About the role

The Sustainability manager is responsible for managing a company or organisation’s environmental impact, resources and plans. They provide leadership to address energy use, resource conservation, waste management and any other aspects of a company which directly impacts their environmental footprint. The Sustainability managers strategizes plans with actionable steps and will work with departments to help stay on track to meet their sustainability goals.  

Key responsibilities

• Establish short- and long-term goals to reduce their environmental impact
• Manage the execution of all sustainability practices and systems
• Provide recommendations on ways to improve a company’s sustainability
• Work with suppliers, growers and other stakeholders to advance sustainable solution initiatives
• Have a strong understanding of sustainability concepts and applications
• Keep records of all sustainability efforts
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses for sustainable strategies
• Research potential opportunities to address market needs related to sustainability
• Oversee the daily workflow of company’s sustainability projects
• Research the latest trends, practices and news related to sustainability
• Create training materials to support staff and lead sustainability demonstrations
• Work closely with various departments to support the incorporation of sustainable solutions
• Identify and analyze non-conformance issues then recommend and facilitate solutions to these issues
• Arrange, coordinate and participate in internal sustainability audits
• Develop internal and external communications plans related to sustainability efforts
• Propose motivation tools to promote employees action

About you

• Degree in agribusiness, social science, environmental studies, environmental engineering, climatology, or related fields
• Intermediate / advanced excel / google sheets
• Working knowledge of MS applications such as Power Point & Word

• FMCG Experience essential along with customer facing experience.
• Experience working in Operations/Engineering roles preferred
• Proven experience of sustainability reporting and/or/benchmarking systems to drive change
• Knowledge and experience in an area of food sustainability, ideally with a strong understanding of supply chain management and/or regenerative agricultural system
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Influencing Skills & and negotiation skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Effective Communication
• Ability to develop relationships remotely with European Teams
• Disciplined  - Can meet deadlines and follow process