Senior Controls and Assurance Manager

Role: Senior Controls and Assurance Manager
Location: Worksop (onsite requirements)

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Role Purpose:

To ensure there is a robust controls environment across Operations and to reassure senior management that internal controls are operating as intended, with risks properly managed through audits, reviews and testing. To ensure the Operations function is compliant with changes to Provision 29 of the Corporate Governance code related to Internal Controls, working closely with the wider controls functions across the Group and the Internal Audit, Risk, Controls and Compliance department

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining robust internal control systems to ensure operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation across all manufacturing and distribution processes
• Providing assurance regarding the effectiveness of internal controls, policies, and procedures in the operational environment, including close collaboration with the SHE, Technical and IT functions to ensure an alignment and visibility across the wider Operations function
• Provide assurance to senior management that operational activities comply with company policies, industry standards, and legal requirements
• Regularly assess and update internal control systems to address evolving risks and regulatory changes
• Report regularly to Senior Leadership Team on control assurance outcomes to senior leadership
• Developing, updating and enhancing policies and procedural documentation as required for key areas of the Operations function
• Subject matter expert for ERM (Risk Advisor) for Operations and Engineering by leading the development of risk registers in line with ERM requirements, including risk identification, assessment, and monitoring controls and actions
• Keep track of regulatory changes to assure up-to-date compliance knowledge
• Work closely with the wider business stakeholders and ensuring close alignment with the Internal Audit, Risk, Controls and Compliance function

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience and understanding in risk management, internal audit, compliance, or a related field
• Previous roles in senior auditor controls positions (desirable)
• Good understanding of an internal controls framework
• Familiarity with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) methodologies and tools for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks
• Good understanding of operations in a manufacturing and distribution environment
• Proven ability to influence senior colleagues and gain buy-in to their approach
• Breadth of experience that shows the ability to think through problems, undertake appropriate analysis and take effective actions in relation to risk
• Familiarity with IT systems that support stock management and processing (e.g. System 21, Main saver etc)
• In depth understanding of Business improvement methodologies
• Facilitation skills to enable people to understand and drive improvements
• Proven track record of driving commercial improvement in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of business continuity, resilience and risk

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.