Manager, Responsible Sourcing Program

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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The J.M. Smucker Co.

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1897

📣 Marketing

📦 Logistics

🏥 Healthcare

Marketing • Logistics • Healthcare

The J. M. Smucker Co. is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of consumer products that are a part of everyday life for many families. Its extensive portfolio includes brands specializing in food products such as coffee, frozen handhelds, spreads, sweet baked snacks, and pet foods and snacks. The company's commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability is evident in its operations and product offerings. The J. M. Smucker Co. aims to deliver products that consumers trust and enjoy, focusing on inclusivity, diversity, ethics, and community impact.

📋 Description

• Guide Smucker’s Responsible Sourcing strategy, program priorities, governance, and decision-making practices • Lead development and maintenance of Smucker’s Supplier Code and related standards, expectations, and guidance • Interpret human rights and social compliance frameworks and translate them into practical supplier and internal expectations • Monitor evolving regulations, standards, and emerging human rights issues and recommend program changes • Assess human rights and Responsible Sourcing risks using regulatory information, supplier data, Sedex, audit findings, and other sources • Coordinate due diligence, preventive, corrective, remediation, and risk-mitigation actions • Evaluate and escalate significant social compliance and human rights concerns • Monitor supplier corrective actions and remediation with suppliers and internal stakeholders • Engage suppliers on expectations, identified risks, education, and capability building • Provide Responsible Sourcing expertise and guidance to business areas and internal teams • Develop and deliver training and awareness materials • Partner with Sustainability, Ethics and Compliance, Legal, Human Resources, Procurement, International Trade Compliance, and business teams • Develop relationships with suppliers, industry groups, investors, nongovernmental organizations, and external partners • Represent Smucker in industry collaborations and initiatives • Lead or support Responsible Sourcing reporting, assessments, and disclosures, including EcoVadis, Walmart Project Gigaton, and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil • Coordinate information and evidence for leadership updates, regulatory disclosures, corporate reporting, and investor inquiries • Maintain Smucker’s Responsible Sourcing microsite with Corporate Communications • Support California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, Corporate Impact Report, and Canada supply chain disclosures • Oversee Smucker’s internal site social compliance program (SMETA) • Own the end-to-end KnowTheChain benchmark process, including methodology monitoring, stakeholder coordination, Additional Disclosure submission, and evaluation of results

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field • 5+ years of experience across at least two areas such as responsible sourcing, human rights or social compliance, sustainability, legal or regulatory compliance, human resources, or supply chain/procurement • 5+ years of experience assessing human rights, social compliance, supplier, or supply chain risks and recommending appropriate actions • Experience engaging suppliers and partnering across functions to address complex issues and influence outcomes • Ability to interpret standards, policies, regulations, and external frameworks and translate them into practical business actions • Working knowledge of Sedex and SMETA 7.0, including social compliance due diligence, audit findings, and corrective-action follow-up • Strong critical thinking and judgment, with the ability to evaluate complex or incomplete information, navigate ambiguity, and determine an appropriate path forward • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics for leaders, internal stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners • Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines based on risk and business impact • Flexibility to occasionally adjust working hours to effectively engage with international suppliers and partners • Experience leading or supporting a Responsible Sourcing or human rights due diligence program, including supplier corrective action or remediation • Knowledge of global human rights regulations, social compliance standards, and evolving supply chain due diligence expectations • Experience with external assessments, benchmarks, or disclosures such as KnowTheChain, EcoVadis, Walmart Project Gigaton, or the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil • Experience preparing sustainability, human rights, corporate responsibility, or regulatory disclosures • Experience working within complex global supply chains, particularly food, agriculture, seafood, coffee, or consumer products • Experience participating in industry collaborations, nongovernmental organizations, working groups, or multistakeholder initiatives • Strong learning agility and resourcefulness, with the ability to quickly build expertise, leverage available resources, and solve problems without an established playbook

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • 15% annual travel • Ability to work with colleagues on Eastern Standard Time • Employee support addressing physical, emotional, and financial needs

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