Manager Environment, Health and Safety

Job description

Country: Brazil                                               Job Function: Legal / SEA

State / Province: Brazil                                 Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Sao Paulo                                    Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: No Selection

 

 

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

 

· To support the roll out and implementation of the environmental programme aspects in the Americas supply chain; with immediate priority on all direct suppliers but eventually covering indirect suppliers as well.
· To enhance the internal EH&S capabilities and provide coverage on technical matters in the Region
· Work on strategic projects, activities and reports that achieve the goals (defined, assigned and updated biannually) defined in the SEA Global Targets

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

General

· Engage in dialogue with third parties, including NGO, Government bodies and professional institutions to further the goals and transparency of the SEA programme.
· Identify the areas of risk to adidas Group in respect of working conditions and standards as related to Environment, Health and Safety. Provide to the Director (EHS for Global Supply Chains) recommendations in respect of those risks, based on legal obligations and SEA requirements
· Keep updated on all EHS legislation in the countries falling under scope and report any updates to the Director and Senior Managers. Review any updates with SEA team members.

 

Environmental Programme

· Train all nominated suppliers, both direct and indirect, on the scope of the environmental programme and the use of all relevant tools including but not limited to the audit tools, Environmental KPI, Strategic Compliance Plan (SCP) and Environmental Metrics Reporting Tool (EMeReT).
· Complete the relevant Score Cards to track performance (i.e. EMeReT Coordinator Score Card, EMeReT Data Evaluation Score Card, Self Assessment Performance Score Card, etc.) of suppliers and relevant business entities
· Provide input into the annual supplier programme assessments (GASA & FACT)
· Identify training needs of supplier base to support the overall drive towards and development of a self-governing supply chain.
· To coordinate the regional roll out and delivery of the Occupational Health & Safety Officer programme in Americas and manage the integration of results into the mainstream SEA supplier assessment system

 

EMeReT

· Train all suppliers on the use of EMeReT and drive accuracy of data that is reported by suppliers
· Conduct annual data quality review and conduct statistical analysis of supplier-provided environmental and resource management data in the adidas Group’s EMeReT database
· Deliver annual assessment report, including gap analysis and recommendations, for each supplier in the relevant and pre-specified product category and division.

 

HIGG Index Environmental Facilities Module

· Train nominated suppliers on the Higg Index Environmental Facilities (Self Assessment) Module based on existing material and support the implementation process.
· Conduct verification assessments of suppliers’ completed Higg Self Assessments and provide guidance to the suppliers in driving improvements.  Where required, conduct any additional environmental audits of nominated factories and to work with them on addressing any issues identified.

 

Chemical Management Audit (CMA)

· Oversee the implementation of the CMA for material suppliers and any other nominated suppliers in the countries falling under scope
· Ensure timely completion and delivery of results from the Independent External Environmental Monitor (IEEM) that is commissioned to conduct the CMA
· Engage in the audit process and follow up with the individual suppliers to drive environmental improvement
· Conduct annual IEEM performance evaluation

 

Authorities:

 

· N/A

 

Key Relationships:

Internal

· SEA EHS Team, Field Operations and where applicable Program Operations teams in Asia Pacific, EMEA and the Americas;
· Sr Director Sourcing Footwear, Global Operations and local teams
· Sr Director Operations and Strategy Footwear, Global Operations and local teams
· Sr Director Sourcing Apparel, Global Operations and local teams

 

External

· Local industry associations (environment, apparel & footwear, chemical, etc.)

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

 

· Strong communication and presentation skills as well as good written and verbal English and Portuguese
· Knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint and data management systems
· Strong analytical skills

 

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

 

· 3+ years experience in the area(s) of EHS / Industrial Hygiene / Manufacturing
· Background in Engineering (Chemical / Process / Industrial / Environmental) and / or Manufacturing (Textile / Footwear)