About the role

Want to make a tangible impact on sustainability at Danone Canada? As our Nature & Social Impact Manager, you’ll play a key role in bringing our sustainability ambitions to life. Working across teams, you’ll coordinate and accelerate initiatives across decarbonization, circularity, food waste, water and regenerative agriculture, while supporting our B Corp performance and creating meaningful social impact through employee and community initiatives.

Your three main responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of Danone Canada’s key environmental roadmap initiatives, with a particular focus on decarbonization.
• Turn strategy and performance data into clear action plans by mobilizing cross-functional teams and tracking measurable progress.
• Strengthen Danone Canada’s sustainability impact through B Corp certification, employee engagement and community partnerships.

What you will do

Nature and Operations

• Coordinate Danone Canada’s 2030 carbon reduction roadmap and identify opportunities across Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics.
• Advance initiatives related to food waste, water, packaging circularity and regenerative agriculture.
• Build and monitor KPIs, reporting tools and insights to support decision-making.
• Translate global sustainability priorities into relevant actions for the Canadian business.
• Mobilize cross-functional teams and help remove barriers to execution.

Social impact and employee engagement

• Lead Danone Canada’s employee volunteering program.
• Manage key community partnerships.
• Create initiatives that strengthen employee engagement around sustainability and social impact.

B Corp and external engagement

• Lead Danone Canada’s B Corp certification and recertification process.
• Monitor sustainability performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Partner with Communications to share sustainability progress internally and externally.
• Contribute to sustainability reporting and represent Danone Canada with external partners when appropriate.

Compensation, Benefits & Hiring Transparency
The annual base salary range for this position is $75 000 to $90,000 CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and qualifications, internal equity and external market conditions.

Danone Canada also offers a competitive short-term incentive bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including group insurance, group retirement plans, wellbeing account, flexible time off, true hybrid work environment, paid parental leave, and other attractive options.

As part of our commitment to transparency in our hiring practices, we may use AI-enabled tools at certain stages of the recruitment process. However, all final hiring decisions are made by people.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

The ideal candidate

You are passionate about sustainability and equally motivated by execution. You are comfortable working across strategy, data and operations, and you know how to bring people together to move complex initiatives forward.

You bring:

• A bachelor’s degree in sustainability, environment, engineering, supply chain or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience, ideally in CPG, food or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of what climate and decarbonization, food waste, packaging, water and agriculture mean for an agri-food company.
• Strong project management and analytical skills, including experience with KPIs and performance tracking.
• The ability to influence and mobilize stakeholders without direct authority.
• A proactive, collaborative and action-oriented mindset.
• Strong English and French communication skills.
• Experience with B Corp or a similar sustainability framework is an asset.

Bilingualism is required for this position, as it involves frequent communication with our business units, plants, and business partners located outside Québec.

Danone Canada is part of Danone, the largest certified B Corp™ in the world, proudly using our business as a force for good – creating value for people, communities, and the planet. Guided by our long-standing mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we embed this purpose into every aspect of our operations.

Our workforce spans the country, with two headquarters (Boucherville, QC, and Toronto, ON), a production facility in Boucherville, and various remote work sites across the provinces.

When you join us, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Oikos, Activia, Two Good, evian, Silk, International Delight, So Delicious Dairy Free and STōK Cold Brew Coffee.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package, including group insurance plans, retirement programs, well-being resources, parental leave, and development opportunities. Plus, a true hybrid work environment and flexible time off, empowering you to balance your personal and professional life.

At Danone, inclusion and diversity are at the heart of who we are. We celebrate unique perspectives and are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer accommodations upon request to ensure equitable access for all candidates.

Join us and help shape a healthier, more sustainable world. One Planet. One Health. BY YOU.

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