DGM - Sustainable Procurement

Job description

Main tasks

• Support implementation of the Sustainable Procurement Strategy
• Support regional/category procurement teams to integrate and implement sustainability initiatives with their suppliers
• Coach procurement teams to enable them to support suppliers, as well as suppliers (as required) in complying with relevant sustainability requirements
• Support definition of global strategic initiatives (climate change, circularity, human rights and others as required)
• Design dashboards/KPIs for timely reporting and routine tracking of performance across teams to enable robust implementation
• Monitor the regular implementation/execution of various initiatives and highlight issues for resolution by relevant teams/provide solutions as required

Accountability

• Human Rights & Decent work
• Own the implementation plan of decent work criteria
• Review the supplier assessments & provide feedback fpor improvement/corrections actions plans required by teh suppliers.
• Develop, coach, lead and manage procurement teams as well as associated teams (Global Procurement Services/GPS etc) on decent work related topics
• Coordinate and evaluate performance of the GPS teams for execution
• Track the supplier performance and build capacity of teams to support program evolution, as required
• Develop new solutions/models to overcome the chronic challenges faced by suppliers
• Document the success stories, quantify and validate the impact
• Develop, plan and perform internal and external training and awareness sessions (face-to-face and virtual, live and recorded)
• Report KPI for external/internal reporting and audit
• Data validation consolidation at global level
• Report KPI for external/internal reporting and audit

Other initiatives

• Review of the global procurement processes and embedding sustainability criteria at various stages (procurement excellence system, total cost of ownership)
• Contribute to the development of new programs to enhance sustainability credentials

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of Labor rights/working conditions/Decent work, Environment, Health & Safety and corporate responsibility requirements and standards
• Good knowledge of sustainability issue