Procurement Social Sustainability Senior Manager

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. Our strategy begins with a purpose that places consumers at the heart of everything we do: Brighten everyday life for all. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class performance with market-making, unmissably superior brands. 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 collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business.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.

ABOUT PROCUREMENT

Part of the Supply Chain family, Procurement is responsible for over 30B Euro of material and services spend globally with more than 60,000 suppliers. Getting the right services and materials, sustainably sourced and ensuring responsible procurement is critical to ensuring our brands with purpose grow. Our teams work closely with the business to understand stakeholders needs, bring innovation to meet changing consumer, employees and customers needs, and drive financial value for Unilever through competitive buying. We’re at the forefront of digital procurement, bringing new tools and analytics to drive data-based decisions. Our strategy is ‘Procurement with Purpose’ and focuses on buying responsibly, buying better, and growing together with partners around the world. Our ambition is based on three key drivers: being Purpose-Led, Value-Driven, and Future-Fit.

JOB PURPOSE

Be a part of Unilever’s journey to become global leader in sustainability and landing a future-fit business model that drives superior performance. The Unilever Business Operations Sustainability team is an integral part of achieving these goals through stepping up our impact.

However, we are only half of the picture. Our suppliers are at the heart of everything we do. We need to work more closely than ever with suppliers to ensure socially sustainable practices and improved working and living conditions for workers.

Our Business Operations Social Sustainability Procurement team is embarking on an exciting journey as it implements its new Livelihoods strategy and program. Working with our suppliers, various expert implementation partners and international human rights experts, we will be delivering a number of interventions through suppliers, industry and communities to have a positive impact on people in our extended supply chain.

This role requires someone with a passion for social impact with previous experience, excellent stakeholder management communication skills, project delivery, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively in a global team. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will work closely with the whole Social Sustainability team to run the management of Livelihoods programs (Living Wage, Smallholder farmers livelihoods, Human Rights). This contains various interventions into the supply chain, decided through a data-driven approach, addressing our key identified salient issues, high risk commodities and suppliers. You will be responsible for the delivery of various projects. You will be business partnering with Business Groups, leadership and colleagues in different geographies, cross functions (e.g. Procurement, Global Sustainability Function, Responsible Business) and at the same time act as subject matter expert in Living Wage both internal and externally. This will be rewarding work, as you will support the impact measurement and tracking of our projects, with the opportunity to travel to the ground when required.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS

· Experienced in strategic supplier programs in sustainability, living wage, human rights, social impact, or responsible sourcing.

· Expertise in Living Wage

· Previous team management roles.

· Long-term strategy planning and execution.

· Experience with large-scale, complex projects.

· Experience working in virtual teams with a regional/global scope.

· Willingness to travel (10-20% of the time).

SKILLS

Strategy

· Implement and drive multi-year strategy.

· Collaborate with colleagues globally to tailor strategies and create maximum impact.

· Design performance-oriented programs with clear end goals and tracking methods.

· Utilize digital insights for a risk-based approach to increase impact.

· Actively participate in the wider Sustainability teams to support overall strategy.

External Relationship Management

· Ensure suppliers understand and meet Unilever’s social sustainability expectations.

· Manage relationships with implementing partners and ensure they deliver to expectations.

· Network externally to keep programs relevant and impactful.

· Represent Unilever in industry working groups, collaborating on common goals and risks.

Internal Business Partnering

· Influence and sell ideas to business partners, translating them into positive outcomes.

· Manage business relationships on behalf of the Social Sustainbility team in responsible geographies.

· Share insights to support business understanding of our approach.

· Champion change and advocate for Social Sustainability work.

Technical & Behavioral Skills

· Understand socially responsible sourcing and human rights issues in supply chains.

· Passionate about creating a better world for people in supply chains.

· Self-starter with attention to detail and strong execution skills.

· Entrepreneurial mindset, finding creative solutions and leading initiatives.

· Strong communication skills and ability to engage cross-functional stakeholders.

· Ability to interact with diverse cultures and backgrounds.

· Fluent in English.

· Eager to collaborate and drive impact.

LEADERSHIP

· You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

· You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

· PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.

· PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

· TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.

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

· BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.