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Procurement & Supply Chain

Regenerative Agriculture Senior Manager of Sustainability

Competitive Salary
Zug
Permanent
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job ID: 8612
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Ben Betts

Senior Consultant

Job Description

EMEA Recruitment has partnered with an exciting, global FMCG organisation that is rapidly growing through acquisition with a heavy focus on sustainability. The company has a varied and growing portfolio, linking them to global brands all over the world.

Based from their centre of excellence, you will significantly contribute to rapid development in their sustainability journey.

As Regenerative Agriculture Senior Manager of Sustainability you'll be covering both direct materials sustainability initiatives and engagement programs with suppliers, play a pivotal role in development and implementation of sustainable agriculture supplier programs. These efforts will support the company commitments related to raw materials, with a special focus on agricultural materials and the reduction of carbon footprint from raw materials such as sugar, rice, barley.

This role is based in Zug, Switzerland.

Responsibilities:
  • With budget responsibility, you will develop and implement a comprehensive decarbonization roadmap for raw materials aligned with the company’s short and long-term strategies and objectives
  • Work closely with raw materials suppliers, Procurement teams to identify emerging trends of regenerative agriculture, best practices for sustainable farming
  • You’ll collaborate with suppliers to drive improved engagement of farmers and support building their capabilities & technical knowledge of sustainable, regenerative agriculture
  • Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure CO2e abatement from raw materials and track progress. Prepare the acceleration plan if needed

Requirements: 
  • 8+ years’ experience in Supply Chain within companies that use agricultural goods
  • Deep technical expertise of raw materials production (from farm to fork) sustainability, especially the impact from regenerative agriculture practices into CO2 emissions reduction
  • Experience in food and beverage manufacturing or similar industry
  • Ability to engage and influence within a complex business environment

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