Responsible Sourcing Manager - Leeds
- Employer
- Asda
- Location
- Leeds
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 17 May 2018
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- Sector
- Retail jobs, Retail Sales
- Job Type
- Full Time
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Responsible Sourcing Manager - Acceleration and Leverage - Social Compliance - Ethical Trade - CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility
About the role:
At Wal-Mart, we are committed to working with suppliers and stakeholders to make the global supply chain more responsible. Through our global Responsible Sourcing program, we set expectations of suppliers and the facilities they use, assess supply chain risk, monitor supply chain conditions through audits and investigations, provide training and tools for our associates and suppliers, and collaborate with others to make progress on key industry-wide issues.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for the world's largest company; a dynamic organisation committed to worker dignity and making a significant difference on supply chain issues.
The Ins and Outs:
What you'll need:
About the role:
At Wal-Mart, we are committed to working with suppliers and stakeholders to make the global supply chain more responsible. Through our global Responsible Sourcing program, we set expectations of suppliers and the facilities they use, assess supply chain risk, monitor supply chain conditions through audits and investigations, provide training and tools for our associates and suppliers, and collaborate with others to make progress on key industry-wide issues.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for the world's largest company; a dynamic organisation committed to worker dignity and making a significant difference on supply chain issues.
The Ins and Outs:
- Support in the development and integration of processes and technology solutions that further objectives
- Collaborate with associates to identify opportunities and partner on the development and execution of projects to deliver solutions or integrations including inside and outside the department
- Support in the development and execution of benchmarking, supply chain intelligence, gaps and risk analysis, metrics development, and executive and operational level KPIs for RS and business partners
- Technical expert supporting continuous improvement and the design of tools, systems, insights, processes, and deployment support
- Manage project portfolio and drive progress and accountability within area of responsibility. Report on progress, risks, and milestones
- Champions change management for department initiatives
- Models compliance with company policies procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
What you'll need:
- Builds trusting, collaborative relationships and alliances with others, inside and outside of the department and with global teammates
- Leverages relationships, resources, and talent to achieve goals
- Facilitates effective meetings and creates recaps and next steps
- Develops and communicates logical convincing reasons to build support for one's viewpoints and actions
- Seeks to identify solutions that simplify processes & leverage technology
- Designs tools for insights that creates awareness and action
- Creates or maintains documentation, flow charts, and training materials
- Self-starter with a strong attention to detail while always be in a mode of continuous improvement
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