Senior Supply Chain Innovation Manager

Senior Supply Chain Innovation Manager

Salary: Competitive

Location: UK

The Vacancy

Are you an experienced, pragmatic and collaborative supply chain standards professional with expertise in traceability and experience in policy development?

Would you like to work with like-minded others to deliver sustainable seafood to consumers across the globe?

If so, you could be a perfect fit for the Marine Stewardship Council, and this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

We are currently looking to engage with experienced sustainability and/or supply chain standards professionals, with a strong working knowledge of supply chain traceability and policy development experience, to join MSC's team as Senior Supply Chain Program Innovation Manager.

Do you enjoy collaborating with others to come up with robust but practical solutions to address supply chain challenges and make the most of opportunities presented by e.g., technology developments?

This role provides a great opportunity for the right individual to make a significant contribution toward the delivery of MSC's mission and strategic plans, by working with a small team to strengthen the traceability credentials of the MSC program including the integration of new technology, ensuring our program is fit for the future.

You'll be a highly motivated and dynamic individual with:

• A good working knowledge of one or more global commodity supply chains and the key challenges and opportunities facing them - seafood is an advantage but not essential.
• Working knowledge of traceability opportunities, challenges and solutions.
• Track record of successful policy development
• Experience of working with digital traceability systems is an advantage.
• An engaging people person with a track record of motivating and working collaboratively with others to develop workable solutions.
• An ability to successfully manage relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and collaborators.
• An ability to convey complex technical information to a range of audiences
• An interest in technology innovations in the verification arena
• Familiarity with the MSC Chain of Custody Standard is an advantage

Please note this is not a logistical Supply Chain role, however may suit technical professionals who work for organisations within food and drink supply chains, as well as those with experience working for voluntary supply chain standards.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role. Unfortunately, MSC are not able to sponsor a visa at this time.

If this has inspired you, please apply here!

We look forward to hearing from you!

We're an international organisation and our employees all demonstrate a level of cultural awareness, and value the diverse views and approaches relevant to the MSC program.

The MSC is committed to flexible working. The successful candidate will need to work from the UK office for a minimum of 50% of their working time each month The remaining time can be worked from home. During the onboarding process, hybrid work may require more in-office work than remote work.

Working at the MSC

The MSC's vision is for the world's oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Today, the impacts of overfishing and climate change pose an even greater threat to the ocean and fish stocks. Through our internationally recognised certification and ecolabeling program, well-managed sustainable fisheries are recognised and rewarded throughout the seafood supply chain. Over 700 fisheries around the world, representing 19% of the annual global marine catch, are now engaged in the MSC program and MSC certified and labelled seafood products are now available in over 66 countries. Through partnerships and collective endeavour, we are on a mission to end overfishing.