This role ensures that BC complies with the latest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards through global Smeta audit compliance and relevant other programs specific to safety and health. This role will engage with regional and local stakeholders in HR, OSCO, and Site General Managers to ensure compliance. To achieve this, this role ensures requirements are clearly understood and will measure and report progress and trends across the company. This role is responsible for interacting with customers regarding the principles and overall results of our Smeta compliance policy. Additionally, this role collaborates with relevant functions and expertise to design proactive programs to ensure continued compliance with ESG and Smeta requirements. The role monitors and will follow up on external developments e.g. Sedex and Aim Progress to advance BC interests and uses both internal and external sources to build knowledge within BC regarding the requirements and expectations.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate stakeholders across the company to ensure we comply with Smeta and relevant ESG safety and health requirements and expectations.
• Share knowledge with all relevant stakeholders on these requirements and expectations, and build and share training to advise regions and sites on (customer) requirements related to ESG S&H -Smeta compliance.
• Liaise with directly with global customers and sales to align on the approach to ESG S&H-Smeta compliance (5-15% of the time).
• Build and maintain a virtual organization with the regions and sites to ensure regional support is provided and local capabilities and responsibilities are at level.
• Periodically review the audit planning, progress & compliance status of our sites to ensure that we meet ESG S&H-Smeta requirements.
• Contribute to the Sedex and Aim Progress meetings to advance BC interests and ensure that our company is up-to-date on the latest industry developments via Sedex and other sources.
• Design with the HR, OSCO, and SHE Leaders proactive programs and agree on risk mitigation measures, based on risk assessment, to ensure continued compliance with Smeta, due diligence legislation, and relevant ESG safety and health requirements.
• Report on a regular basis on progress, challenges, and trends related to ESG-Smeta compliance.
• Support identification of gaps in the related management systems and support if demanded.
• Manage the contract and services with the global Smeta third-party audit company.

• Master's Degree in business management, communications, economy, or equivalent through experience.
• Strong knowledge of ESG safety, health & environment, and Smeta compliance requirements.
• Experience in auditing, compliance, or related fields is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a multinational company.
• Experience and comfortable in dealing with global customers in a B2B environment.
• Strong project management skills.
• Analytical thinking and data/results-oriented to interpret and transform facts and findings into actions and programs.
• Being an excellent influencer and communicator.
• Ability to drive results and processes in a complex business environment.
• Coaching and training skills.

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.