Formed over 40 years ago, DPS LTD has grown to become a market leader in the sourcing, production and distribution of fresh produce to some of the UK's leading retailers.

We pride ourselves on the way we do business and understand that we are successful because of our people. As such we are looking for a superstar Product Manager to join our Product Management Team based in Linton, working 5 days per week, to occasionally include the weekends, for a 1 year contract.

Our Product Managers support the Commercial, Technical and Procurement Team to maintain relationships between our growers, pickers and packers, ensuring we are able to meet our customer demand. Some of the objectives are:

• Working independently but in partnership with the ISS teams; highlight quality issues and identify areas for improvement.
• Assist in management of stone fruit though the ISS facilities.
• Organize samples and trials for DPS and if required be involved with any trials / sampling of new varieties or packaging.
• Engage with any customer site visits as required.
• Manage and monitor on site shelf for all products reporting any failures back to the DPS Technical Manager.
• Take active involvement in decision making in the daily production meeting, weekly availability meeting and weekly senior team meeting.
• Effectively liaise and communicate on day to day quality issues with ISS. 
• Project a positive image to colleagues, site workers, customers, and suppliers in all interactions
• Deputize for your colleague / s at times of absence, holiday etc.
• Ensure regular and ongoing feedback to suppliers and your DPS colleagues on product quality to allow for continuous improvement.
• Effectively liaise and communicate on day-to-day quality issues with the ISS Production where required.
• Effectively liaise and communicate on day-to-day quality issues with the DPS Commercial, Packaging, Compliance, Technical and Product Management Teams where required. 
• Report any hygiene, machine, or other site concerns to the ISS production manager.
• Ensure that the customers required quality standards are understood and effectively maintained and communicated.
• Through continuous improvement facilitate and support the development of improvement processes to deliver improved KPI performance