Sustainable Sourcing Specialist (m/f/d)

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Ihre Aufgaben

As Sustainable Sourcing Specialist (m/f/d) you will be part of our Sustainability Team within our Scen & Care Business Unit. You will be responsible for supplier development in order to improve the transparency and securization of the Natural supply Chain. This includes the development and continous maintenance of a complete dashboard to assess raw material risks and work on a risk mitigation plan in close collaboration with global procurement & suppliers.

• You develop an annual Natural RM risk assessment dashboard for Fragrance and Cosmetic Ingredients.

• You build a Roadmap with one-on-one discussions with identified suppliers and category buyers on prioritized high risk raw material clusters to develop mitigation plans.

• You implement a Human Rights RM risk assessment dashboard for Fragrance and Cosmetic Ingredients and develop mitigation plans.

• You develop a slide deck on Symrise Sustainable Sourcing approach to generate supplier engagement.

• You draw up capacity building presentations for supplier & buyers.

• You implement detailed action plans for certifications & verifications, as well as partnerships with suppliers, as risk mitigation plan to securize the transparency of the supply chain.

• You develop an annual dashboard for Corporate Sustainability on the progress of sustainable sourcing with regards to global strategic biological raw material for Annual Report purposes (auditable annual goal).

Ihr Profil

• You sucessfully completed your Masters in Agriculture Engineering, Sustainability or similar.

• You have 5 years of experience in a Sustainable Sourcing role or a related position.

• You have a strong understanding of regenerative agriculture in the context of supply chains.

• You are experienced in Human Rights in the context of smallholder supply chains, as well as Biodiversity protection, including deforestation.

• You have good analytical skills, as data collection, analysis and management.

• You have good communication and interpersonal skills, that are a real asset in your way to collaborate and engage others.

• You're familiar with global and regional market trends.

• You have a strategic mindset to provide valuable input in human rights & risk assessment methodologies.

• You're a fluent business English speaker and have a good command in a second major language such as Spanish, German or French.