Specialist, Sustainability

Requisition ID: 189628

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Développement durable de l'entreprise

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Ontario; Québec

City: Mississauga, Montréal-Nord

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for passionate new talent to join our team. We are currently looking for a Specialist Sustainability. The Sustainability Specialist will be an integral part of the Sobeys National Corporate Sustainability team and play role in implementing key initiatives related to the Corporate Sustainability strategy. The Specialist will help deliver meaningful change related to environmental commitments that will be both measured and tracked for progress.

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Sustainability, the role will liaise with a variety of functions across the business as well as external partners.

The objective of this position is to support, facilitate, and advance Sobeys’ Sustainability Strategy and related programs by designing, implementing and/or facilitating initiatives and programs, with a focus within the Products pillar.

• This opportunity is for a 6 month contract (with possibility of getting extended)**
  
  

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

• Build relationships with internal stakeholders for data gathering, calculating, reviewing, analyzing and organizing for key metrics related to our Products pillar.
• Supporting key areas of programming in our Products pillar, including human rights due diligence, animal welfare, supply chain decarbonization and supplier engagement.
• Support public reporting on key sustainability topics.
• Support the operation of key internal committees and working groups.
• Track sustainability-focused regulations in Canada and support information sharing with key internal stakeholders.
• Help develop the company’s approach to biodiversity and nature.
  
  

What You Have To Offer

• Post-secondary Degree in environmental science, business sustainability, data analysis or related field of study.
• 1-3 years experience in sustainability related field preferred but recent graduates welcome to apply.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel), managing databases, and data analysis.
• Motivated, proactive and passionate about making positive change.
• Strong communication skills in providing reports/briefings and presentations to inform decision-making.
• Ability to multi-task, organize and plan effectively, and work with multiple deadlines.
• Strong research skills and resourcefulness are essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective team player.
• Forward-thinking mindset with a demonstrated ability to be innovative and “think outside the box”.
• Positive attitude, with an optimistic outlook.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is not required, but a strong asset. The candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development, development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada
  
  

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.