Senior Manager, Global Sustainability - Scope 3

Kraft Heinz; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuting allowance

Hybrid working model

Health insurance discount

Gym membership discount

Job summary

Kraft Heinz is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Sustainability - Scope 3 to own and evolve our global decarbonization strategy in agriculture. You will shape frameworks, govern regional execution, and drive supplier collaboration across a large FMCG footprint.

You will partner with procurement, data, and R&D teams to ensure auditable data flows and disclosures, while engaging with external coalitions to advance climate innovations.

Qualifications

• Years of corporate sustainability experience with a focus on Scope 3 accounting and agricultural emissions reduction.
• Deep knowledge of agricultural greenhouse gas accounting protocols (GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance, SBTi FLAG standards) and life cycle assessment methodologies.
• Experience developing and managing regenerative agriculture projects and supply chain decarbonization levers in FMCG.
• Strong ability to build relationships, trust, and drive outcomes across a matrixed, international organization.
• Ability to translate complex climate concepts into actionable business strategies and operational toolkits.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and presentation skills with board-ready deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own the Global Agriculture Decarbonization Strategy and define strategic direction and interventions to achieve SBTi targets globally.
• Enable regional execution by providing toolkits, methodologies, SOPs, and guidance to zones for scale-up.
• Lead governance rituals and agile ways of working to align global commitments with regional realities.
• Partner with Global Procurement to align principles, supplier selection, and terms with climate targets.
• Collaborate on data and reporting to support external disclosures like CSRD and CDP.
• Represent the company in external sustainability initiatives and monitor policy and NGO developments.

Job description

Recognized expert in the field of Purchasing/Procurement. Has significant influence on organization policy, program development, and success. Regularly leads projects of critical importance, often with organization-wide impact.

Job Description

Senior Manager, Global Sustainability - Scope 3 at a glance...

You will be the absolute subject matter expert for agriculture decarbonization within our global footprint. Your primary mission will be to own, evolve, and manage the strategic oversight of our global approach to reducing Scope 3 emissions in agriculture, which represents the largest lever in our climate strategy. You will work hand in hand with our subject matter expert on climate and nature risk, marrying our decarbonisation approach to our global efforts to build supply chain resilience and mitigate risks within our procurement organisation.

• Own the Global Agriculture Decarbonization Strategy: Define the strategic direction, frameworks, and interventions required to achieve our global Science Based Targets (SBTi) across agricultural supply chains. Conduct global portfolio assessments, trade-off analyses, and risk evaluations to future-proof our sourcing.
• Enable and Support Regional Execution: Act as the primary strategic partner to our zones and regional teams. While the regions own direct execution, you will provide them with the toolkits, methodologies, standard operating procedures, and technical guidance needed to successfully scale on-the-ground interventions (e.g., regenerative agriculture, low-carbon fertilizer pilots, and methane reduction).
• Cross-Functional Governance & Rituals: Lead program deployment and change management across regions. Establish corporate governance rituals, run steering committees, and implement agile ways of working to maintain absolute alignment between global commitments and regional execution realities.
• Procurement & Supplier Collaboration: Partner closely with Global Procurement to align Supplier Guiding Principles, supplier selection, and commercial terms with our climate targets. Help build supplier capability programs and foster joint value creation through upstream carbon reduction.
• Data Rigor and Reporting: Collaborate with data, R&D, and controllership teams to ensure accurate, auditable, and complete primary data flows from the field. Provide robust inputs for voluntary and regulated external disclosures (such as CSRD, CDP, and corporate sustainability reports) to track progress against our Net Zero targets.
• External Engagement & Outside Insights: Represent the company in high-impact external sustainability initiatives, coalitions, and multi-stakeholder platforms. Monitor the rapidly evolving legislative, NGO, and competitive landscape to bring best-in-class climate innovations and methodologies back into the business.

Recipe for Success:

• I have years of relevant corporate sustainability experience, with a proven track record dedicated to Scope 3 accounting and agricultural emissions reduction.
• I have deep knowledge of agricultural greenhouse gas accounting protocols (including GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance, SBTi FLAG standards), life cycle assessment methodologies
• I have experience with the development and management of regenerative agriculture projects and overall supply chain decarbonization levers in FCMG
• I have an exceptional ability to build relationships, build trust, and get things done through others across a matrixed, international organization. I know how to influence both senior leadership and cross-functional regional teams without direct reporting authority.
• I have a proven ability to translate complex, scientific, and regulatory climate concepts into clear, actionable business strategies and operational toolkits.
• I have outstanding written, verbal, and presentation skills. Ability to deliver high-quality finished products and board-ready strategies with a high level of autonomy.

What We Offer You / You Deserve

• An ambitious employer: we want to the best for you;
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• Reimbursement for commuting costs
• Hybrid working model
• Discount on health insurance and gym membership
• Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!
• We hope to find you a seat at our table!
• We grow our people to grow our business. We develop extraordinary people who bring ambition, curiosity, and dedication to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making ambitious decisions.

Location(s)

Amsterdam

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.