The Rainforest Alliance is an international
nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable
livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer
behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and
worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend
on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and
host travelers.
Position
Summary:
The Director, Supply Chain Integrity
will be responsible for overseeing strategy, operations, and general management
of Rainforest Alliance’s Supply Chain Integrity program through direct
management of the Traceability, Trademarks, Chain of Custody, claims based
system, and related components. S/he will also be responsible for ensuring the
integrity of the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ (RAC) seal by overseeing the implementation
of policies and guidelines provided to registered companies using the seal for
their certified products. In addition, s/he will ensure that all strategies and
activities of the business unit are fully coordinated with SAN, pursuant to
policies and agreements for mutual governance and oversight of the SAN-RA
sustainable agriculture certification scheme. S/he will coordinate closely with
the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), and internal teams including Accounting,
Information Technology, RA-Cert, Markets Transformation, Sustainable
Agriculture, and Legal to provide oversight of systems and policies in place to
trace Rainforest Alliance certified products throughout their supply chain. S/he
will also interact externally with clients/stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Traceability
Oversee overall management of the
Traceability team; including ensuring systems, policies and procedures are in
place and communicated;
Lead
development of new claims-based supply chain integrity system; and
Lead the strategy, research,
development and implementation of traceability systems for new crops.
Trademarks & Market Support
Oversee overall management of the
Use of Seal approval processes and monitor ongoing claims, and use of
trademarks;
Guide the management of ongoing
development and adaptation of policies related to seal use, and coordinate
communication to internal and external stakeholders regarding changes in
process or policy;
Improve processes and systems to ensure
that all companies using the RAC seal have signed license agreements and that
companies responsible for paying Participation Agreement royalties sign master
license agreements,
Oversee
implementation of sanctions for lack of compliance with SAN/RA requirements, and
Oversee analysis to confirm the need
and establish the requirements for centralizing the trademarks system across
all sectors RA works with.
Chain of Custody
Manage the overall coordination of
Chain of Custody implementation with SAN; and
Lead in close collaboration with
Markets and SAN teams, Rainforest Alliance’s development of Ag Chain of Custody
new policy and standards.
Operations and Systems Management
Work closely with IT, Markets
Transformation and other internal stakeholders on the development, maintenance
and utilization of traceability and other systems;
Ensure external stakeholder support
systems, trainings and tools are in place to provide a high quality user
interface;
Oversee supply chain analysis and
reports on trends, volumes sold etc., to Rainforest Alliance teams to guide
existing and future market development and projections, sourcing plans, and
project development;
Establish
functional QA/QC system for the Supply Chain Integrity unit based on clear
standard and performance benchmarks;
Lead
development of a plan to anticipate and manage risks, and
Communicate with SAN on ongoing
developments related to the participation agreement and other supply chain
information that could impact SAN systems and operations.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
S/he will supervise staff.
Carries out supervisory
responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable
laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training
employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance;
rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving
problems.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s
degree or equivalent in professional experience preferred;
Minimum 10 years’ experience;
demonstrated experience in market-based conservation, change-management,
certification and traceability;
Background in financial systems
management;
Excellent computer skills (Microsoft
Office and Internet) required; comfort working with database programs required;
Strong people management and
customer service skills; proven ability to manage and lead an international
team;
Understanding of global value chains
for commodities;
Demonstrated understanding of and
commitment to ethical business practices and sustainable business practices;
Strong interpersonal skills with
ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse
internal and external individuals;
Must have excellent writing and
verbal communications skills in English; verbal and written Spanish language
proficiency preferred;
High degree of organizational and
time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and
work under tight deadlines; and
Ability to travel up to 20% of the
time.
Salary:
Commensurate with
experience. Competitive benefits package provided.
To
apply:
Please apply
online at https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=9239921.
Combine cover letter and resume as one single document and upload.
The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.
