Assistant Manager, Sustainable Sourcing

About Unilever

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.  

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Purpose

• Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are passionate about bringing to life Unilever’s Sustainability Goals through working with suppliers and partnerson impactful programs, then this role is just for you!

•  The role Assistant Manager, Sustainable Sourcing presents an opportunity to be part of the global Sustainable Sourcing (SuSo) team within Procurement and Supply Chain that will deliver Unilever’s Climate and Nature commitments especially related to our sustainable sourcing and deforestation-free strategy and commitments as well as our protect and regenerate nature. 

• You will focus on supplier engagement, management of implementation partners, internal and external stakeholder management in ensuring compliance to Unilever’s sustainability policies and standards; and project management of Unilever’s Nature programs in our strategic oil growing production landscapesglobally. You will report to the Senior Manager, Sustainable Sourcing, based in Singapore responsible for the global sustainable sourcing of palm oil, as part of a purpose-led international team. 

Main Responsibilities

Supplier engagementand noncompliance management on Unilever’s sustainability policies relatedof forest-risk commodities in Unilever’s supply chain (40%)

Manage supplier engagement and risk of forest-risk commodities (focusing on palm oil).This includes:

• Process: Maintaining and updating supplier engagement and stakeholder engagement strategies on grievance and non-compliance process of the Unilever People and Nature Policy and other relevant corporate sustainability policies. Engaging with suppliers, grievance raisers,implementation partners, and relevant internal Unilever teams in the review, investigation, and verification of grievances and internally-detectednon-compliances;

• Document and report: Managing the grievance and non-compliance database and providing quarterly updates to the Unilever People and Nature grievance tracker on the Unilever website;

• Integrate: Working with the Sustainable Sourcing and procurement teams to ensure grievances and non-compliances are addressed, monitored, communicated, and inform sourcing decisions (supplier due diligence, support in supplier risk strategy, management and, implementation). 

Continue to build and manageUnilever’s Nature Positive Strategy (40%)

Directly support Unilever’s commitment to protect and restore 1 million hectares of natural ecosystems by (based on forest risk crops footprint), with a focus on oil palm production landscapes. This includes:

• Assistingwith the strategy, design,partnership agreements and management of the implementation of Unilever’s programson the protection and regeneration of nature ecosystems located within the supply shed of Unilever’s sourcing areas;

• Support in the reporting, communication, and assurance of our Nature Positive and sustainable landscapeprograms. 

• Ensure Unilever receives value for investment throughregular progress meetings, management of project reports, relevant impact data and shapefiles, and communication materials from implementation partners; and ensure timely processing of invoices and other requests with internal teams at Unilever.

Support the delivery of a sustainable and deforestation-free palm with positive impactful programs & resilience plan (20%)

• Support to the sustainable sourcingand commercial procurement team for palm oil on supplier due diligence and management related to deforestation-free supply chain requirements, and maintenance of supporting internal databases (sustainability supplier profiles and risk rating, traceability database, risk mills list, traceability, etc.).

• Work with the team to maintain and enhance leadership positions across critical non-governmental organizations (NGOs), sustainability scorecards, and other external indexes and reporting requirements for Forest Risk commodities.

Ad-hoc support as needed. 

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• 3-5 years prior experience

• Essential –experience/involvement in environmentaland/orsocial sustainability projects or issues management

• Preferred – knowledge of forest-risk commoditiesand supply chains, including palm oil, cocoa, soy, paperand pulp, and the suppliers landscape

Skill

• Excellentcommunication skills in English, verbal and written

• Stakeholder management (internal and external)

• Quick and accurate synthesis of information from multiple sourcesin the form ofexecutivesummary/white paper

• Project management: design, budgeting, contracting, monitoring, and reporting

• Strong interest in sustainability and sustainability standards

• Ability to work in virtual teams

• Microsoft office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneDrive, Sharepoint, PowerBI)

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Note: Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. If you require any support to complete your application or any subsequent stage throughout your recruitment journey with us at Unilever, then please specify how we may be able to assist you.

Additional Information

Please be aware if you are applying for this role, we require you to have working rights in the country where the role will based in. If successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.