European Company 16-20K
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
PURPOSE OF FUNCTION
The purpose of the Sustainability support function in Purchase Operations is to support the business in implementing and verifying sustainability related requirements. The function is also responsible to provide IWAY verification services across the company group.

PURPOSE OF JOB
Secure that all company requirements related to Sustainability are met by company business partners in a Purchase Operations Area by:
Performing IWAY and other sustainability compliance audits in accordance with all relevant working methods (including verification of traceability for critical materials and animal welfare)
Supporting business teams and suppliers of the Purchase Operations Area in the IWAY implementation process
Perform IWAY verification audits across the Group in alignment with the “Common IWAY Auditing” framework.
Plan and perform IWAY audits, in accordance with IWAY Working Methods and all other relevant mandatory documents
- Responsible to gather and analyse information and facts to draw conclusions about compliance/non compliance, using auditing methods including in-depth interviews with individual and/or group interviews with different parties at supplier
- Responsible for root cause analysis of non-compliance and for creating understanding for supplier in order to achieve compliance
- Responsible to issue final IWAY approval and ensure that all relevant company systems are updated in accordance with IWAY working methods
- Responsible to perform initial sustainability compliance assessments for new suppliers
- Support the business development teams during the IWAY implementation process at supplier (incl. sub-suppliers)
- Train and support suppliers, business development teams and new IWAY Auditors in IWAY and compliance agenda;
- Share “IWAY good business practice” gained during the auditing process at different manufacturing or operations sites, contributing to the business development;
- Responsible to perform other sustainability compliance verification activities related, such as traceability verification for critical materials and animal welfare
- Secure timely and accurate audit information in the supplier review database, SRDB;
- Active member of Sustainability Compliance matrix - contribute to short and long term sustainability compliance action plan, prepare and implement relevant activities
- At any time, act as an ambassador of company values and role model for fact-based business leadership

CAPABILITIES
Ability to perform IWAY audits in accordance with the conditions specified in the Working Method “IWAY Auditor Competence Development” (official approval as IWAY Auditors is a must for the role)
Capability to perform analysis and draw conclusions to support the right business decisions and implementations
Capability to build relationship built on trust, to support long-term partnership
Capability to organize and work independently
Capability to use relevant interview and auditing
techniques
Ability to facilitate trainings and workshops
Ability to clearly express ideas and opinions

ESSENTIAL FOR PARTICULAR JOB
Experience in auditing and improving compliance and business performance
Proven record of consistently meeting/exceeding results in previous role
Understanding of Sustainability and compliance, with customer focus
Excellent knowledge of related laws in the area of sustainability
Ability to clearly express ideas and opinions in English

PREFERRED FROM INTERNALS
- Previous working background in EHS or Sustainability;
- Relevant education in Sustainability or EHS;
- Relevant knowledge of Sustainability related Management Systems (e.g. ISO 14001);
- Good knowledge of relevant IWAY related local/regional legislation;