Senior Commercial Manager

GoodWork.ca; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in Toronto is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to lead the implementation of MSC's commercial strategy in Canada and to help deliver the organization’s overall goals.

The role focuses on expanding MSC-certified and labelled seafood availability by building relationships with retailers and seafood businesses, driving sustainability and certification, and guiding Canada’s commercial strategy from the Toronto office on a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain Sustainability or Resource Management.
• Extensive experience leading, developing and delivering integrated commercial strategies.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead Canada’s commercial strategy to increase MSC-certified and labelled products.
• Promote MSC certification and establish connections with retailers and seafood businesses.
• Drive participation in the MSC program and promote sustainability goals.
• Represent MSC Canada in external collaborations and market outreach.

Skills

Post-graduate degree

Business

Supply Chain Sustainability

Resource Management

Commercial strategy leadership

Canada seafood sector experience

Industry networks

Line management experience

English fluency

Education

Post-graduate degree or equivalent in Business

Job description

Protect our oceans, Sustainable seafood

Position: Senior Commercial Manager, Canada

Organization: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Location: Toronto ON

Would you like to work for a global nonprofit committed to the preservation of the oceans? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

The MSC Canada team is currently looking to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager to join the team.

As a Senior Commercial Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to lead on the implementation of MSC's commercial strategy in Canada and to help deliver the MSC’s overall goals.

This is a senior position, and the post holder will lead Canada’s commercial strategy with its aim to increase the availability of MSC-certified and labelled products for consumers.

Successful commercial outreach lies at the core of the MSC program and plays a crucial role in driving participation in the program. In this position, you will be responsible for promoting MSC certification and establishing connections with retailers, and seafood businesses. Your goal will be to encourage sustainability and certification, ultimately safeguarding our oceans.

Skills

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience in Business, Supply Chain Sustainability or Resource Management
• Extensive experience leading, developing and delivering integrated commercial strategies
• Ideally some experience working in, or with, the Canada seafood sector or an environmental organisation
• Extensive knowledge of the seafood industry, with existing contacts and networks highly desirable
• Previous line management experience an asset
• Fluency in both spoken and written English.

The MSC is committed to flexible working. The successful candidate will need to work from the Toronto office for a minimum of 50% of their working time each month. The remaining time can be worked from home. During the onboarding process, hybrid work may require more in-office work than remote work.

Please be aware, we are only able to progress with candidates who already have the right to work in the location(s) specified in this advert. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

We’re an international organisation and our employees all demonstrate a level of cultural awareness, and value the diverse views and approaches relevant to the MSC program.

The MSC’s vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Through our internationally recognised certification and ecolabeling program, well-managed sustainable fisheries are recognised and rewarded in the marketplace, through the leadership of our partners. Over 400 fisheries around the world, representing more than 17% of the annual global marine catch, are now engaged in the MSC program and MSC certified and labelled seafood products are now available in over 100 countries.

The MSC is committed to the principles of equality and fairness and we welcome applications from all communities. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, ethnicity, race, colour, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. If you consider yourself to have a disability and need reasonable adjustments made during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know how we can help you.