Sr Manager, Supply & Ops/Sourcing

Why Ansell

At Ansell, by staying two steps ahead of workplace risk we aim to deliver innovative safety solutions that enhance people's quality of life. As a global leader in protection solutions, we design and develop a wide range of products including gloves, clothing, and other protective gear, to keep workers safe and productive in industrial, medical, and consumer applications.

Discover more about our company, our people, and our values by visiting us at Ansell.

Ansell is looking for a Sr Manager, Supply & Ops/Sourcing to join our team in Cyberjaya, Malaysia!

In this position, you will will lead the development and implementation of strategies to promote and uphold workers rights across the organization's operations and focusing on supply chains. Oversee the organization's regulatory compliance program, ensuring adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. This role demands a strategic thinker with communication skills, a deep understanding of Ansell's labour rights frameworks, good engagement with stakeholders, and the ability to inspire cross-functional teams to collaborate and promote compliance culture.

What benefits and opportunities does Ansell offer

• Competitive compensation, including a performance-based annual incentives
• Flexible and hybrid schedule
• An inclusive and collaborative environment that values diversity and fosters an international culture
• Ansell University programs to develop professional and interpersonal skills
• Opportunities to advance and grow within the company

What your role will be

1. Supplier Engagement:

•Lead Supplier Management Framework (SMF) roll out to new suppliers and refresher update on annual basis.

•Develop and deliver training programs to ensure suppliers understand compliance requirements and best practices

•To develop and identify collaborative opportunities, cross industry and stakeholder driven platforms and projects that can help to deliver the strategy

2. Supplier Regulatory Compliance Management:

• Market intelligence on the evolution on laws, regulations, industry standards that has impact to suppliers.

• Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks and ensure supplier's continuous compliance.

• Keep accurate records of compliance activities, risk assessments, and mitigation plans

3.Responsible Sourcing Policy Updates:

• Implement Responsible Sourcing policies internally by supporting the creation of and maintaining trainings and informational tools.

4. Assessment thru 3rd Party Audit:

• Collaborate with QA to ensure supplier qualification/verification is conducted via factory visits and 3rd party audits.

• Conduct & review annual supplier risk assessment to refresh, determine and manage new risks based on continuous business needs and market environment dynamics

• Driving suppliers to ensure labor rights and regulatory compliance are upheld across the supply chain.

• To report monthly status progress of supplier risk assessment improvement plan in a structured and defined manners. Ensure deadlines of non-compliances closing are met within defined timeline.

6. Collaborate Across Departments:

• Partner with cross functional team to integrate compliance into business processes.

7. Scope coverage:

• # of key Suppliers coverage: 300++

• Spend coverage: $600M++

• Categories: Direct, Indirect, Plant and Corporate

What will you bring to Ansell

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree

Job Experience:

• Preferred: 10+ years supply chain or procurement experience; regional work experience

Knowledge & Skills:

• Working as a Global/Regional Team: Ability to work as part of a virtual global/regional team to collaborate across geographic and organizational boundaries to deliver better business results and share best practices across a global System

• Data and Analytics: Ability to use data and apply robust analytics to model various business scenarios and analyze resulting cost, impact, risks, and benefits to inform and recommend business solutions

• Competitive Analysis: Knowledge of sources for competitive analysis including supplier and industry data to build competitive intelligence, inform business planning and optimize decision-making

• Contracts and Agreements: Ability to read, edit and interpret contractual documentation. Knowledge of contract terms, applications and legal requirements, including the ability to manage performance to contracts and agreements. Ability to explain requirements contained in agreements. Knowledge of the types of agreements and the appropriate usage under various customer circumstances. Ability to explain, at a high level, the legal implications of a contract agreement. Ability to lead the process of completing and compiling agreements. Ability to insert contract language that operationalizes business relationships with suppliers to protect Ansell interests and withstand legal challenges.

Desirable Job Competencies:

• Procurement Knowledge: Knowledge of procurement processes and applications in diverse categories to deliver value for the business. Includes the ability to use financial models, industry knowledge, and the client's business requirements to develop and implement optimized business solutions

• Subject Matter Expertise: Supplier development & management in the area of labor rights compliance & sustainability initiatives

Additional Requirements:-

• Possess high standards of integrity and personal work standards
• Proactive self-starter capable of managing multiple projects/priorities
• Strong and focused leadership; team player
• Mature with strong personal integrity and well developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Estimated 30% travel

Join us to lead the world to a safer future, apply today!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ansell commits to securing an equal opportunity recruitment and selection process. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment regardless of ages, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnic origin, religion, disability, genetic information, or any other factors that could be deemed discriminatory.

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Ansell's vision is about creating safe spaces where diverse perspectives are valued alongside individual contributions. It is our view that togetherness prevails over individuality.

When we say that everyone deserves to belong, feel included and empowered at work, it's not just words. Rather, it's what drives Ansell as an organization towards a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community, it's what drives us to serve our customers and stakeholders with pride, and it's also what differentiates Ansell. We believe everyone, no matter how that person self-identifies, deserves an opportunity to achieve success.

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