Sustainability Director

Sustainability Director (Food & Drink Industry) Staffordshire/Shropshire  

c£90K - £100K + car allowance + executive benefits

Overview: Are you passionate about championing sustainability within the ever-changing food and FMCG industry? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, multi-site environment where attention to detail is everything? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Experience Required:

• Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills are critical, as well as an ability to successfully navigate within a large, multicultural business
• Ability to liaise with related businesses to build relationships
• Strong organisational skills
• Capability to deal with governmental agencies
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Curious, flexible and adaptable to change.  Must be able to continuously learn and adapt to evolving sustainability challenges, government policies, customer and other external pressures.
• Driven to achieve results

Role/Responsibilities:

• This role requires a deep understanding of sustainability opportunities in the food industry, particularly related to climate / GHG accounting, target-setting, supply chain challenges related to ESG topics.
• Keen understanding of production agriculture, ag systems and establishing connections with related industries, trade associations and academia.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and levels internally to manage change and implement projects, targets and policies to achieve internal and customer commitments while also being able to influence and incentivise farmer adoption. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with and influence customers, suppliers and other external stakeholders (such as government agencies, NGOs, academia, trade associations, other ag related industries, etc) and recognized as a subject matter expert in sustainability.
• Strong partner with division head and commercial leads to develop strategies aligned to customer needs related to sustainability targets and objectives.  Must be able to build credibility, confidently present opportunities and influence strategic activities with and for key customers.
• Develops and maintains inventory of current and potential customer ESG/Sustainability targets and objectives and advises potential strategies to support customers in meeting their commitments – strengthen customer relationships through sustainability.

Company Overview:

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the UK Sustainability strategy for this global food manufacturing business.

We are seeking applications from talented Sustainability Managers, Heads of Sustainability, Sustainability Consultants, CSR Managers, ESG Managers who live within Shropshire, Staffordshire, East Midlands, Derbyshire.

How to Apply

If you have the desired qualifications and experience, please send your CV quoting reference ES/TNT/750 or phone 07564 579301 for a confidential discussion.

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