Hybrid/Hoofddorp

Are you a passionate and detail-oriented Sustainability Specialist? Do you want to support our category teams in building a climate mitigation and adaptation plan? Then join us as our next Sustainable Sourcing Specialist - Ingredients! You will focus on ingredients (commodities, fruit/food, and specialties categories) and play a crucial role in advancing our sustainability initiatives. Your responsibilities will include collecting and validating supplier-specific emission factors, developing decarbonization plans, and supporting comprehensive reporting on CO2, land use change, human rights, water, and biodiversity.

Your main responsibilities will be:

1. Sustainability Reporting & Supplier Data Collection and Validation: 
• Develop and implement processes for collecting data from suppliers. 
• Support validation of data accuracy and granularity from suppliers. 
• Support preparing and submission of reports on C02, vDCF, human rights, water risks assessment, and regenerative agriculture.

2. Decarbonization Planning & Strategy support: 
• Support collaborations with suppliers to develop Net Zero plans. 
• Monitor and report on the progress of these plans. 
• Assist in the development of the company's climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.

3. Project Management: 
• Independently manage projects to support Category action plan. 
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams & external parties. 
• Track project milestones and deliverables, ensuring timely completion.

Meet your future Manager! You will be reporting to Oliver LINCOLN DAVIS. 

To succeed in this role, you need to be detailed oriented and have strong data skills to analyze and interpret data sets. You need to be a team player, with excellent communication skills and project management capabilities. You also need to be pro-active, have strong problem solving skills, and hold a passion about sustainability & environmental stewardship.

You also have
• Master's degree preferred in Sustainability, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or a related field.
• Background in sustainability, finance, supply chain management, or procurement.
• Min 2-3 years of experience in Procurement, or strongly related field.
• Proficiency in Excel and Power Bi.
• Experience with GHG accounting.
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting standards; especially related to SBTi 1.5 FLAG and GHG LSRg reporting.
• Understanding of decarbonization strategies.
• Agility to operate in complex organization with many internal and external stakeholders.

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

We offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone. You’ll be empowered to use your analytical skills to codrive our movement towards a healthier and more sustainable future. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment.

What's Next?

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button. You have until 10th April to apply. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Camila Grosso, Talent Specialist via camila.grosso1@danone.com.