Sustainability Manager

Array Marketing•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$85,000 - CA$100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Array Marketing is seeking a Sustainability Manager to join their team. This client-facing, commercially integrated role will report to the Sr. Director, Sustainability & Risk Management and collaborate closely with Sales, Commercial Operations, Design, Procurement, and Operations teams. The role focuses on bringing sustainability into the commercial process, supporting bids, proposals, client presentations, and addressing ongoing customer sustainability requirements across North America. It is an evolving, highly collaborative position for an adaptable and proactive individual comfortable with shifting priorities. The Sustainability Manager will act as a liaison between technical sustainability expertise and commercial execution, translating carbon, emissions, and lifecycle data into practical client solutions and business outcomes. This is a full-time role with an existing vacancy, requiring 3 days a week in the Scarborough office.

Requirements

Experience in sustainability, ESG, or environmental management within manufacturing, industrial, retail fixtures, signage, or similar operational environments.
Understanding of how sustainability connects to commercial decision-making and client delivery.
Comfort operating across both technical and business-facing contexts.
Strong practical knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, GHG inventories, emissions reporting, and carbon analysis methodologies such as LCA and EcoDesign.
Familiarity with ESG reporting frameworks including CDP and EcoVadis.
Comfort working with sustainability data, models, and reporting tools.
Client-facing confidence, including comfort presenting to clients and sales teams.
Ability to communicate complex sustainability concepts clearly, confidently, and persuasively in commercial settings.
Commercial mindset, understanding that sustainability is part of how business is won.
Ability to support proposals, influence stakeholders, and contribute to growth conversations.
Ability to build strong relationships across sales, operations, procurement, and technical teams.
Ability to influence without authority and bring people along through data, clarity, and trust.
Adaptability, thriving in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
Comfort working without rigid structure.
Proactive, resourceful, and effective in ambiguous situations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in retail display and in-store merchandising services industry.

Responsibilities

Lead client-facing sustainability work, supporting sales and commercial teams by developing sustainability inputs for proposals, bids, and client presentations.
Respond to client ESG and sustainability inquiries and help position Array’s solutions in a competitive marketplace.
Own carbon and emissions analysis, including leading GHG inventory development, carbon footprint calculations, emissions tracking, and target-setting initiatives.
Facilitate third-party assurance processes and align with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) where applicable.
Support sustainability reporting and disclosures by tracking sustainability KPIs and contributing to external reporting requirements, including CDP, EcoVadis, and annual sustainability disclosures.
Develop sustainability tools and models, such as LCA models, carbon calculators, and EcoDesign scorecards, to support internal decision-making and client-facing work.
Engage suppliers and support Scope 3 reductions by collaborating with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to collect ESG data and identify opportunities to reduce environmental impact across the value chain.
Deliver training and build capability by designing and delivering sustainability training for internal teams on topics like carbon accounting, EcoDesign, and environmental awareness.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, and circularity across operations and client solutions.
Support compliance and reporting by contributing to environmental reporting, regulatory submissions, and hazardous waste reporting requirements.
Act as a sustainability SME, providing technical guidance across the business and supporting sustainability-related projects, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.