Overview

Director, Sustainability Risk and Traceability: Ready to take the helm of a progressive role that shapes the future of sustainability and supplier risk management. The role offers the opportunity to lead innovative approaches that integrate environmental, social, and governance factors into comprehensive risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Drives the inclusion of sustainability (environmental, social, governance) factors into the overall category-risk assessment and management process focused on the most material/salient risks
• Directs strategies to assess the supplier impact of new and existing sustainability regulatory and stakeholder expectations and integrates these into the supplier-facing systems, ensuring continuous improvement to minimize risk to the brand
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to develop risk mitigation and management strategies to support the company sustainability agenda (e.g., water and nature risk)
• Develops and implements an approach to supply chain / raw materials traceability and chain of custody by connecting to existing enterprise and supply chain risk management frameworks
• Supports digital enablement of tools and processes to gain upstream visibility to meet regulatory compliance, sustainability claims and disclosures
• Works cross-functionally to prepare external sustainability reporting with accurate traceability and supply chain risk data
• Ensures identified sustainability risks are analyzed and communicated to the procurement teams and leadership through established governance processes and regular reporting
• Facilitates cross-category business continuity planning for sustainability risks
• Coordinates, participates in and, as required, drives sustainability risk assessment, management and governance processes development to enable a compliant and resilient supplier base
• Leads and develops a team of direct reports to advance and operate the supply chain risk assessment and traceability system in order to minimize supply chain, regulatory and brand risk

Qualifications

• Education within BSc/BA, MSc/MBA in Sustainability, Business or related field preferred
• Over a decade of experience in sustainability, supply chain, sourcing and/or risk management in a multinational organization
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management, supply chain risk management, responsible supply chain monitoring tools and industry best practices
• Experience building, directing, and managing large projects
• Leadership in cross-functional environments and centralized service delivery models
• Experience addressing tactical business problems with strategic solutions
• Experience with building traceability systems is preferred
• Proven ability to build, coach, and lead high-performing teams in matrixed or global environments
• Ability to enable change across the organization and to communicate technical concepts in business terms to diverse audiences, including executive/senior management
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, problem-solve under pressure, and support leadership with strategic decision-making
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

What’s in it for you

• Family Care Leave – Enhanced paid leave options
• Insurances – Life and disability insurance coverage
• Wellbeing – Resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing
• Colleague Discount – Generous colleague discount from day one
• Bonus – Eligibility for the bonus scheme when goals are achieved
• Workplace – Hybrid work policy with an expected average of 3 days per week in the office

The LEGO Group is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children may be required to complete background screening as a condition of the offer.

London, England, United Kingdom