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Are you FOSS’ new Sustainability Manager? Long before the term “sustainability” was coined, we walked the talk. Acting responsibly and with integrity has been our approach to doing business since our company's inception in 1956 by Nils Foss. FOSS’s mission is about the sustainable use of our planet’s agricultural resources and, in turn, the nutrition and health of people worldwide. Hence, our solutions help our customers improve quality and optimize food and agricultural production. Put simply, our solutions enable customers to address pressing global sustainability issues, including population growth, resource scarcity, food safety scandals, and climate change. Looking ahead, we see a clear opportunity to further develop and professionalize our sustainability agenda across FOSS, and we are seeking a professional to lead the sustainability area. As Sustainability Manager, your job will be to drive sustainability activities across our global operations. A very important part of the role is collaborating with different functions across the organization. You will be reporting to the SVP of HR & Sustainability. FOSS is committed to operating sustainably and is an active participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis, where we have been awarded a silver medal and have been rated in the 92nd percentile in our industry. Further, we are on track to transition to 100% renewable electricity in Denmark with investments in solar panels and a wind turbine. Working as a Sustainability Manager at FOSS will give you the opportunity to work on strategic projects with a lasting impact on sustainability. Does this sound like something that could get you out of bed on Monday morning? Then you might want to consider applying. What you’ll do Working as a Sustainability Manager, you will have a variety of tasks. Some of these are described below: Strategic sustainability initiatives across FOSS: - Getting ready for CSRD and establishing carbon accounting Scope I, II and III
- Driving initiatives to ensure that we progress against the UN Global Compact’s 10 principles, and EcoVadis
- Climate actions and reducing our environmental footprint
- Integrating sustainability into our company and employer branding
Recurring tasks: - Steering the “Environmental Management System” including ISO 14001
- Producing the ESG section of the annual report based on CSRD
- Handling customer requests for documentation on our sustainability performance
Who are you? We are looking for a well-rounded candidate with an interest in and experience in sustainability. We expect your educational background to be a master’s degree. In addition, you have: - Minimum 5 years of experience working with sustainability – preferably from an international organization.
- Documented experience with project management.
- Excellent communication, as well as relationship and stakeholder-building capabilities
- An analytical and pragmatic mindset
You will be based in our Hillerød office, and will interact with both Danish and international stakeholders, making full professional proficiency in Danish and English essential. Why should you consider us? With approx. 1,750 employees, FOSS has a size where you can make a difference. The Board of Directors and management are committed to sustainability and at FOSS, sustainability is more than a buzzword. Ready to apply? Please submit your application through the link below. Please note that only applications sent through the link will be considered. We look forward to receiving your application! FOSS is committed to maintaining an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. You can help us sustain an unbiased recruitment process by not including photo or age in your application. FOSS Today, more than 8 billion people around the world are dependent on nutritional food. Tons of food being produced in a million different ways and under varying conditions, creating challenges all the way from field to fork. One of them, obviously, being the effects it has on climate change. FOSS helps the world’s 100 biggest food companies and more than 40,000 others around the world navigate exactly that with intelligent, data-driven and innovative analytical solutions. We are making sustainability a better business and we’re doing so as global market leader in our field – improving food quality, minimizing food waste, ensuring food safety, and securing fair payment. Join a pioneering and innovative company in the food and agriculture industry. A company on a mission, with offices all around the world and 1,750 talented colleagues across 34 different countries.
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