Responsible Sourcing Auditor

Job Description

UL Solutions' Retail and Consumer Products business helps retailers and consumer goods manufacturers meet increasingly complex challenges with its expertise in quality, chemistry and sustainability. Global well-known retailers have trusted UL Solutions to help it deal with major business risks and opportunities in the retail environment, including product quality and sustainability, materials and chemicals, global supply chain and omni-channel sales, so as to help enterprises bring products to the market faster and control changing regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

A Social Compliance Auditor will perform social compliance assessments in a variety of manufacturing sites, farms, processing plants and/or other work related sites throughout a region or country. The social compliance auditor assesses and reports in accordance with UL Responsible Sourcing and client audit protocols on facilities working conditions as it relates to established code of conducts, initiatives and/or client programs. Auditors are expected to write comprehensive reports in English in an objective, accurate, detail and timely manner.

• Execute accurate, objective and high-quality assessments by implementing all requirements indicated in the client specific procedures, auditor training and audit scope.
• Prepare in advance by downloading and reading audit documents and protocols related to upcoming audits.
• Document and report the audit findings/observations.
• Submit audit reports and communicate audit results to facility management in a professional, objective, and clear manner.
• Verify the effectiveness of corrective actions taken as a result of audit.
• Cooperate with and supporting other auditors and staff.
• Promptly address any clarification queries from the reviewing team and respond to all emails in a timely manner.
• Complete all assigned training activities and actively participate in training sessions.
• Apply feedback from reviewers, training specialist, quality manager, program managers and client facing team to future work for continuous improvement.
• Treat privileged information with discretion and ensuring all audit related documents and results remain confidential and well-guarded.
• Update country law profiles for assigned country/region in support of the audit process & advisory services and update appropriate tracking tools.
• Conduct specialized audits where a higher level of auditing skills and methodology is required (such as RBA, RJC, SMETA, Environmental, Capacity Building and Continuous Improvement, etc.).
• Mentor role with trainees, team and lead auditors.
• Partner with training team, program managers, and client facing groups to establish valuable programs.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices
  
  

Qualifications

• University Degree (Equivalent to Bachelors degree) preferred.
• ASPCA CSCA (Registered Auditor) certifications preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel to other regions or throughout the designated country (up to 85% annually).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Bilingual is Spanish preferred.
• Excellent oral communication skills; capable of addressing high executive audiences and conduct opening and closing conferences in front of multiple people.
• Excellent mathematical skills and analytical skills.
• Creative and innovative thinking to problem solve and streamline processes.
• Ability to lead a team of auditors during the execution of a project and/or specialized audits.
• Proficient in internet navigation, e-mail and PC software such as Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Home Based Position – Must be located in the United States
  
  

Candidate needs to be located close to airport due to high travel requirements.

What you will experience working at UL:

• Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers’ create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $100,000 and based upon years of experience that is commensurate with the level of the position. All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for annual bonus compensation. The target for this position is 5% of the base salary offered. Employees are eligible for health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental & financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country, for the relevant position level. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours). Internal applicants with questions related to the Total Rewards for this position should submit a ticket via askHR for more insights.
  
  

Working at UL is an exciting journey that twists and turns daily. We thrive in the twists and revel in the turns. This is our every day. This is our normal.

Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com

The application deadline for this position is January 12th, 2025