Sustainability Specialist - Forestry
We are looking for an experienced Sustainability Specialist specifically within Forestry to join our Supermarkets team.
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Environment & Sustainability Consulting
Company: Woolworths Food Group
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-8-2750-2105
Fax: +61-8-8700-3691
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Sustainability Specialist - Forestry | Supermarkets
About Us
Woolworths is proud to be Aussie, through and through. It's why 96% of our fresh fruit & veg comes from our very own backyard and it's also the reason why 100% of our fresh meat comes from Australian farms. Welcome to Australia's Fresh Food People!
We are much more than a supermarket though, we are part of Australia's biggest retail group, Woolworths Group, and have the most trusted food, liquor and general merchandise brands. With recent expansion into financial services and award-winning multi-channel initiatives, our innovation and customer obsession is changing the face of Australian retail.
About You
We believe in earning our customers’ trust by acting responsibly and doing the right thing for our people, our customers, our communities, and our environment. We are committed to upholding human rights, not only with respect to our own employees but also for workers in our supply chain.
You will be part of a dynamic team that is responsible for driving the Sustainability agenda within Woolworths. You will lead the implementation of the Sustainability strategy for sustainable forestry and palm oil and its execution for the Woolworths Supermarkets and provide technical guidance and advice to our teams in regarding to deforestation. You will be responsible for partnering with internal teams and trading partners to drive the sustainability agenda within Woolworths while ensuring compliance and measuring and tracking our performance.
Your other key responsibility will be delivering on our sustainable supply chain commitments related to deforestation including palm oil, paper, pulp, timber, beef and packaging while representing Woolworths as the subject matter expert for sustainable forestry and palm oil.
If you have the following skills and experience we would love to hear from you:
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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of RSPO compliance requirements, standards and emerging issues regarding palm oil, beef deforestation, paper and timber;
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Experience in working with third party certifiers and implementing these certifications schemes into a business e.g. Forest Stewardship Council;
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Broad knowledge and experience of the retail/FMCG or QSR industry in executing sustainability programs including sustainable supply chain
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Experience in communicating environmental policies and procedures
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Ability to horizon scan local and international market for consumer and competitive information to inform and ensure supermarket policies are appropriate and future proof
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Strong ability to manage competing priorities and projects efficiently in a large organisation
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Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to motivate peers, communicate with staff and engage
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Strong problem solving skills
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A high attention to detail and analytical capability
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Track record of managing stakeholders at all levels
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Ability to operate and adapt within a fast paced culture of change
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