Responsible Sourcing Lead, Food - North America
About The Position
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill’s food business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products. Job Purpose and Impact The Responsible Sourcing Lead, Food role implements Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory strategies to ensure responsible sourcing practices throughout the Cargill Food North America supply chain. This role will create long term value in partnership with the business and functional areas, developing processes and assessing and implementing systems and tools, while cultivating a more sustainable and ethical global supply chain. With minimal supervision, this job assists in assessing suppliers, monitoring compliance with ethical and sustainability standards, developing and deploying training and education, and supporting continuous improvement in responsible sourcing initiatives to ensure systems, processes and procedures align with traceability and sustainability programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field OR equivalent experience
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience
- Experience working on sustainability programs or certification schemes
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Nice To Haves
- Experience in food or feed related sourcing, procurement, or sustainability
- Experience in Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory (FSQR)
- Experience partnering with suppliers and customers to achieve responsible sourcing requirements
- Ability to influence without direct authority
Responsibilities
- CURRENT STATE ASSESSMENT: Implements Partners to conduct thorough assessments of the organization's current responsible sourcing practices and supply chain operations by compiling data used to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement.
- SETS GOALS: Establishes specific and measurable goals that are realistic, time bound and aligned with industry standards and methodologies.
- ROADMAP DEVELOPMENT: Partners to develop a comprehensive roadmap that outlines the steps and initiatives needed to achieve the established goals, including strategies for sourcing sustainable materials, promoting ethical labor practices, reducing environmental impacts, and improving supply chain clarity.
- ROADMAP EXECUTION: Leads the execution of the initiatives outlined in the roadmap, including implementing responsible sourcing criteria in supplier selection and evaluation processes, conducting audits and assessments, promoting sustainable procurement practices, and integrating responsible sourcing considerations into product design and development.
- MEASURE PROGRESS: Monitors and measures responsible sourcing initiatives, through key performance indicators, data collection, audits and regular reporting to track progress towards the established goals while implementing effective metrics.
- COMMUNICATION: Communicates the organization's responsible sourcing efforts and progress to internal and external partners through sustainability reports, public disclosures and engagements with industry initiatives or certifications, including internal and external messaging support.
- POLICIES & PROCEDURES: Develop traceability and sustainability policies and procedures, and quality management systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
