Sustainability Engagement Manager - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Cargill

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    Job Purpose and Impact

    The Sustainability Engagement Manager will lead a team to develop, implement and optimize the assigned formal sustainability programs and processes related to regulatory affairs and compliance of our business and serve customers across assigned regions, areas or facilities. In this role, you will be accountable for compliance under voluntary and regional or national schemes used to qualify our products for our customers. You will be a member of the sustainability team working closely with our commercial and supply teams to serve both suppliers and customers to ensure commercial optimization of our products. You will play a key role in advising our commercial and supply chain teams, leading compliance at every step of the supply chain.

    Key Accountabilities

  • Plan and prioritize to effectively staff and accomplish the work to meet productivity and quality goals and monitor team performance against customer expectations.
  • Ensure appropriate backup and central documentation storage, ensuring controls are in place and best practices are in place for the central storage of business critical data.
  • Provide leadership and support regarding the assigned formal sustainability program activities and sustainability compliance related questions, interpreting legislation and recognizing the risks and business opportunities.
  • Identify trends, keeping up to date on the latest changes to the market rules in order to identify potential impact on business.
  • Ensure sustainability program compliance with external and internal audits standards, providing expertise and advice to suppliers and customers on certification and compliance.
  • Coach and mentor leaders and professionals on interactions with the formal sustainability program authorities, supporting external audits and providing input to external responses when corrective action is required.
  • Oversee database systems management and interpretation of the data, including the quality of data input into the systems and devising innovative methods of monitoring sustainability performance and report information and data for compliance.
  • Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Experience working out business needs and coordinating supply and demand sustainability requirements
  • Minimum of five to six years of related work experience
  • Other minimum qualifications may apply
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Two years of supervisory experience
  • Experience of auditing or working to process standards