Touton est un acteur mondial et historique (créée en 1848) du négoce de matières premières agricoles tropicales.
Cacao, Café, Vanille et Ingrédients naturels sont des produits nobles que Touton connait parfaitement et qui égaient le quotidien des consommateurs du monde entier.
Au-delà de son siège social bordelais, Touton a une présence sur les 4 continents où ses collaborateurs portent haut les valeurs du groupe : Audace, Excellence et Intégrité.
Touton SA is seeking a highly motivated Cocoa Sustainability Manager to support and drive the development of the Group’s sustainability agenda for cocoa.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Cocoa sustainability director and in close collaboration with the sustainability teams at origin. He/She will be in charge of a specific portfolio of clients and programs from contracting to ensuring that the terms of references are respected and implemented.
The position requires frequent travel to origins.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive the adoption of sustainable traceable cocoa in line with internal targets and a specific portfolio of client requirements.
Integrate environmentally friendly, socially responsible, and economically viable practices into cocoa supply chain operations.
Build and maintain relationships with external implementing partners linked to the programs you are in charge of.
Represent the organization in industry working groups and conferences related to cocoa.
Help establish key performance indicators for sustainability programs and monitor progress against these benchmarks.
Conduct regular assessments and audits of cocoa supply chain partners as well as internal operational gap analysis to ensure compliance with sustainability standards.
Prepare and present regular reports on sustainability performance for specific cocoa programs.
Support process of internal reporting
Master’s degree in sustainability, environmental science, agriculture or a related field.
Strong understanding of environmental, social and economic issues related to cocoa production.
Knowledge of relevant sustainability standards and certifications.
Good numeracy, analytical and research skills, demonstrable understanding of data collection and traceability
Strong inter-personal, written, and verbal communication skills; experience liaising with various internal and external stakeholders across multiple origins.
Experience in creating, managing, and implementing project budgets and workplans, as well as reporting to various stakeholders.
Knowledge of data management processes, tools and software
Ability to prioritize own workload and take a logical and measured approach to problem solving and addressing complex issues.
English and French language skills required.
