Sustainability Manager

Driscoll's is the leading supplier and marketer of organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in the world. As a 4th generation, family-owned and operated company, Driscoll's has built upon the genetic work and innovation of our founders to fulfill our mission to ‘Continually Delight Berry Consumers.'

We utilize traditional plant breeding methods to create plant varieties (genetic breeds) that produce ONLY THE FINEST BERRIES TM. This plant material is then patented, cultivated in Driscoll's nurseries and supplied to our independent farmer partners around the world to grow Driscoll'sbrand berries.

Driscoll's company culture is rooted in our mission, values, and commitment to creating a supportive work environment that fosters open and friendly communication, encourages collaboration and team interaction, and provides clear focus and direction.

At Driscoll's, we're committed to Growing Great People. This means that we help our employees learn about and support our overall business strategies. We also provide opportunities for individuals to grow along with the company.

Most importantly, Driscoll's encourages our employees to achieve their career growth and cultivate their personal well-being. For more information about our company, including our Mission and Values, please visit our website. 

Position Overview:

Driscoll's recognizes the opportunity and urgency to incorporate more sustainable practices in order to remain viable as an enterprise, and has worked to integrate sustainability principles and tools in order to drive change in practices throughout the company.

The DOTA (Driscoll's of the America's) Sustainability Manager will own the strategy, process and structure for all sustainability related activity within DOTA and collaborate with the Director of Community & Environmental Initiatives and the other business units globally to create internal best practices in data management, analysis, reporting, project management and integration.

The Sustainability Manager will serve as the subject matter expert for the business unit and beyond, will drive prioritization of DOTA sustainability activity, and guide and advise DOTA leadership on key decisions while building capabilities within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Define success for sustainability in the Americas, design and manage targets and progress, and define and manage all related reporting to internal stakeholders, customers, government, industry, or press as needed.
• Oversee the continued development of Driscoll's sustainability data management and reporting process for DOTA, influencing strategic and functional planning and creating a best practices framework to be implemented company-wide.
• Work with the Director of Community & Environmental Initiatives to advise and support growth into new regions outside of DOTA, challenge current processes, and set and drive aspirational target and vision.
• Stay current on external sustainability landscape, identify best practices, trends, emerging issues, manage all reporting and regulatory requirements for DOTA, and determine most critical external standards development processes and industry efforts.
• Participate in the public policy arena as determined by company leadership.
• Develop and introduce a framework for sustainability-focused financial modeling to be incorporated into the capital expense process and used for sustainability specific project planning and evaluation throughout the company.
• Work with the Director of Community & Environmental Initiatives and global leadership to develop points of alignment, ways of working and processes for sharing knowledge and expertise across business units.
• Network, facilitate and manage related partnerships with consultants, industry, academia, and community and oversee the creation of a comprehensive communication plan for DOTA Sustainability in partnership with Director of Communications, and Marketing.
• Work closely with Global Research, Agronomy and Applied Research in their quest to identify best practices in resource management on the farm and ensure proper grower engagement and extension.
• Oversee all sustainability related employee engagement efforts including green team activity and training, and represent company and present at Sustainability related conferences, events, and participate in industry membership groups.
• Allocate and oversee all DOTA resources and access to services internally and externally to support the program and manage cost center budget.
• Manage support staff.
• Follow Company policies and practices while representing Driscoll's in an ethical and business-like manner in all interactions with employees, governmental agencies, growers, customers, etc. 
• Ensure the security of Driscoll's confidential and proprietary information and materials.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Note: This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this job.  It is not an exhaustive list of all the job's responsibilities. At Driscoll's, all of our jobs include broad responsibilities for continually improving the processes we use to develop our products.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Studies or closely related field required.
• 8 or more years in foreign and/or domestic sustainability related work experience required, with experience in supplier engagement, training, monitoring and/or action planning a plus.
• Applicable training and proven achievement in the sustainability field required.
• Proven knowledge of domestic and/or international agriculture practices and norms.
• Strong and effective bilingual skills (English/Spanish), bi-literate skills and bi-cultural skills required.
• Superb facilitation, project management and engagement skills necessary.  This position requires effective presentation skills, sound analytical skills, excellent inclusionary interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and other data management systems and reporting tools also required.
• Travel will be required (up to 25% domestic and international).
• California driver's license and the ability to be covered under company-sponsored vehicle insurance program are also required.
• A valid passport and the ability to travel internationally without restrictions are also required.

To Apply:

Please visit our website for application instructions.