-do attitude.
- Strong communicator, able to work cross-functionally with Commercial, R&D and Supply teams.
- Collaborative and organised, with the ability to manage timelines and deliverables independently.
What's Next?
If you're a technically-minded problem solver who thrives on accuracy and enjoys supporting great food brands behind the scenes, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your commercial career at Flora Food Group.
Application Deadline: 27th June 2025.
For questions, you can reach out to Richard Hodgson, Talent Acquisition, via WhatsApp at +44(0)7826 900 399 or email at [email protected]
Join us at Flora Food Group, where we are pioneering the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
