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Ice Cream GTM SHE Manager

Job ID:
R-40057
Category:
Supply Chain
Location:
Istanbul, Istanbul
Date posted:
02/13/2025
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Function: Supply Chain

Reports to:Head of SSHE IC METSA

Scope:Ice Cream TurkeyRegion

Location:Turkey

Terms & Conditions:Full Time Permanent

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.

Our Vision: Life tastes better with Ice Cream

As the largest ice cream company in the world, we have over 100 years of experience in delivering smiles, and we plan to continue this for many more years to come, with our people and planet first.

We have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), in over 60 countries. All driven to spread happiness through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on our where to play and how to win.

JOB PURPOSE

Ice Cream Go to Market Safety Manager has overall responsibility for managing Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Environment and Security agendas and frameworks to achieve Excellence on Sites in scope

S/he works with Category and  Supply Chain teams, Logistics teams, Workplace Services, HR and Occupational Health, Customer Development (CD) and Communications to develop SHE strategy and improvement plans to achieve sustainable SHE excellence by reducing injuries expressed in TRFR and environmental impacts such that waste, effluents, emissions, energy consumption, CO2.

S/he works together with Regional Security Manager to develop a fit-for-purpose Security Strategy that aims to mitigate risks to employees, contractors, visitor and 3P partners, and the Company assets, thus proactively implementing layers of protections against losses. Maintains strong and wholesome partnership connections with external regulatory and advisory security and law enforcement bodies.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment) & Security

A) Strategy into Action, Business Partnering, Safety Governance and Culture

  • Defines and leads overall implementation of SHE and Security strategy, priorities, and roadmaps in line with overarching Global and Regional level strategy and priorities to achieve excellent sustainable results. Identifies risks and effective strategies for mitigation in close collaboration with Categories SC leadership

  • Provide efficient and long-standing Business Partnering: brings expertise, risk analysis, solutions, trainings and operational support to Supervisory Board, Factory Directors, Business groups, Business Operations. Implements License to Lead and other trainings to Leadership required to operate and lead Safety and Security agendas with confidence

  • Supports and actively participates in business continuity and crisis management forums coordinating IMT (incident management team) activities action as a Coordinator. Coordinates delivery of capability trainings and technical support

  • Partners with the Regional and Category env capability teams (Env and Engineering) to drive initiatives towards env compliance and sustainability. Coordinates delivery of Sustainability Roadmaps to reduce Waste, Water, Energy and CO2 footprints in factories and Logistics

  • Works together with METSA SHE and Security Director to secure line leadership commitment to help promote and embed safety into Business Agendas, personally promotes and leads by examples the culture of Safety Moments, Safety Behavior Observations on the shopfloor

  • Coordinates bi-monthly CSHEC (Central Safety Health and Env) committee meetings with Supervisory Board acting as a Coordinator and Facilitator

  • Expertly supports Turkey Safe Travel (Road Safety) committee meeting, UNİCA and Iran CSHECs. Leads regular follow up reviews to track implementation of agreed actions

  • Defines and deploys a comprehensive Communication Plan to promote safe behaviours in the organisation at all levels based on identified risks and incident trend analysis

  • Implements Safety and Security standards and protocols towards 3P Collaborative Manufactures and Logistics partners, focusing on factories, logistical centers/ warehouses and transport haulers engaged to transport R&P and F&G

  • Drive fit for purpose initiatives towards safety cultural transformation across the geography using available Company tools (BeSafE) and external products

  • Drives implementation of the roadmap to the Carbon Scope 1&2 commitments

B) Team Performance Management, Capabilities Development, Motivation

  • Manages the SHE and Security teams responsible to deliver Occupational Health, Safety, Security and Environment results as per established work plans

  • Develops and maintains SHE and Security teams capabilities to ensure their competencies are in line with company standard and curricular (License to Operate)

  • Performs Quarterly and Annual performance reviews with the team in line with HR guidelines. Creates opportunities for people development to fulfil their career aspirations. Ensures all team members have robust Future Fit Plans and reviews regularly to ensure team members live their purpose

  • Confidently leads the team to ensure high performance, customer-oriented culture where professionalism, respect, diversity, equity and equality, and teamwork and collaboration, integrity and maturity is kept front and center and fostered and adhered to. Applies instruments of reward and recognition and consequence management wisely and fairly to keep team and individual morale high

C) Incident Investigations, Improvement Plans, Audits and Compliance Excellence

  • Ensures timely and high-quality investigation of SHE & security incidents, including fatalities, serious incidents, potentially serious incidents, and other recordable incidents in line with corporate standard. Ensure system is in place to conduct post-incident reviews for all recordable cases and is personally led. Ensures Lessons Learnt are shared across organisation. Ensures expansion of incident learnings is done in all sites to prevent recurrence.

  • Develop, deploy & implement plans to improve safety, health, and environment records of the sites to develop and implement SHE and Security strategy and improvement action plans.

  • Ensure constant improvement in PAR (Positive Assurance) scores across all sites and compliance with Framework Standards and Functional Standards

  • Provides SHE and Security performance overview to Senior Management annually

  • Works together with the Health Department to ensure Occupational Health risks are evaluated and relevant risk reduction programs are implemented to prevent work related occupational diseases

  • Works together with Workplace Services (WPS) Department to ensure delivery of risk reduction programs for office and R&D environments

  • Work with regulatory bodies on ensuring the site meets all local, national, legal and company standards on occupational Health personnel to identify and mitigate risks which may lead to occupational ill health

  • Tracks changes to National applicable legislation and norms and ensures requirements are acted upon in a timely manner to prevent Company exposure of non-compliance and fees. Plays an important advisory role in setting up new policies, norms, and regulations, sharing information with key internal customer

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Essential:

  • Excellent Verbal & Written Communication Skills both in English and Turkish

  • 5 – 7 years in supply Chain operations

  • Advanced mentoring and coaching skills

  • Senior Stakeholder management skills

  • Advanced Project Management Skills

  • Good observation and auditing skills

  • University Science and Engineering degree qualification advantage

  • Experience in Supply Chain

  • Excellent knowledge of SHE ISO standards

  • Good knowledge of Process Safety

  • Strong knowledge of Behavior Based Safety methodology and a track record of implementation of the same

  • Strong negotiation skills

Skills

  • A great strategic thinker – able to connect the dots on all things SHE and its impact on the wider business.

  • Excellent knowledge of SHE standardsWorking knowledge using SHE IT tools and how those tools integrate into other functional work processes.

  • Ability to influence strategic deliverables in a widely matrixed organization. International business/cultural sensitivity.

  • Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously.

  • Good observation and auditing skills.

  • Excellent knowledge of developing trends in behavioural safety and current best practice.

  • High degree of knowledge and expertise in overseeing risk management implementation and international SHE risk management strategies.

  • A good understanding of quality mastery and its implications on the SHE agenda.

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 , understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • CONSUMER LOVE:Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

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

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.  

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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