Overview
Collectiv Food exists to build a smarter, more transparent food ecosystem, one where sustainability is not a side initiative, but fundamental to how we grow, compete and lead.
Achieving our ambitions as a business is as much about real environmental progress as it is about building long-term value. As a certified B Corp, we hold ourselves to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability, and our Impact Roadmap translates those commitments into how we grow the business day to day. As we scale, we are focussed on deepening the foundations we’ve already built: strengthening supplier sustainability performance, improving the integrity of our carbon and traceability data, and continuing to turn our impact efforts into a driver of measurable and commercially meaningful value for our customer and supply partners.
To help deliver on these ambitions, we are looking for a Sustainability Engagement Associate who understands both sides of that equation: someone who is passionate about environmental progress and brings a keen eye for data integrity, while also recognising that sustainability in a scaling business must fundamentally drive tangible value, growth and resilience.
This is a hands-on, cross-functional role at the heart of our impact infrastructure. Reporting to the Director of Impact & Strategy and working closely with the Buying, Account Management, Tech and Operations teams, you will help ensure our sustainability commitments are delivered with rigour and credibility, while strengthening how our impact efforts create value for our customers and suppliers, ultimately supporting Collectiv Food’s continued growth.
For the right individual, this role also offers a clear pathway into a Sustainability Engagement Lead position as Collectiv Food continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Sustainability & Engagement:
- Lead our annual supplier sustainability assessment process, from onboarding through to engagement and follow-up
- Work with key suppliers to strengthen sustainability performance and identify opportunities that drive both progress against our impact goals and commercial growth
- Develop Producer Stories and supplier case studies that enhance brand visibility and attract suppliers aligned with our growth and impact goals
- Collaborate with Buying to ensure supplier alignment with Collectiv Food’s Impact goals, Code of Conduct and Sourcing Policy
- Drive continuous improvement of supplier engagement processes and data quality
Emissions, Traceability & Commercial Credibility:
- Lead monthly product emissions updates and support company-wide carbon footprint processes with carbon accounting partner
- Ensure accuracy of product specifications, certifications and traceability data, supporting both compliance and customer trust
- Identify opportunities to strengthen processes that enable reliable, defensible impact reporting of value to both customers and suppliers
Customer Impact & Market Positioning:
- Support production and refinement of customer impact reports, ensuring they are accurate, compelling and commercially useful
- Work with Account Management to support customer onboarding and engagement with our growing sustainability support
- Develop Better Choice newsletters and sustainability content that enhances customer loyalty and brand positioning while supporting our sustainable sourcing goals
- Contribute to materials and industry events that position Collectiv Food as a leader in transparent, impact-driven supply
Data Integrity & Continuous Improvement:
- Support regular reporting to Commercial teams on impact performance, identifying impactful supplier or product-led opportunities to target for growth
- Ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency of sustainability data across owned workstreams
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation and visibility of sustainability performance and supporting initiatives
- Collaborate with Tech to strengthen transparency tools and reporting systems
- Support preparation for Collectiv Food’s B Corp recertification in 2027, coordinating cross-team data collection and identifying opportunities to strengthen our performance against the new B Corp standards
Internal Engagement
- Act as a sustainability champion, driving team awareness by proactively sharing insights on relevant topics such as relevant regulatory and industry developments
- Support team engagement initiatives (e.g. quarterly Do Good Days)
Key Skills and Competencies
What We’re Looking For:
- Understands that sustainability in a scaling business must deliver both impact and commercial value
- Demonstrates sound judgement, able to sense-check work, validate assumptions, and escalate risks early
- Excellent organisational skills, able to plan and prioritise multiple parallel workstreams without losing attention to detail
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Comfortable working cross-functionally and across stakeholder groups
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confident working with data and spreadsheets
- Proactive in raising questions and clarifying priorities
- Highly motivated to contribute to a more sustainable food system
Nice to Haves:
- At least 1 year experience in food supply chains or hospitality
- Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks (e.g. SBTi, B Corp)
- Experience engaging suppliers or managing structured assessments
- French language skills
