The Sustainable Sourcing Manager will provide support and subject matter expertise on matters relating to sustainable sourcing, particularly relating to seafood, deforestation and water, and lead on supplier sustainability engagement. The role will report to the Senior Manager, Sustainability, and sit within the Corporate Services division.

Key responsibilities include:

Manage and report on the Sustainable Sourcing Pillar of Sustain
Manage and facilitate the Morrisons approach to engaging with key suppliers on Sustain
Deliver the 2025 Zero Deforestation commitment
Delivery of sustainable fisheries business plan including liaison with technical, commercial teams and manufacturing teams and NGO reporting.
Management of the company commitment on water use as per Courtauld 2030
Management of the WRAP: water roadmap commitment
Participation in and communication with UK groups on soy and palm oil.
Maintain awareness of peer group activity and industry trends to ensure Morrisons’ retains its position for sustainable sourcing and contribute to horizon scanning and stakeholder analysis
Manage and produce reports (internal and external) in line with relevant Sustain objectives and industry commitments

About You

Role Specific Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Knowledge:

Understanding of sustainability issues in a retail environment
Understanding of reporting and data presentation
Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory requirements.
Strong understanding of reporting and carbon measurement
Strong awareness of risks related to deforestation and water

Skills

● Strong presentation, oral and written communications skills

● Stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills.

● Strong background using excel to manage large sets of data

● Strong organisational, planning and skills, able to adjust to changing deadlines or priorities

● Project management including planning, delivery and reporting

● Flexible self starter and able to multitask across a number of project streams and business areas

● Influencing and engaging skills at all levels of management, ability to build trusted relationships

● Proactive attitude and willingness to develop own skill set and knowledge through coaching, feedback, mentoring and on the job training

Experience

● Experience of delivering environment and/or sustainability projects within a business, ideally in an FMCG or retail environment

● Knowledge and experience of sourcing and sustainability practices

Experience in project delivery, analysing data, researching topics and preparing reports

About The Team

About Us Description:

We're passionate about providing quality, value and freshness from farm to fork.
Putting our customers and colleagues first, our teams champion safety, quality, legality and integrity across every aspect of our business. We keep a close eye on everything to provide products and services our customers, stakeholders and communities can trust.

Caring about our customers and colleagues, we build our brand and put new ideas into action on Market Street. We audit stores and manage any incidents. We consult with government and agencies on new developments. We keep everyone safe and make sure everything is legal and top-notch quality from our logistics and manufacturing sites to our stores, suppliers and own-brand products.

About The Company

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;

15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member

Annual bonus scheme
Generous holiday entitlement
Four day working week with flexible working hours
Company pension contributions
Private healthcare
Perks with over 850 retailers
Free parking onsite

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