About us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 119 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 26,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.

As we move forward, our consumers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The Role

For our Global Supply Chain Strategy team, we are looking for a GSC Risk and Crisis Manager (m/f/d)! This job can be done from the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland or the Netherlands.

The GSC Risk & Crisis Manager will be the key interface within Global Supply Chain (GSC) responsible for risk management. The role will work closely with the Group Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business partners. It will ensure that GSC risks are mitigated in an effective and consistent manner with the control framework. This role requires ongoing interactions with GSC functions to facilitate, or if needed also lead initiatives, within risk identification, assessment, mitigation creation as well as risk monitoring. Regular communication to relevant GSC Leadership Teams and/or Group functions is part of this role. Furthermore, this role should effectively support GSC functions with their business continuity, crisis and disaster recovery management by improving/rolling out standards, consultancy services and/or taking the lead of certain related initiatives/projects. Working together with the GRC function, this role will be responsible for setting standards across the business and facilitate risk management from a global perspective.  GSC has specific risk exposure, complexity and so requires a dedicated risk capability. The GSC Risk & Crisis Manager can and should be an active part of the wider Group Risk Management Framework, collaborating closely with the Group GRC function in shaping and implementing the required risk management processes within GSC.

What are your major duties?

• Coordination & facilitation of GSC risk community
• Main interface between GSC functions and the Group GRC function
• Risk identification, support mid-to-long term risk identification activities and implement risk identification methodologies for especially external risks
• Ensure common assessment criteria for risks are used within GSC and Group
• Facilitate initial and ongoing risk assessments
• Support GSC functions to work out appropriate risk mitigation approaches as well as identifying appropriate risk mitigation effectiveness indicators
• Facilitate sessions for decision making and/or enhancement with respective LT forums if required
• Ensure proper monitoring systems and processes are in place and kept up to date
• Regular reporting of key points within GSC LT
• BI-yearly reporting of top risks to group forums
• Setup of central GSC BCP database
• Support continuous improvement of BCPs
• Crisis Response Team Lead or Support
• Coordination of Crisis Communication & Governance
• Main Interface to Group functions to ensure alignment (e.g. CLA, GRC GSC BP, Central BCP Manager, Central Risk Manager)
• Close collaboration with GSC Communications about Risk & Crisis Communication
• Readiness to travel as required

Who are you?

• 4+ years’ experience in risk, business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management or related roles
• Experience of working in or closely with an international Global Supply Chain function
• University degree in business or finance or equivalent.
• Ability to lead across large, complex, global corporate network, partnering & delivering effectively with other teams
• Excellent relationship building experience, influencing skills, and experience of working with senior level managers/executives across a large, complex, matrix organisation
• Proven commercial acumen through pragmatic approach to the treatment of risk
• English fluent, both spoken and written

Further desirable experience is:

• Professional Certifications in Risk, Control or Audit
• Big 4 or Risk Consulting experience
• Demonstrable experience of operating across multiple geographies and cultures
• Demonstrable experience & understanding of a range of business functions/processes and their operational challenges

What do we offer?

Imperial Brands offers an independent full-time position with room for initiative within an international and dynamic organization. Our company culture is characterized by openness, drive and enthusiasm. We provide an attractive salary with various additional benefits. We also welcome applications for people there (currently) are not working full time.

Additional information about Imperial Brands:

We’re a truly international company. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by over 28600 employees. As we move forward, our customers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

Interested?

We are very much looking forward to receiving your CV and motivation letter by clicking on the “apply” button on the page.