Job Description
| Job Title: | Company Dietitian |
Department |
Commercial |
| Reporting To: | Ruth Smith, Head of Nutrition & Marketing | Band: | D (equivalent to Band 6 NHS) |
| Job Purpose:
To be the main source of dietetic expertise to the business, providing advice to all departments (except product development) and customers. To support the Head of Nutrition & Marketing in supporting customer and business requirements. |
| Must Haves: |
| Must be a registered dietitian on HCPC register and full BDA member |
| Must have right to work in UK |
| Great attention to detail |
| Drive and enthusiasm |
| Must be a ‘foodie’ |
| Ability to work under pressure |
| Able to work effectively within a team environment and on own initiative |
| Good time management and the ability to prioritise own workload |
| Effective communicator (written & oral) with both internal and external customers (customer facing) |
| Good problem-solving skills with a logical approach |
| Computer literate in Word, Excel and PowerPoint packages and be able to generate procedures, graphs, reports and presentations |
| 4-5 years post-grad experience, including at least 2 years clinical experience |
| Food industry experience desirable (but can be taught) |
| Interest in marketing and sustainability desirable |
| Experience dealing with customers desirable |
| Membership of BDA Food Services Specialist Group desirable |
| NHS Hospital catering experience |
| Role Accountabilities:
The detail in the job description is by no means restrictive and its purpose is to define individuals core responsibilities. These responsibilities will develop and grow as the company / Business changes to meet our customer demands. |
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| 1 | To be the primary dietetic support to customers. Responding to queries within an agreed time period via email or phone. Supporting customers with menu planning BDA compliant menus. |
| 2 | To support the product development process, by identifying dietetic gaps in product ranges through collection of customer feedback, planning nutritional strategies and being involved in the sign off of new products. |
| 3 | To manage the Product Development Dietitian after an agreed settling in period. |
| 4 | To oversee the nutritional analysis of products and back-of-pack (BOP) ingredient/allergen data to ensure accuracy of product labelling information. |
| 5 | To coordinate product launch information for customer communications as necessary. |
| 6 | To support the business to develop and implement up to date systems for capturing relevant product data. Oversee design and completion of bespoke customer reports by the Product Development Dietitian. |
| 7 | To horizon scan food and nutrition legislation and industry standards and present them to the business. Ensure the business is aware of any impactful updates and help develop implementation plans. |
| 8 | To support the Head of Nutrition & Marketing by providing content for relevant press releases, website updates etc. |
| 9 | To support the Head of Nutrition & Marketing in representing the business externally as a subject matter expert for nutrition and dietetics at industry events and customer meetings/presentations. |
| 10 | To support the Head of Nutrition & Marketing with new business tender applications. |
| 11 | To develop strong relationships with key customers, suppliers and partners, e.g. third-party suppliers of specialist dietetic meals, The Vegan Society, Recipe Professor, FM customers, NHS customers, Trading Standards. |
| 12 | To contribute to development and maintenance of standard operating procedures relating to relevant areas, such as nutritional analysis and reporting of nutrition information to customers. |
| 13 | To support the business to meet its net zero objectives. To include supporting initiatives such as carbon labelling and compliance with company food standards. |
Location: Colchester, office based with occasional travel
Salary: Equivalent to Band 6 NHS pay scales, spine point depending on experience
| Written By: Ruth Smith | Date: 25/6/2024 | |
Agreed By: Louise Hunt Date: 05/07/24