Senior Sustainability Manager

Tract

Amsterdam

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company pension

SARs employee plan

Learning budget

Job summary

TRACT BV, based in Amsterdam, is seeking a Senior Sustainability Manager to lead our work on economic and human rights dimensions of sustainability in food and agriculture supply chains. The role involves convening senior leaders, shaping industry-aligned methodologies, and turning insights into shipped product features.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in farmer income, human rights due diligence and agri-sustainability networks, with a track record of building credible, data-driven SaaS

Qualifications

Background in social science, economics, development studies, agricultural economics or similar.
Expertise in core economic and social sustainability issues in agri-food supply chains.

Responsibilities

Lead the Sustainability Forum with senior leaders to set priorities and roadmaps.
Lead Technical Working Groups to align metrics, methodologies and models.
Own TWG outcomes from alignment to shipped platform features and adoption.
Track and translate sector developments into product implications and customer value.
Represent TRACT at industry events and build partnerships with stakeholders.

Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Sustainability in agri-food

Data analysis

Sector engagement

Education

Social science / Economics background

Tools

Data analysis tools

SaaS platforms

Job description

Senior Sustainability Manager

TRACT BV — Amsterdam, Netherlands (Hybrid)

Thank you for your interest in joining TRACT! Please note: due to the summer holiday period, we will begin reviewing applications during the first week of August. We appreciate your patience and look forward to learning more about you.

At TRACT, we are building a more sustainable and resilient food and agriculture industry. Our mission? To remove the burden of data management and resolve the debate onmethodologyso companies can drive impact. With our SaaS platform, we empower organizations to focus their resources on making a real impact while driving positive change in the industry.

About the Team

We are a diverse and passionate team of about 40, committed to creating a sustainable impact and technological innovation. We believe in the power of collaboration and leverage our collective expertise to tackle complex challenges and drive meaningful change. Our cultural heartbeat & business decisions are shaped by our core values: Accept the challenge, Commit to learn, Authentic & accountable, Make momentum, & Simplify & ship.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Manager with around 8 years’ experience in food and agriculture supply chains to lead TRACT's work on the economic and human rights dimensions of sustainability.

You’ll convene senior leaders from across the sector to identify priority areas for industry alignment on practical sustainability methodologies and metrics. Those priorities then translate into scopes for pre-competitive Technical Working Groups, which you’ll run alongside other team members. Once a methodology is aligned, you’ll product manage it into features that users love, so it gets adopted and drives real impact in practice, not just on paper. This role is part of a combined Product & Sustainability team, reporting to the VP of Product & Sustainability, and works closely with Engineering, Design, and go-to-market teams to turn alignment work into shipped functionality and market-facing expertise.

This role sits at the intersection of sector engagement, research, technical know-how, and product execution, turning sustainability theory into practice at scale. It's ideal for someone with expertise in farmer income and human rights issues in food systems, an existing network in agri-sustainability, and a drive to shape how fast-growing technology accelerates impact.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the Sustainability Forum

Launch and run a C-suite-level Sustainability Forum bringing together sustainability and procurement leaders from the industry
Turn Forum discussions into research and white papers that scope Technical Working Groups and steer TRACT's roadmap and partnership priorities

Lead Technical Working Groups (TWGs)

Prepare and facilitate TWGs with industry experts and agri/food practitioners to reach alignment on metrics, methodologies and models related to farmer/living income, human rights due diligence, etc.
Manage stakeholders before, during, and after working sessions, turning technical alignment into decisions TRACT can act on

Product Management of TWG Outcomes

Own the path from TWG output to shipped feature – pairing with Engineering and Design to translate methodologies into credible, valuable platform functionality
Define success metrics for new methodology features, monitor adoption and impact post-launch, and work with GTM teams on rollout

Research

Track sustainability methodologies, standards, and regulatory developments relevant to agri/food supply chains (e.g. CSDDD, HREDD, certification frameworks, voluntary sector commitment frameworks)
Translate sector developments into implications for the platform and customers, training internal teams as needed

Sector Engagement

Represent TRACT at industry events, conferences, and webinars, building our presence in sustainability and agri networks
Serve as a credible technical voice on TRACT's sustainability approach with sector experts, NGOs, and standard-setting bodies
Build mission-aligned partnerships that benefit both our business and our customers

Qualifications

Must-haves

Background in social science, economics, development studies, agricultural economics, or similar
Expertise in core economic and social sustainability issues in supply chains (cocoa, coffee, palm, soy, cotton, sugar, etc.)
Statistics/data analysis experience with household or population surveys (livelihoods, human rights)
An existing network within the agri-sustainability sector, recognized and trusted by peers and stakeholders
Strong facilitation and communication skills: able to align diverse, senior stakeholders on complex or contested topics, and translate technical detail into business-relevant insight for both experts and non-experts
Curious, active listener who's quick to learn: when you hit something unfamiliar, you dig in and figure it out. Being resourceful with a roll-up-the-sleeves attitude.

Nice-to-haves

An understanding of supply chain traceability, chain of custody models and the nature of sustainability data and reporting today across supply-chain actors
Experience building data tools or products, or working closely with teams that do

Familiarity with SaaS platforms and how they scale
Experience engaging or presenting to C-suite stakeholders, comfortable holding your own in the room
Some budget or program-ownership experience
Comfortable in a startup environment — energized by pace and ambiguity

What We Offer

A unique opportunity to work on a fast-growing platform that enables our customers to create a positive impact in Ag & Food sustainability
Full ownership and autonomy in your work, with encouragement for development beyond your area of expertise
Close collaboration in a team of +- 40 highly diverse, motivated, and talented colleagues
Competitive compensation package
Employee participation plan (SARs)
Company pension
25 paid holidays + 2 diversity days + public holidays
Swapping 3 Dutch public holidays for other recognized festive days
Hybrid working: 3 days minimum in-office to foster company culture and high impact collaboration
Commuting allowance: 0.25 cents per km (tax-free), capped at 20 km single commute
Remote working: 2 weeks per year
Laptop & home-office equipment
Learning and development budget
Above statutory leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & other life events
Frequent lunch & learns, including sharing our many different food cultures
Office located within walking distance from Sloterdijk Station in Amsterdam