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This is a exceptional role, responsible for leading The Boots Group's ethical compliance function. This pivotal and business critical role within the Global Sourcing function; and will be responsible for leading the Ethical and Social Governance strategy for TBG, ensuring that our global supplier base are compliant to our ethical sourcing practices.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the thinking for the TBG policies for social responsibility
ensuring that this is consistent with industry best practice in ethical trade, human rights, and responsible sourcing
Manage the delivery of the Ethical Sourcing programme for The Boots Group suppliers, including supplier audits and assessments
Ensure up-to-date knowledge of international ethical trade and human rights standards and best practice, ensure TBG policies are updated following evolving global regulations and standards
Integrate ESG principles into business operations
Monitor supply chain compliance, identify risks, agree corrective actions, and quickly escalated nonconformities to senior management on risk and recommended actions
Share all Ethical and social updates with the business
Partner with the Supplier Assessment team, lead supplier engagement, and onboarding to ensure that all suppliers are compliant to TBG quality, ethical and social standards
Conduct supply chain risk assessments including on-site visits, review ethical audit reports, supplier risk scores, and action plans to ensure they meet relevant standards
Manage audit CAP, ensuring adherence to committed closure and promoting a culture of continuous improvement
Support the supplier assessment team with GMP assessments
Support delivery of the NPD programme, through swift delivery of the supplier onboarding process
Provide transparency to the business of supply chain risks, performance on audits and schedule adherence
through monthly local, regional and global Indicators
Develop relationships with 3rd party experts, regulators, industry groups, and external partners
Develop guidelines and provide training to raise awareness and understanding of ethical and social governance goals across the organisation
Requirements:
Coming from a retail, operations, or manufacturing background
Substantial experience and knowledge of global Ethical and Social Governance best practice and regulations
Proven experience of leading the creation, development and implementation of Ethical and Social Governance strategies, policies, and frameworks tailored to the organization's objectives and industry
Proven experience of working with a global supplier base, across several tiers of the supply chain
Experience of working with colleagues in other global regions
Extensive experience of working with 3rd party audit bodies to support delivery of Ethical and Social Governance programmes
Must be an excellent communicator, written and verbal
Able to engage and influence with all levels of stakeholders, including executive board members
A thorough understanding of GMP principles and requirements, and managing assessments
An energetic, calm and authoritative presence
Excellent attention to detail
Personal integrity is a must
What we offer:
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme