Established over 40 years ago, dps has grown to become a market leader in the sourcing and distribution of fresh produce to some of the UK’s leading retailers. Our success is built on a strong foundation of putting our customers and growers first to ensure supply chain trust and transparency.
We are dedicated to developing the best people and pride ourselves on doing business the right way — operating responsibly to maximise our positive social and ethical impacts and minimise our environmental footprint.
Our Group Responsible Sourcing team are looking for an experienced Auditing Manager to conduct supply chain compliance audits within our global supply chain to uphold best in class food safety, integrity and ethical compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate, and conduct supplier audits worldwide (food safety, ethical, environmental).
- Audit against major retailer and company standards (e.g., Tesco, M&S, JS)
- Maintain live global audit schedules and ensure timely reporting of audit results.
- Support suppliers to create and close corrective action plans. • Prepare and assist sites during customer visits and high-profile audits.
- Carry out ethical trade, human rights, and accommodation risk assessments for high-risk suppliers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams.
- Analyse audit non-conformance trends and support suppliers to implement corrective action plans that address root causes.
- Develop and oversee corrective action plans, supplier engagement, and capacity building initiatives.
- Investigate serious issues/incidents, gather evidence, and coordinate improvement plans with key internal and external stakeholders.
Key skills and experience
- Proven experience in conducting food safety and ethical compliance audits within the fresh produce supply chain.
- Conversant with international and UK-centric food safety, integrity, and human rights standards.
- Analytical with the ability to complete root cause analysis and proven experience delivering sustainable improvement plans.
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with stakeholders across all levels and disciplines.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
- Strong work ethic, deadline-focused.