Sustainability Manager

IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles better taste and texture and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The Sustainability Manager role is based in St. Louis (hybrid role).

Be part of a collaborative strategic solution-oriented and growth-focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.

Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Lead the development and execution of Food Ingredients sustainability governance reporting and compliance programs as a standalone company.
• Establish sustainability metrics data ownership processes internal controls reporting calendars and governance frameworks to support business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate sustainability reporting activities ensuring accurate and timely data collection validation analysis and reporting for leadership customers regulators lenders investors and other stakeholders.
• Develop and manage a responsible sourcing roadmap that aligns with business strategy customer requirements regulatory obligations and procurement priorities.
• Partner with Procurement to advance supplier transparency traceability due diligence certifications and environmental and social sustainability initiatives across priority raw materials and suppliers.
• Monitor and assess emerging sustainability regulations and reporting requirements including the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and other evolving frameworks.
• Collaborate with Marketing Commercial Quality Operations Regulatory Legal Finance Communications and Sustainability teams to address sustainability risks opportunities and performance improvement initiatives.
• Support the development of sustainability dashboards leadership updates and key performance indicators that connect performance outcomes with business decisions and corrective actions.
• Partner with Corporate Affairs and Legal teams to support coordinated responses to environmental and social reputation risks involving customers media journalists non-governmental organizations activists and other external stakeholders.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in Sustainability Environmental Science Supply Chain Procurement Engineering or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Five or more years of experience in sustainability reporting environmental social and governance (ESG) data management responsible sourcing sustainable procurement or supply chain sustainability within a multinational business environment.
• Experience developing implementing or managing sustainability governance frameworks performance metrics reporting processes and assurance activities.
• Working knowledge of sustainability reporting standards customer sustainability assessments environmental metrics and responsible sourcing requirements.
• Experience developing or executing responsible sourcing programs supplier due diligence processes traceability initiatives or sustainable procurement strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with experience managing large data sets and utilizing reporting and analysis tools including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to translate complex sustainability sourcing and regulatory requirements into actionable business plans and clear stakeholder communications.
• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities influence stakeholders and deliver results within a matrixed organization.
• Strong communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills with experience working across multicultural and cross-functional teams.

How Would You Stand Out

• Experience supporting sustainability programs within food ingredients agriculture natural raw materials consumer goods or manufacturing industries.
• Knowledge of regenerative agriculture biodiversity initiatives no-deforestation programs Sedex supplier sustainability assessments or related certification programs.
• Experience supporting sustainability disclosures assurance activities investor reporting or environmental and social compliance audits.

Why Choose Us

• Opportunity to build and shape sustainability programs for a standalone global Food Ingredients business.
• Direct exposure to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders influencing long-term business strategy.
• Meaningful work advancing responsible sourcing environmental stewardship and sustainable growth across global supply chains.
• Professional development opportunities within a collaborative innovation-driven organization.
• Competitive Benefits (US):Our benefit package includes medical dental vision 401(k) vacation holidays 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity) and an annual bonus plan. IFF was also recognized by Newsweek as one of Americas Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits.Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage.
• Ability to make a lasting impact on sustainability performance regulatory readiness and customer trust.

For your awareness IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is currently expected to close in the first half of 2027 pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

The Food Ingredients business unit will remain part of IFF until close and at such time will transition to CVC Capital Partners. By applying for this position candidates acknowledge awareness that the role is part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has beenidentifiedto transition to CVC Capital Partners.

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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