Assistant Manager, Sustainable Sourcing (Project Coordination and Reporting)

Unilever is currently hiring for Assistant Manager, Sustainable Sourcing (Project Coordination and Reporting)based inGrha Unilever, Jakarta,Indonesia

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 (Project Coordination and Reporting), presents an opportunity to be part of the Sustainable Sourcing (SuSo) team within Procurement that will deliver Unilever’s Sustainability, Climate, and Nature commitments especially related to the companies protect and regenerate, sustainable sourcing, and deforestation-free supply chain workstreams. 

• You will focus on project coordination and finance, sustainability reporting, communications, and certification maintenance, under the People and Nature team responsible for managing deforestation-risk commodities, with a focus on palm oil. You will report to the Senior Manager, Sustainable Sourcing, who based in Singapore responsible for the global sustainable sourcing of palm oil, as part of a purpose-led international team. 

Main Responsibilities

Internal and External Reporting: Sustainable Sourcing metrics and deforestation-free reporting, CDP Forests, DJSI, RSPO ACOP, NGO Scorecards related to forest risk commodities (focusing on palm oil) (40%):

• Manage sustainability metric reporting on a quarterly basis (SuSo and deforestation-free): update data in collaboration with SuSo Managers and Procurement Managers focusing on palm oil (though you may support other forest-risk commodities).

• Resolve ad hoc reporting problems in collaboration with UniOps business partners and IT outsourced parties related to SuSo system or Power BI.

• Prepare internal Unilever methods and communications material on metric and project reporting.  

• Coordinate and support the drafting and submission of external-facing reports and scorecards, including but not limited to Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Annual Communications on Progress (ACOP), Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) scorecards, etc.

• Review questions, content and scoring methodology to ensure drafted content is appropriate, succinct and meets the style and content requirements of the report.

Project coordination and finance management (25%) 

• Coordinate with SuSo Managers project delivery for successful implementation of impact programs including on the management and payments of team budget (Palm Fund and BIMC).

• Maintenance of RSPO certification for Unilever Asia Private Limited and tracking of RSPO certification status of Unilever factories globally. 

Communications, reporting, claims, and coordination (35%)

• Provide SuSo data input for internal and external presentations (e.g.SuSo manager and SuSo/procurement leadership team) and external surveys.

• Write initial drafts of internal / external reports with narratives and metrics on sustainable impact programs of the team and partners related (e.g. related to progress on our programs on deforestation-free, sustainable sourcing, supplier engagement, smallholder / livelihood programs, and landscape programs).

• Coordinate and manage team input and relationship among SuSo, Procurement, Communication, and Advocacy teams on internal and external reporting and communications. 

• Ensure external webpages accurately reflect SuSo projects metrics and meet requirements for reporting and transparent disclosure.

• Maintain a portfolio of up-to-date content for presentations for internal and external audiences (including narratives, photographs, and videos).

• Manage periodic contracts with writers, photographers, videographers, and graphic designers. 

Ad-hoc support as needed. 

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• 3-5 years prior work / professional experience

• Essential – experience in project coordination and corporate sustainability reporting. Experience with leading reporting on Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a great advantage. 

• Previous experience in supporting environmental and/or social sustainability projects preferred. 

• Knowledge of forest-risk commoditiesand supply chains, including palm oil, cocoa, soy, paperand pulp preferred.

Skill

• Excellentcommunication skills in English, verbal and written

• Corporate sustainability reporting and data analysis

• Project coordination, management, and budgeting 

• 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

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

• Must be a self-starter with strong Bias for Action, Accountability & Responsibility and Growth Mindset.

• A willingness to work with uncertainty and information gaps; to set a direction where there is no precedent.

• Must be a strong executor, being able to work independently and virtually.

• Must lead both processes and people across a broad and diverse geographic and business environment.

• Strong analytical mindset and curiosity. 

• Outstanding quantitative skill set.

• Attention to detail and good problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in virtual teams

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.