Ethical Sourcing Advisor

The **Ethical Sourcing Advisor** will be responsible to ensure **KB Food Co’s** operations and procedures comply with all legal requirements, internal policies, customers’, and industry standards related to social responsibility and environmental management.

**Key Responsibilities include**:

- Ensure KB’s practices, policies and procedures are complying and up to date with relevant international, federal, state, and local statutory in both social responsibility and environmental compliance requirements
- Assisting KB in developing, managing, and implementing social responsibility policies using guidance from international standards such as ILO, ETI, OECD, SMETA, amfori BSCI, SA8000 etc.
- Provides the guidance and recommended practices while ensuring an organization is compliant with local laws and regulations and providing value to stakeholders
- Work closely with the Procurement team and the Supplier Assurance Manager on closing gaps with suppliers on their social compliance requirements and work with suppliers in rectifying any issues found
- Review and evaluate company procedures and reports to identify hidden risks or common issues
- Support the business in publishing legislative documents such as Modern Slavery statement etc. and manage the progress on the derived agreed actions
- Perform periodic audits on company procedures and processes
- Discuss emerging social responsibility and environmental compliance issues with management or employees
- Develop training packages for KB and deliver training on any good social responsibility and environmental practices
- Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues

**Skills and experience**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Environment, Sustainability or Risk related discipline
- Internal/Lead Auditing on Social responsibility and/or environmental systems
- Good level of experience in ethical sourcing /social compliance requirements, have worked with International Labour Organisations, ETI, SMETA, BSCI, SA8000 etc.
- Good level of experience in managing and improving social compliance of domestic and international supply chains
- Extensive knowledge in environmental standard requirements
- Excellent experience executing ethical sourcing audit program
- Great technical skills in comprehending and communicating legislative, customer’s requirements on ethical sourcing /social compliance and environmental requirements.
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Effective organizational skill; Able to manage priorities and complexities
- High level of verbal and written communication skills
- High level of computer literacy including Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to effectively communicate and respond to the concerns of managers, subordinates, and regulatory agencies
- Be adaptable, flexible, and resilient with the ability to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Ability to drive change
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Successful applicants will need to provide a minimum of 2 current references.

External Agencies please note: We request you do not reach out or send unsolicited resumes to HR or any Hiring Managers within our business. KB Food Co will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- Environmental services: 3 years (preferred)
- sustainability or risk related discipline: 3 years (preferred)
- internal auditing: 3 years (preferred)
- Compliance management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)