Sustainability Manager

Sustainable Agri Value Chain Manager

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Role Overview

compliance, traceability, and sustainability documentation

Key Responsibilities

Central Coordination

• Act as the central sustainability lead for all agri-commodities across Africa.
• Coordinate with country-level sustainability, sales, and procurement teams to align strategies, targets, and reporting frameworks.
• Standardize and centralize sustainability processes, tools, and reporting across all commodities.

Sustainability Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure full compliance with regulatory and customer requirements,

  with a strong emphasis on EUDR compliance

  .
• Maintain up-to-date documentation on traceability, supplier information, certifications, and country-specific compliance.
• Equip procurement and sales teams with accurate and current

  EUDR-aligned documentation

  to meet customer and legal expectations.

Budgeting & Cost Optimization

• Manage sustainability budgets across countries and commodity verticals.
• Drive efficient budget planning and tracking while identifying cost optimization opportunities without compromising sustainability impact or compliance.

Cross-Functional Liaison

• Collaborate with procurement teams to ensure sustainable sourcing and supplier compliance with traceability standards and EUDR.
• Support sales teams by providing

  accurate and EUDR-compliant documentation

  to enhance transparency and customer trust.
• Enable trading teams with the traceability data necessary to navigate market requirements and boost market access.

Monitoring, Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Consolidate and analyze sustainability reports from country teams to create a regional sustainability performance overview.
• Monitor initiative progress and report against key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Engage proactively with external stakeholders including

  regulators (especially related to EUDR), certification bodies, NGOs, and industry associations

  .
• Facilitate supplier engagement and capacity-building initiatives to support sustainability compliance, including EUDR readiness.

Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s degree in Agriculture, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field.
• 7–10 years’ experience in sustainability management within agri-commodities (e.g., cocoa, coffee, cashew, grains).

• Proven expertise in EUDR implementation, traceability systems, and certification schemes.

• Experience coordinating multi-country teams and managing cross-functional sustainability projects.
• Strong budgeting and financial tracking experience.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively across African regions and work across diverse cultural contexts.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong leadership and coordination capabilities.
• High attention to detail in compliance tracking and documentation.
• Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.
• Strong ethical grounding and a commitment to sustainability values.
• Ability to anticipate and adapt to evolving regulatory landscapes, particularly

  EUDR and associated global frameworks

  .