Circular Economy Waste Minimisation Role

6 months ago

Mangere, New Zealand Foodstuffs North Island Full time

**About the Role**

The Circular Economy - Waste Minimisation Lead role is part of the Environmental Social Governance (ESG) team that has responsibility for the overall strategic support of Foodstuffs’ ESG framework called Here_for_NZ. As a key member of ESG team, you will lead in the development and maintenance of Foodstuffs’ circular economy strategy in respect of waste minimisation. You will also support the wider business in with best practice circular economy - waste minimisation processes, implementation of our circular economy plans as well as supporting the measurement of our progress against our activities and targets.

The work is diverse and involves working closely with waste service providers, food donation agencies, recyclers/resource recovery, and composters to achieve our ambitious waste.

At Foodies, we are committed to being Here_for_NZ. We believe we have a responsibility to be a positive force for good in Aotearoa and our social promises to New Zealanders are to:

- Support every New Zealander to access healthy and affordable food.
- Create meaningful and safe work for our people
- Be sustainability leaders in our operations and how we source our products
- Support our local communities to thrive

**About you**

Ideally for you to be successful in this role you will have:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience
- An in-depth understanding of, and interest in, circular economy, waste minimisation and waste management
- A great understanding of change management and how to effectively put this into practice
- Strong organisational and analytical skills with a flare for problem solving
- An understanding of the principles, practices and techniques of contract management
- Excellent relationship management skills, and a stakeholder engagement superstar
- Excellent communications skills, oral and written

**About us**

Foodstuffs is privileged to have an amazing brand portfolio, some of New Zealand’s best and most trusted. We have a bunch of them, but you're likely to be most familiar with New World, Four Square and PAK'nSAVE. Established in 1922, we are a true Kiwi success story, having grown from humble beginnings to become one of New Zealand's largest and most thriving businesses. We believe that it's our people, our knowledge, and our passion for our business and customers that sets us apart.

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