Director of Animal Agriculture and Environmental Stewardship

6 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Coca-cola Company Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Director to join our team at Coca-cola Company. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for strengthening our industry partnerships and reputation as a leader in animal agriculture and environmental stewardship.

Key Responsibilities
  • Corporate Policy and Reputation Communications:
    • Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to establish a strong link between our commitment to agricultural excellence and our high-quality, nutritious product offerings.
    • Collaborate with internal teams to clearly outline our goals in animal care and environmental stewardship, measurement for those goals, and the outcomes expected as a result of progress toward those goals.
    • Advance and clarify our 3rd party animal care goals/audits/certifications across our supply chain.
    • Advance and clarify our specific environmental progress and commitments on-farm, in processing, and on-product (packaging, etc.).
    • Work with communications and leadership on strategic publication and distribution of corporate and brand sustainability progress reports.
  • Industry Issues Analysis:
    • Implement advanced tracking and analysis of key agricultural and food production issues and influencers with an emphasis on animal care (especially dairy), farm policy, food policy, environmental stewardship in food production, food/beverage animal ag/dairy activism.
    • Brief executive team periodically (and as needed) on key developments, opportunities, and watchouts.
    • Keep current on industry events relevant to our sustainability story.
    • Recommend event attendance and/or participation/speaking as necessary.
  • Strategic Partnerships:
    • Identify key partnerships with food and ag industry organizations, NGOs and other stakeholders that will advance our stewardship and animal care reputation.
    • Formalize relationships based on mutual goals.
  • Legislative/Regulatory:
    • Track animal care and sustainability developments in legislative/regulatory affairs across species (cage-free, animal medication/housing, etc.), with a focus on dairy.
    • Work alongside Coca-cola corporate teams to identify issues, legislative, regulatory, and lobbying opportunities.
    • Partner with internal teams to maintain a relevant competitive set -- focusing on animal care/sustainability -- in dairy, dairy alternative, and other better-for-you brands/B-corps.
    • Summarize/categorize sustainability attributes/claims/reporting/goals/commitments.
    • Keep current on animal care/stewardship developments throughout food production: retail, foodservice, manufacturers, international/EU.
  • Media Relations:
    • Collaborate with PR team on relationships with key food/ag policy media.
    • Create/fine-tune dashboards with internal and external partners to monitor influential and consumer content relevant to the brand and category on animal care and stewardship issues.
Requirements
  • 20+ years of communications experience with increased responsibility throughout food/beverage production, with deep familiarity with animal agriculture, agriculture policy and food/agriculture sustainability.
  • Communications experience on the agency and brand sides with ag-aligned food/beverage brands and relevant industry organizations.
  • Working knowledge of food and agriculture national business media, policy media, and relevant trade media groups.
  • Issues management experience, especially related to animal agriculture/livestock housing, medication, handling, and stewardship issues.
  • Deep familiarity with forces driving modern food/beverage production including legislative/regulatory, special interest, media, advocacy, sustainability commitments, and consumer.
  • Strategic thinker that is focused on winning today AND building for the future.
  • Exceptional leadership and team mentoring skills.
  • Ability to build, drive and inspire a high performing team across a growing organization.
  • Able to thrive in a dynamic and fast-moving environment, eager to partner, create value-based relationships with team members up, down and across the organization.

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