Sustainable Sourcing Manager

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**:
Our Commercial team is a large, but a close-knit group of trading experts, who are ready to shape the future of Coles. We pride ourselves on the long-lasting supplier relationships we build, the new ideas we develop and how passionately we work to help Australian eat and live better every day. And the best part? We're all so different. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds, and experience to every Business Unit across Coles Supermarkets and Liquor.

**About the team**:
The Coles Own Brand Sustainable Sourcing team plays a critical role and pride themselves on building sustainable long-term supplier relationships and driving sustainable sourcing standards for improved sustainability outcomes to provide leading food, drink and home solutions that are delicious, sustainable and healthy for our customers.

You'll find us working across all business units at Coles Supermarkets. Our team is passionate about working at the forefront of product stewardship and sustainability and leveraging our deep supplier relationships to drive material positive impact.

**About the role**:
You will work closely with and report into the Lead Sustainable Sourcing Manager - Forests, Land & Agriculture to help deliver our Own Brand Sustainable Sourcing strategy. You will provide specialist technical advice in relation to the assurance and sourcing of Own Brand products with high impact commodities such as coffee, tea, cocoa, timber, pulp and paper, palm oil and soy, working across a varied stakeholder group inclusive of NGOs and suppliers.

You will also:

- Deliver project leadership of sustainable sourcing standards that will drive improved sustainability credentials and stakeholder perceptions to support Coles' ambition to become Australia's most sustainable supermarket.
- Develop, deliver and manage policies, guidelines and technical tools to support Coles Own Brand sustainable sourcing standards for high impact commodities such as Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Palm Oil, Timber, Sugar, Wheat and Cotton etc.
- Develop internal processes and implementation plans for the sustainable sourcing of Coles Own Brand high impact commodities, and report on implementation to the business and external organisations where required.
- Manage Coles Illegal Logging Due Diligence Requirements.
- Develop and implement Coles Own Brand forests and land environmental impact programs, such as certified/verified commodities and nature positive strategies (e.g. carbon reduction, water management and biodiversity improvements) in consideration of future reporting frameworks such as TNFD.
- Develop and implement systems to measure performance working closely with the Coles Quality and Technical Standards team.
- Develop and implement systems to measure performance, working closely with the Coles Quality and Technical Standards team.

In turn, you will be able to have significant impact on supply chains to drive the positive sustainability outcomes of thousands of products Australia wide. The Sustainable Sourcing team are a passionate and friendly bunch who love to collaborate for the betterment of sustainability at Coles.

**About you and your skills**:
You'll also need:

- Tertiary qualifications or industry experience in the sustainability, environment or product stewardship space
- Policy, programme, and strategy development and implementation
- Knowledge of high impact commodity sustainability risks
- Project management and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work within a commercial, fast paced and complex environment
- Strong inter-personal skills and proven ability to engage internal and external stakeholders
- Strong planning and time management skills

**What's in it for you?**:

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Flexible working options**:We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
- ** Office perks**: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
- ** Discounts**:Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
- ** Reward through recognition**: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. You can accumulate points to redeem