Manager, Sourcing

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including:
Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M
· A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

The Manager, Responsible Sourcing will lead ELC’s Sensitive Supply Chains (SSC) program execution—driving implementation of raw material-specific action plans, advancing upstream traceability and data quality, and partnering cross-functionally and cross-regionally with Global Supplier Management, R&D, Legal, brands, and suppliers to mitigate environmental, economic, and human rights risks in ELC’s global ingredients supply base and enable credible communications and claims.

• Manage ELC’s Sensitive Supply Chains program by advancing and monitoring implementation of raw material-specific action plans and providing progress updates to leadership.
• Advance upstream supply chain transparency and traceability by leading projects with service providers and coordinating ELC participation in multi-stakeholder traceability initiatives (e.g., TRASCE) and relevant industry platforms.
• Sustain and deepen engagement with ingredients suppliers on responsible sourcing practices and systematic sharing of ingredient sourcing information; progress the use of certified ingredients where applicable.
• Assess and advise on sustainability and human rights risks in priority supply chains; evaluate supplier sourcing practices and support verification approaches (e.g., certifications, third-party assessments) aligned to program ambition.
• Develop leadership-ready updates (e.g., SSC Steer Co pre-reads) that synthesize progress, risks, and decisions needed; manage project plans, milestones, and stakeholder inputs.
• Represent ELC in external coalitions and working groups (e.g., ASD) to identify best practices, advance collaborative solutions, and help remediate human rights and environmental issues in key supply chains.
• Coordinate with ELC’s Charitable Foundation and partners to monitor implementation of impact projects in sourcing communities; evaluate progress, steer improvements, and support internal alignment and resource mobilization.
• Evaluate brand marketing claim requests related to raw material sourcing practices in partnership with brands, Legal, and R&D; support public reporting and disclosures as an SSC subject-matter expert.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve SSC data using internal systems and external platforms/sources; track KPIs (e.g., transparency, traceability depth, data quality) and identify opportunities to strengthen program effectiveness.
• Stay current on evolving regulations and protocols relevant to upstream supply chains (e.g., EUDR) and translate implications into practical requirements for suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• 5+ years of experience in responsible sourcing, sustainability, human rights, and/or procurement (preferably with raw materials/ingredients supply chains)
• Demonstrated experience managing portfolios of projects and translating complex topics into leadership-ready narratives and materials
• Experience with supply chain traceability systems/processes, supplier data quality management, and KPI development/reporting
• Ability to engage and influence suppliers and internal stakeholders on upstream…