Quality and Compliance Manager

About Us

We’re a fast-growing FMCG drinks brand on a mission to redefine functional beverages. As a scale-up, we operate in a dynamic, high-growth environment where adaptability, ownership, and speed matter.

The Role

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking an experienced Quality & Compliance Manager to oversee product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance across the UK and EU markets. You will act as the key point of contact for quality assurance across our external manufacturing network, ensuring consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

• Manage quality assurance across all co-manufacturing partners (co-packers)
• Review and approve batch production records and filling reports
• Analyse production data including fill level variances, batch consistency, deviations and non-conformances
• Investigate and resolve quality issues with manufacturers
• Implement and maintain quality standards and KPIs across production sites
• Define and manage testing requirements for beverages and implement with co-manufacturers
• Ensure all products comply with UK and EU food and beverage regulations
• Oversee product labelling including ingredients, allergens, nutritional information, claims and declarations
• Manage Sedex account and new customer onboarding from quality and regulatory perspective
• Stay up to date with regulatory changes and implement necessary updates
• Work closely with co-packers, 3PL providers, and ensure proper quality handling, storage, and traceability
• Conduct supplier audits and performance reviews
• Manage onboarding of new suppliers
• Support supply chain team by managing ad-hoc kitting reworks
• Work with procurement to review sourcing materials, formats and suppliers
• Develop and maintain QA systems and documentation
• Manage internal product training and sensory checks
• Run annual internal traceability audits
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions (CAPA)
• Improve processes for efficiency, compliance and product consistency
• Manage review of all Operations and Supply Chain SOPs
• Use tools like Asana and Gantt charts to manage project timelines and priorities
• Support New Product Development team with new flavour launches and packaging formats

Who you are

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Organised, solution-oriented and proactive
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, high attention to detail
• Experienced in logistics, procurement, and/or supply chain management
• Proficient in Excel, confident in analysing and managing data
• Confident communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in quality assurance within soft drinks or beverages
• Experience working with co-manufacturers (co-packers) and 3PL partners
• Strong knowledge of UK and/or EU food regulations and labelling laws
• Experience reviewing lab reports and basic understanding of microbiology checks for food safety

Preferred Experience

• Understanding of beverage production processes
• Familiarity with food safety standards (e.g. HACCP, BRCGS, ISO standards)
• Background in scaling beverage brands with outsourced production
• Experience preparing for or managing audits

Why join us

• Be part of a fast-moving, culture-led brand that’s changing the drinks game
• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working with 2 remote days per week
• 25 days holiday + UK bank holidays
• Work across multiple European markets and suppliers
• Make a real impact in a high-growth environment
• Free [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] sodas in the office!

Location: London, UK