Sustainable Ingredients, Sourcing Specialist

R-158588 |Birmingham, United Kingdom| 14 other location(s) available

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

You will develop and manage global, regional or market level programs using your subject matter expertise to support our Impact pillars of Sustainability, Mindful Snacking, and Social Impact. In this role, you will direct others (internally and externally) on the implementation of programs to grow our business.

How you will contribute

As you implement the programs, you will oversee cross-functional project teams, agencies and NGO partners, manage program budgets, create and maintain reports on program results. You will work locally with business colleagues and external partners to implement plans under each respective pillar.

What you will bring

• Leading and managing in a related industry and/or Impact area such as Sustainability, Mindful Snacking, Social Impact or Well-being
• Excellent program and project management skills
• Understanding of and passion for positive influence, external social impact and business growth under one or more of our Impact pillars
• Clear, effective communication skills in a variety of settings and styles

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

• this is a fixed-term position - 12 months
• considering you will be working with a global team, this is a 100% remote position

Reporting to the Procurement Sustainability Lead, Sustainable Ingredients Specialist is responsible for working in close collaboration with internal sourcing teams, cross-functional stakeholders and external partners (suppliers, consultants, industry coalitions) to drive and support the corporate agenda for Sustainable Ingredients within the Procurement function. Ensure timely and successful implementation of the strategy and deliver on company goals and compliance. Programs to support include sustainably sourced raw materials, regulatory requirements, no deforestation, animal welfare, among others.

Support the Sustainable Ingredients Manager where relevant.

The Sustainable Ingredients Specialist will support the development and execution of existing projects and processes, keep up to date the standard operating procedures, policies, playbooks, and overall governance to deliver results ensuring 100% compliance, completeness, accuracy, and transparency. This role entails data gathering & analytics as well working closely with the Sustainability Data Analytics Manager and the Reporting and Disclosure Stakeholders.

The role supports content creation for internal communications and meetings with sourcing teams, senior leadership, key suppliers, cross-functional stakeholders, and other external partners.

Main Responsibilities

• Data management and analytics:
  Work with relevant data owners and Sustainability Data Analytics Manager to coordinate the collection, and analysis of data to be used for project planning, budgeting exercises, progress tracking, internal reporting of status vs target, as well as external disclosures (ie Snacking Made Right report, mandatory and voluntary reporting and rating platforms). Provide insights based on data that enables informed decision-making, proactive risks management and emerging opportunities identification.
• Project management and reporting:
  Develop effective tools and internal capabilities to ensure the execution of all critical actions and projects, collect and store all relevant documents (ie supplier certifications, legal agreements, source-to-pay documents, etc.), as per Global Buying policy. Own the process of reporting projects KPIs on the quarterly Sustainability scorecard and monthly updates to Sr Dir GSM Sustainability. Look for continuous improvement in the Sustainable Ingredients governance and progresses.
  
  Support with the preparation of required presentations and reports.
• Sourcing team support:
  Be the technical point of contact for sourcing teams (Procurement) of prioritized raw materials to provide subject matter expertise and guidance in day-to-day activities such as inclusion of sustainability in sourcing strategy, supplier expectations, and in legal agreements where relevant, integration of sustainability in the agenda of governance meetings with raw materials strategic suppliers.
• Processes and policies:
  Support the creation, deployment and maintenance of reports, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training material, and documentation required for internal colleagues and key suppliers to understand and operate in alignment with MDLZ Sustainable Snacking goals and commitments and in compliance with policies, expectations, and latest best practices.

Who we are looking for

• Education:
  
  Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Business, Sustainability or similar
• Previous
  
  Experience:
  
  Procurement or Supply Chain and in Sustainability is desirable, not mandatory
• Proven experience managing complex data sets and using insights from data to drive decision making
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to influence…