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    Peterborough
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    Technical
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    £ Competitive
  • About The Role

  • We are recruiting a brand-new Product Manager role within our Technical team to support the technical delivery, quality, and performance of the Vegetables category.

    The role is predominantly office-based in Peterborough, with occasional travel to UK and overseas suppliers as required.

    This position supports the technical management of vegetable products, acting as a key contact for food safety, quality, and compliance. You’ll work closely with customers, suppliers, site teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure products meet required standards and performance expectations across the category.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Act as a technical point of contact for food safety and quality, supporting customer requirements and queries
    •  Support the management of technical issues, complaints, product rejections, and non-conformances
    •  Monitor product quality performance and drive improvements against agreed KPIs and standards
    •  Work proactively with suppliers and site teams to maintain quality, compliance, and consistency
    •  Support product launches, specification management, and performance reviews
    •  Provide technical guidance on stock management, including FEFO/FIFO and residency times
    •  Maintain customer technical systems and ensure specifications and documentation are up to date
    •  Collaborate with Commercial and Operations teams to support category activity and continuous improvement
  • About You

  • Essential:

    •  Strong produce knowledge
    •  Experience working with major UK retailers
    •  Demonstrable understanding of food safety and technical standards
    •  Factory or packhouse production experience
    • HACCP and food safety qualification
    • Strong organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills
    • High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure

    Desirable:

    •  Experience working within vegetable categories such as aubergine, courgette and butternut squash
    • Previous exposure to category-based product or technical ownership
  • About Us

      • AMK operates from a modern, purpose-built facility in Peterborough, opened in 2019. From this site, we sort, process, pack and deliver fresh, high-quality produce exclusively for TESCO, to be enjoyed by millions of people across the UK.

        Our product range includes citrus, grapes, melons, pineapples, apples, pears and selected vegetables - if you’ve bought any of these at TESCO, they’ve likely come through our factory. We’re proud to have been a trusted TESCO partner since 2014.

        Employing over 800 colleagues from more than 50 countries, our Peterborough site is one of the area’s largest and most diverse employers. As a growing business, we offer ongoing training, development and progression opportunities, with weekly paid operational roles at the heart of what we do.

        Conveniently located just 15 minutes from Peterborough city centre and easily accessible by bus or car, AMK is a place where your work matters, and your career can grow.

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