Sustainability Analyst

As the leading foodservice provider across the island of Ireland, Sysco's success is driven by a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who go above and beyond to deliver every day.

We don't just deliver food and drink to our customers. We deliver new thinking, technology and talent to our industry. We deliver opportunities - to ourselves and to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond.

We are now looking for new talent to join us as we continue to grow, innovate and deliver.

Sustainability Analyst - Sysco Ireland

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Sustainability Analyst, who will support the successful implementation of the Sysco sustainability plan by engaging teams, complying with reporting standards, and delivering projects that drive value for Sysco and its customers. The role will support in responding to customer queries, collaborating with internal teams to advance our strategy and working across our global sustainability team supporting on projects as required.

The role requires a candidate who will be:

• Analytical
• Self-motivated and results driven and Proactive
• Eager to expand Knowledge and Skills

If you are ready for a challenge, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and discover what your career could look like with Sysco Ireland.

Key Accountabilities:

• Engagement: Collaborate with key internal stakeholders, including operations, facilities, sales, merchandising and technical.
• Customer support: Coordinate timely responses to customer requests for information and data, prioritising and responding to queries and requests from sales teams, customers and others across all businesses within Sysco. Manage incoming requests from the sustainability mailbox.
• Data management: Work with key stakeholders across Ireland and globally to manage the data collection and input process to Workiva, HowGood CO2AI, and support compliance with reporting requirements, such as CSRD. Ability to analyse data, spot trends and anomalies is key.
• Customer surveys, questionnaires and industry standards: Support in the completion of customer/sustainability questionnaires, following up with relevant internal stakeholders where necessary to collect information and data. E.g. EcoVadis sustainability assessment and Origin Green.
• Asset creation: Assist in the creation of customer-facing assets (e.g. presentations, one-pager explainers on specific topics)
• Strategy development: Support strategy development and implementation
• Project implementation: Take ownership of assigned tasks within wider sustainability projects, working collaboratively across functions to drive execution and impact
• Administration: Support the sustainability team with administrative tasks as required

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification in Sustainability or related discipline.
• Have a passion for improving sustainability of the food system through working with businesses to create change.
• A strong knowledge and understanding of sustainability and the food system, including experience in climate issues, data collection and presentation related to carbon footprints, and sustainability-related legislation
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and requests of a busy role with strong data management experience
• Strong presentation skills and copywriting skills and understand sustainability- related data and have the ability to clearly and simply explain complex issues.
• It's crucial to be a keen networker who is confident in building collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Sysco Ireland Culture

• Customer Focus: We deeply understand our customers' needs, continuously looking at ways to deliver real value.

• Building Relationships: We foster strong, effective relationships across teams, always working together. We embrace change and support each other through it.

• Clear Communication: We communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring our message resonates.

• A Passion for Food: We source and deliver food and drink that inspires excellence and creativity in kitchens for the most memorable dining experiences.

The accountabilities and requirements outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the business.

Sysco is an equal opportunity employer.