Our client is one of the largest Natural Rubber suppliers in the world, a truly multinational company based in Singapore.

Position title: Natural Rubber Sustainability Assistant Manager

Mission Summary:

Assist the Natural Rubber Sustainability Manager in the promotion and implementation of the Sustainable Natural Rubber policy across the upstream supply chain.

Provide technical assistance on sustainability issues/projects to our client’s joint venture partners or other natural rubber suppliers.

Perform ad hoc studies or analysis on natural rubber Environmental, Social and Governance aspects.

Key expected Achievements:

1. Upstream supply chain ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) risks are mapped and risks are being managed (with Rubberway® tool)
2. Key NR (Natural Rubber) suppliers ESG performance is assessed through Ecovadis® system
3. Managing and reporting NR sustainability KPIs (including for web site dashboard)
4. Capitalize NR sustainability expertise (with the dedicated internal tools). Technical and scientific watch of the domain (commodity at large)
5. Produce ad hoc or field (prospection) studies related to NR ESG aspects
6. Support NR Sustainability Manager to carry on ESG technical assistance to Group NR plantations and to Group NR partners
7. Support NR Sustainability Manager to carry on capacity building (training) to upstream supply chain actors
8. Contribute to GPSNR (Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber) working group

Minimum Education level or equivalent experience:

Engineer (or equivalent Master degree): Agronomy or Environment or Sustainability or Sustainable Development or CSR

English compulsory, French will be added value.

Specific training:

GIS cartography, HCS, HCV, FPIC,

Business: Basic corporate operations (finance, logistics…) to understand Supplier’s challenges; value creation

Professional experience:

3 to 5 years’ experience in agricultural commodities, working on supply chains sustainability program or as a field agronomist.

Any operational experience in NR agric sector or NR value chain (smallholder projects, remiller, R&D institutes, Rubber boards…) is a plus

Any experience in purchasing NR or NR raw material (latex, cuplumps…) is a plus

Any experience on GIS/cartography systems, or land use planning, or biodiversity conservation and restoration or responsible sourcing or traceability or certification systems is a plus

Specific requisite:

Adaptability, pragmatic, foot on the ground

Willing to learn, open minded

Ability to cooperate and communicate with several entities (internal / external, R&D / Technical / business …)

Efficient, reactive & quick delivery

Ability to “drill down” and get information

Willing to travel, including to “turbulent” areas (based in Singapore, but frequent missions in all producing sites and countries: Asia, Africa). 40-60 d/y.

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