Mid level roles
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- Broader food sustainabilityProduct Development TechnologistPremier Foods · Worksop, Nottinghamshire£43,472 (estimated)Mid levelPosted 8 Sept 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis role gives you a genuine seat in product development — writing the formulations, specifications and technical documentation that decide what goes into a well-known food brand's products, and a mandate to reformulate for "quality, performance, cost, nutrition or sustainability." The advert doesn't tell us whether animal-derived ingredients or…Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProduction and Raw Materials PlannerInspired Pet Nutrition · Thirsk, North Yorkshire£34,964 (estimated)Mid levelOn sitePosted 25 Aug 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersPet food is manufactured substantially from animal by-products and meat, so materials flowing through this desk connect indirectly to farmed animal supply chains, but this role's scope is logistics and scheduling rather than sourcing standards.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityTechnical Manager - FoodNando’s · Putney, South West London£41,672 (estimated)Mid levelOn sitePosted 8 Aug 2026Proximity to influence: 3 out of 5. Works on protein sourcingProximity to influence: 3 out of 5. Works on protein sourcingWhy this role mattersNando's whole menu runs on chicken, so a technical manager who signs off supplier approvals, audits and HACCP-based risk assessments is touching standards that apply to that poultry supply chain even though this advert's own examples lean on produce and quality systems generally.Read the full notes →
- Responsible sourcing & supplier standardsPoultry Compliance ManagerPilgrim's Europe · Anwick, Sleaford£35,001 – £40,000Mid levelPosted 1 Aug 2026Proximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsProximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsWhy this role mattersThis role sits directly on top of the mechanisms that decide how poultry are farmed and processed within a major UK poultry supply chain: leading agricultural HACCP systems, auditing farms against customer Codes of Practice, and managing supplier assurance across livestock, breeding and feed mills.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProcurement ManagerSaputo · Weybridge, Surrey£55,701 (estimated)Mid levelHybridPosted 1 Aug 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis is a procurement leadership role at a major dairy processor, but the scope described here is Directs or Packaging - categories the advert ties to manufacturing inputs and consumer packaging, not to the milk supply chain or dairy farm welfare standards.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilitySenior BuyerEnglish Provender Company · Berkshire, South East England£49,000Mid levelPosted 31 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis is a real category buying seat — developing procurement strategy, negotiating supplier contracts, and setting vendor performance standards for the raw materials and packaging behind chutneys, mayonnaise and dressings sold to major UK retailers and restaurant chains.Read the full notes →
- Responsible sourcing & supplier standardsCollection Centre and Procurement ManagerABP UK · Lancaster, Lancashire£30,516 (estimated)Mid levelOn sitePosted 27 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsProximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsWhy this role mattersThis desk sits right at the point where a dairy calf's life outcome is decided — who supplies it, whether that farm meets welfare standards, and whether it stays in the supply chain if it doesn't.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityTechnical ManagerGreencore · Boston, Lincolnshire£45,106 (estimated)Mid levelOn sitePosted 27 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis role sits inside real technical governance - HACCP compliance, BRC certification, customer specification sign-off, and audit programmes for a site supplying major UK retailers.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProduct Development TechnologistCompleat Food Group · UK£28,000Mid levelHybridPosted 26 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 4 out of 5. Real input into decisionsProximity to influence: 4 out of 5. Real input into decisionsWhy this role mattersProduct recipes and specifications are decided in roles exactly like this one — this developer signs off what actually goes into products sold to the UK's major retailers, across categories including continental meats, egg products and plant-based food.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProcurement ManagerPremier Foods · St. Albans, Hertfordshire£52,304 (estimated)Mid levelHybridPosted 23 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 1 out of 5. Distant from sourcing decisionsProximity to influence: 1 out of 5. Distant from sourcing decisionsWhy this role mattersThis role sits inside Premier Foods but its procurement scope is Central Services — legal, financial services, property, travel, recruitment, learning & development, occupational health and health & safety.Read the full notes →
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