Job Description

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The Role

At Hain Celestial, we’re excited to announce an opportunity for a Specifications Team Leader. This is a remote role, collaborating closely with our sites across the UK.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

• To manage the workload of the specifications team, ensuring all specifications and artwork are compliant with all relevant legal legislation in addition to retailer codes of practice.
• To manage a specification team - ensuring that help, support & guidance is provided where necessary & personal development plans are worked towards.
• Be a point of contact both internally & externally for specification & artwork queries.
• Project management – including the formulation of critical paths & ensuring these are adhered to.
• To write & maintain product specifications for various retail & non-retail customers. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• To co-manage the workload of the specifications team, ensuring all specifications and artwork are compliant with all relevant legal legislation in addition to retailer codes of practice.
• To manage, complete and maintain finished product specifications at across the group within the timescales required, liaising and working with site technical and NPD departments, sales and the customer.
• Main point of contact for artwork sign off relating to legal labelling.
• Ensure the stage and gate process is followed effectively to ensure compliance to the required standard – e.g. BRC.
• Support the development of specification function across the group via cross training and process  development activities. 
• To keep up to date with customer policies and legal changes / amendments 

What you will need for the Role:  

• Essential: Certification in retailer specification portals and legal labelling.
•  Preferred: Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related field.
•  Minimum of 2 years in a senior specifications or team leader role within food manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing specifications for major retailers, with strong knowledge of food regulations and safety standards.
•  Experience with specifications management software (e.g., Hamilton Grant) and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• FurtherInformation on key capabilities and characteristics can be found on the Job Description. 

What can we offer you?

• Competitive salary / rate of pay
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• A day off work to support our charity partners
• Flexible working options
• Pension
• Medical benefit
• And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers

About The Hain Celestial Group

Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.

Hain Celestial UK

In the UK,  Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.

Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.  

Our Values

Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact

Win Together –I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.

Foster Inclusion –I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.

Be Curious –I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.

Our Purpose

To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands

Our Mission

To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.

If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way.

If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!

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