Sustainability Manager at Golden Oil Industries Limited

Golden Oil Industries Limited was incorporated in Nigeria on 8th September, 1988, and has grown into a household name in Nigeria's edible oil's industry. The company's focus is to provide healthy oil as a cooking medium to its customers. The company is Nigeria's trusted name for supply of refined palm oil, palm kernel oil, olein, soybean Oil, stearin, soybean meal, soy lecithin, and palm kernel de-oiled cake. Our oils are used as healthy cooking medium. Soybean meal and palm kernel de-oiled cake are used in premier poultry / animal feed.

The company's products have been duly certified by the appropriate regulatory agencies Such as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA). Golden Oil has modern processing technology and plants, which can be compared to worldwide standards. The company has highly trained seasoned oil experts, who's commitment is to delivering healthy oil to Nigerian consumers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sustainability Manager

Location: Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities 

• Perform sustainability audits for new and existing suppliers with the purpose of evaluating the expected sustainability performance of the supplier, and communicate relevant information with sourcing team to facilitate supplier selection decision and strategic decisions
• Assess and analyse raw material to determine its contents and environment.
• Contributes to the development, management and implementation of Merchandising-related product sustainability strategies, programs, and multi-year plan.
• Lead Corporate Sustainability Advisory Board and employee engagement.
• Create and monitor the implementation of environmental and sustainability plans, strategies, standards, procedures and systems, regulations and statutory legislation within the program, in line with corporate requirements.
• Support the measurement and certification of the program’s performance against environmental sustainability legislation, standards and objectives.
• Researched, offered recommendations, and took action to address emerging sustainability issues, standards, and best practices.
• Regularly update key internal and external stakeholders ensuring enhancement of sustainability reporting processes.
• Maintain comprehensive data repositories of sustainability programs to enable effective knowledge management.

Requirements

• Degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability Management, Business Management or related field.
• Professional Certification in Sustainability will be an advantage.
• 8-10 years of relevant work experience
• Specialized training in data analysis, report writing, environmental impact assessment, corporate social responsibility or similar will be a plus
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
• Experience in data analysis, synthesis of complex information into concise documents, and coordinating activities among multiple parties.
• Proven ability in strategic thinking and problem-solving in the realm of sustainability.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2024.