Senior / Principal Consultant - USDA Dairy Specialist

Department: Circ. & Value Chain Trans. : Circ & Value Chain Trans.

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: United States

Compensation: Senior Consultant: $74,000 – 106,000 USD / Principal Consultant: $102,000 – 131,000 USD

Description

About Anthesis:

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.   

At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

Anthesis’ Value Chain Transformation team is looking for a highly motivated Senior/Principal Consultant with deep expertise in the Dairy or Agricultural sector to support our growing work helping clients to deliver our ambitious strategy for the Decisive Decade. Engaging an organization’s value chain is a challenging but critical area for companies to drive environmental and social transformation and minimize their ESG-related risks. This role exists to support our growing client work on results-focused value chain engagement and diligence, with a particular emphasis on helping our global agriculture, food and beverage clients to deliver regenerative agriculture outcomes across key commodity supply chain, in particular those related to milk, dairy, dairy derivatives and meat. 

Our ideal candidate will be able to support the following: 

• Key clients’ progress towards more sustainable and climate smart production across key sourcing regions, with demonstrable experience with supplier engagement, especially within the agriculture and preferably the dairy sector, with specific USDA knowledge or expertise Identify and address key sustainability challenges and opportunities associated with farming, particularly within the related supply chains 
• Develop supplier engagement and strategic roadmaps, drawing from a practical knowledge of the role farming plays in the wider agrifood system and the commercial, operational and technological levers to affect change 
• Define and deliver business processes to collect and manage other environmental and sustainability-related supply chain data Implement effective supplier engagement and capacity-building programs, taking into account USDA, agricultural sector or other nuances and challenges

Key Responsibilities:

Subject Matter Expertise (SME) - You will serve as a SME in the development and implementation of value chain projects within the Agriculture or Dairy sectors, specifically with US-based dairy and agriculture supply chains. You will work alongside clients to evaluate their in-house and supply chain operations, and designing policies, programs, and strategies that align with an array of ESG topics. You will advise in carrying out supply chain ESG risk analysis, integrating and developing responsible sourcing systems and processes, creating educational materials to support client procurement teams and suppliers to build capacity and enablement, recommending and supporting the deployment of supply chain data solutions and technologies, and building and carrying out supplier engagement programs for clients. As part of this work, you will:

• Review primary data collected on farm (via Anthesis and the digital tools we support) to assess on-farm GHG, regenerative agriculture and animal welfare performance. 
• Make recommendations on data enhancements and quality improvements. 
• Shadow audit farm data collection processes, including the potential to visit farm sites across key global sourcing regions. 
• Support clients with expert advice on agriculture with a particular focus on dairy carbon reduction and removal programs 
• Have broad understanding of SBTi and FLAG emissions Input into training collateral to support engaging and upskilling key clients, their supply chains and other key stakeholders 
• Have a broad knowledge of Animal Welfare across the agriculture supply chains (knowledge of welfare in Apparel Supply Chains would be a bonus) 

General Project Management – As a Senior/Principal Consultant, you will help manage and deliver client engagements targeted at improving sustainability, specifically in the areas of supply chain sustainability, supplier engagement, human rights and social impact. You will be responsible for these projects being on time, budget, and schedule. Your role wi