Sustainability Specialist

Company Description

With 150 years of experience in the agro-supply chain, SVZ is dedicated to providing high-quality, flavorful, and nutrient-rich fruit and vegetable ingredients. Our ongoing growth, commitment to innovation, and high quality standards have enabled us to become a key supplier to worldwide food and beverage manufacturers.

Job Description

Sustainability is at the heart of SVZ and transcends every level of our business. For our location in Breda, we are searching for a Sustainability Specialist for a one-year fixed-term position.

In this challenging position you will work closely with the agronomy team, the plant manager and other colleagues who are located in Poland. You will report directly to the sustainability manager in The Netherlands, Breda. Not only will you be responsible for implementing sustainability standards and procedures at farm-level; you will also drive environmental efforts in terms of energy, water and waste footprint reduction at the Polish production site:

• You will support the SVZ Sustainability Manager with carbon accounting, data analysis, and EcoVadis reporting
• You will lead the annual reporting of sustainable sourcing volumes
• You will support the Polish agronomy and procurement team with the SAI FSA certificates and outrolling a new sustainable farm project
• You will be engaged in human rights & labour conditions improvements
• You will research sustainable procurement best practices and certificates to embed throughout SVZ
• You will cooperate with external stakeholders such as customers and NGO’s on relevant sustainable sourcing topics (biodiversity, soil health, social conditions of workers etc)
• You will support identifying sustainable packaging opportunities to ensure SVZ meets PPWR’s milestones