Responsible Sourcing and Livelihoods Manager
Key Skills
Job Description
Job Description
Job Description: Responsible Sourcing & Livelihoods Manager
We are seeking a Responsible Sourcing & Livelihoods Manager to join Kraft Heinz’s Global Sustainability team. Mission: drive execution of our responsible sourcing strategy and deliver our livelihoods programme in partnership with Zone teams. Scope: focus on the upstream value chain and communities, with particular emphasis on human rights, deforestation, and animal welfare, as well as the implementation of the Livelihoods programme within communities. Accountable outcomes: measurable progress in responsible sourcing performance, improved livelihoods in priority communities, and demonstrable advancement against our human rights, deforestation, and animal welfare commitments.
Key Responsibilities
• Implementation of human rights, deforestation free and animal welfare sourcing strategy aligned with global regulations e.g. CSDDD, EUDR, Modern Slavery Acts and voluntary frameworks.
Define and evolve Kraft Heinz’s Livelihoods strategy, including a focus on impact measurement, alignment with the regenerative agriculture strategy and focus on Living Wage/Income for the upstream value chain
Partner cross-functionally with Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, Communications, and Corporate Affairs to embed human rights and livelihoods into business decision-making
• Partner with Zone sustainability teams to support the delivery of critical risk mitigation actions and human rights salient risk action plans.
- Collaborate with suppliers to implement traceability systems ensuring visibility of sourcing origins for high-risk commodities.
• Develop internal and external reporting processes to track progress against KPI performance and towards deforestation free commitments.
• Ability to understand and navigate the complex legislative and regulatory landscape to enable informed business decisions to delivery social and environmental impact throughout the value chain.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including NGOs, suppliers, and industry associations, to stay informed about emerging issues and best practices.
• Provide training and capacity-building programs for suppliers and internal stakeholders on responsible sourcing practices.
You will coordinate with and enable relevant teams in the delivery of Kraft Heinz’s Responsible Sourcing & Livelihoods commitments, adapting the program to fit evolving priorities within the Kraft Heinz Global Sustainability Strategy where relevant. In addition, you will support the broader Global Procurement Sustainability Program activities by contributing to continuous improvement in positive procurement, value creation, internal and external engagement, innovation, supplier collaboration, third party partnerships, and internal collaboration.
Recipe for Success: Apply now if this sounds like you!
7+ years of experience in relevant program management roles, innovation and co-creation roles involving cross-functional senior stakeholder management, or strategy/sustainability/innovation consulting roles. Must have a good professional understanding of the following:
• Ability to provide robust and practical solutions for due diligence, risk prevention and remediation and to translate complex concepts into actionable plans.
• Sustainability professional who excels in program management, senior stakeholder management, with outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Strong collaboration with procurement teams to integrate responsible sourcing principles into our purchasing decisions and contracts.
• Strong knowledge of FMCG and procurement corporate sustainability, agricultural supply chains, and understanding of related processes, tools and competences.
• Familiarity with ESG reporting to capital markets and 3rd parties, NGO landscape, global legislative landscape, competition landscape, industry trends, and consumer/industry trends in Responsible Sourcing.
• Ability to effectively develop initiatives which contribute to delivering against the company and procurement strategy.
• Organizational Agility - knows how to get things done both through formal and informal channels.
• Effective at establishing trust and building effective business relationships and getting things done through others.
• Can effectively articulate various perspectives and impacts of issues and project them into the future.
We hope to find you a seat at our table!
Location(s) Amsterdam
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
Location(s)
Amsterdam
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
Core Responsibilities
Drive the execution of the responsible sourcing strategy with a focus on human rights, deforestation, and animal welfare. Implement the Livelihoods programme and partner with cross-functional teams to embed sustainability into business decision-making.
Requirements
Requires over 7 years of experience in program management, sustainability consulting, or innovation roles. Candidates must possess strong knowledge of FMCG agricultural supply chains and the global legislative landscape regarding ESG and responsible sourcing.
About The Kraft Heinz Company
Industry: Food and Beverage Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands. We spark joy around mealtime with our iconic brands, including Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Capri Sun, Ore-Ida, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Primal Kitchen, and Classico, among others. No matter the brand, we’re united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is our team of 37,000+ food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide. Together, we help provide meals to those in need through our global partnership with Rise Against Hunger. We also stand committed to responsible, sustainable practices that extend to every facet of our business, our consumers, and our communities. Every day, we’re transforming the food industry with bold thinking and unprecedented results. If you share our passion – and are ready to create the future, build a legacy, and lead as a global citizen – there’s only one thing to do: join our table and let’s make life delicious!