Supply Chain Human Rights Risk Manager

Bakkavor Group; England; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Supply Chain Human Rights Risk Manager - Bakkavor Group Services

We rise to challenges together

GBP65,000-GBP75,000 depending on experience plus GBP8,400 car allowance, up to 20% company bonus scheme and private medical insurance, plus benefits listed below.

Remote role / remote working - after initial integration into role and business and meeting key stakeholders in role

Monday-Friday - 08:30am-17:00pm

Contract Type - Permanent

Why join us?

We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.

What we do

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We're the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We're ambitious. We're full of ideas. And we're ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.

About the role.

This is an exciting new opportunity, for a Human Rights Manager, to lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of human rights initiatives within our supply chain operations.

The successful candidate will ensure that supply chain human rights risks are assessed, prioritised and mitigated. Ensure the Bakkavor Human Rights requirements, as part of the Responsible Sourcing Plan, are communicated with the supply chain, through active engagement and risk assessment.

The role will also ensure that effective and appropriate actions and remediation are put in place to support due diligence, and provide continued improvement to Human Rights in the Bakkavor supply chain, whilst ensuring timely and effective stakeholder management.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

1. Establish a comprehensive human rights supply chain governance process. Ensuring an effective policy and strategy, aligned with the Bakkavor responsible sourcing objectives.
2. Develop a comprehensive human rights risk assessment to evaluate and identify the Bakkavor supply chain risks and help prioritise actions and engagement with suppliers where identified.
3. Ensure Human Rights requirements and measures are considered and integrated into supplier selection and evaluation. Providing data to help inform Procurement/ Responsible Sourcing decision making.
4. Collaborate with Bakkavor supply chain to enhance their understanding and implementation of human rights requirements and ensure appropriate mitigations are in place to minimise risk and build capacity. Work with suppliers in a timely manner to create action plans to address any identified human rights risks or non-compliance issues.
5. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including customers, NGOs, industry groups (FNET/Sedex), to stay abreast of emerging trends and best practices in responsible sourcing and communicate where necessary the Bakkavor position and plan.
6. Engage in industry-wide efforts to advance human rights standards in the food supply chain through partnerships, initiatives, and joint projects.
7. Represent the Bakkavor business in customer or stakeholder audits where appropriate, following up on any gaps, or non-conformances required to ensure closure.
8. Manage supply chain third-party audits and outcomes for human rights due diligence, to ensure compliance with internal policies, industry standards, and international human rights frameworks, following up on any gaps, or non-conformances identified to ensure appropriate standards in the supply chain.
9. Ensure that you are operating in a safe manner and in a safe environment at all times. Working with the SHE teams in Bakkavor to identify risk mitigation where necessary.

About you.

1. Excellent communicator at all levels, internally and externally.
2. Excellent influencing skills to bring about effective alignment or change with key stakeholders.
3. Adept at understanding and implementing business systems that will help drive change and deliver on targets.
4. Good level of influencing skills, to work with suppliers, customers and sites at senior levels.
5. Team player with a can-do approach, willing to support the wider function.
6. Minimum 5 years in food industry, preferably in a human rights/ethical trade role in a complex food supply chain, auditor experience or supplier relationship management advantageous.
7. Proven track record of working with and influencing suppliers and customers in the food industry.
8. In-depth knowledge and/or experience of global human rights standards and frameworks.

What you'll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You'll enjoy:

1. Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
2. Short Term Bonus Scheme up to 20% of annual salary
3. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
4. Staff Shop
5. Stakeholder Pension Scheme
6. MyBargains Discount Platform
7. Personal Accident Insurance
8. Free Independent Mortgage Advice
9. Employee Assistance Programme
10. A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
11. Discounted tutoring for children
12. Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
13. Private Medical Insurance (employee & family cover)
14. Cash allowance (car) - GBP8,400
15. Free Carparking

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

Find out more and apply.