Job Description

Position Title: Planet-Friendly AnalystPosition Type: Regular - Full-Time Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois or Toronto, OntarioRequisition ID: 30613 We know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. It says so in our purpose: \'Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food\'.This position can be based out of Toronto or Chicago and will report to the NA Planet-Friendly Director who sits in McCains Chicago office, USA.The Planet-Friendly Analyst will enable McCain to advance its sustainability goals, by supporting strategy development and more specifically leading the Thriving Community pillar. If you are passionate about eliminating food waste, encouraging volunteering and supporting the efforts of our Planet-Friendly ambassadors; if you are a rigorous and data orientated person that can drive projects forward with structure; if you have the enthusiasm and empathy to mobilize people, this could be a job for you!ABOUT THE ROLE:Tactical Project Management [approx. 75% of the time]: You have strong project management skills, and you are able to juggle multiple projects & priorities and deliver high quality outcomes under occasionally tight deadlines.

• Engage and support local teams to deliver the commitments in line with McCains Thriving Community pillar around food waste, volunteering and Community Development Projects.
• Organize the annual Planet-friendly Ambassador Summit, create a compelling agenda and support travel and logistics arrangements for all participants.
• Lead the develop of a Flagship Community Development Project in NA, manage suppliers, internal stakeholders and agendas.
• Supports cross functional stakeholders in their efforts to innovate and develop projects in line with Planet-Friendly initiatives.

Reporting [approx. 10% of the time]: You are able to tailor your presentation based on your audience, you have strong powerpoint skills both around content & aesthetics.

• Support NA sustainability governance by pulling data from planet-friendly pillar leads to ensure objectives are being met at different levels of the organization (SLT, PLT, ALT, network of local champions,)
• Liaise with global sustainability team to ensure standardization of reporting across all channels for Thriving Comun
• In addition to the existing data management systems, you may need to build new tools or improve existing solutions.

Support the operationalization of CSR (making it happen) [approx. 15% of the time]: Transmit the strategic sustainability vision and convey the business case of sustainability to inspire understanding, commitment and action from local teams and leadership;

• Support the communication strategy work alongside the internal and external communications teams to develop impactful comms outreach and amplify sustainability progress.
• Creatively share key sustainability data in a way that is compelling and tailored to each audience, strong Powerpoint skills required.
• Take an active role in developing tools for training the commercial team (ex. leadership training, functional training) on various fields of Sustainability

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:

• Someone who is passionate about sustainability, with a robust knowledge of climate issues
• A Master degree in Engineering or Business school, ideally specialized in Sustainability, Environmental planning, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy or related field
• 3+ years of technical and professional development experience in sustainability with experience in a role that combines technical and professional experience in sustainability
• Demonstrated experience implementing sustainability solutions across a range of topic areas.
• Have Excellent project management skills and experience in amplifying sustainability wins internally & externally, creativity and design ability.
• Analytical: Concise and data oriented
• Demonstrate a strong business acumen, communication, interpersonal, influencing and relationship building skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Drives results: Has strong bottom line orientation, persistently delivers despite hurdles, pushes self and others to achieve results while remaining mindful of overall business environment & priorities
• Collaborates: Works across a multitude of functions to deliver a common goal, balances own interests with others
• Courage: Can tackle tough assignments independently, with optimism

WHERE YOULL WORK:This role is based in our Headquarter in Chicago (USA) or in Toronto (Canada) with some travels between the two countries on an as-needed basis (max 15%). Must have a valid drivers license.#LI-MCCAIN24McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with theJob Family: Agriculture; Student & Graduates
Division: NA Ag Strategy
Department: NA PFP
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