Position Snapshot

Job title: Sustainability Manager (12-months contract)

Business area: Nestlé Canada
Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8

Hybrid

A little bit about us

While Nestlé is known for Kit Kat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

What to Expect:

We are seeking a Sustainability Manager based in our North York office, reporting to the Sustainability Director. This role is responsible for shaping Nestlé Canada’s approach to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), regulatory readiness, and sustainability claims governance.

The Sustainability Manager brings together strong policy expertise, commercial acumen, and influencing skills to proactively manage regulatory, reputational, and business risk while enabling value creation for the business and customers. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and cross functional teams, the role ensures alignment between sustainability strategy, regulatory requirements, claims substantiation, and external advocacy, while maintaining consistency with Zone and Global sustainability frameworks.

In addition, the role supports and delivers sustainability programs, employee engagement initiatives, and events with external community stakeholders. The Sustainability Manager also plays a key role in rolling out sustainability tools and resources that support functions and categories on their sustainability journeys.

Note: this position is an existing vacancy.

A day in the life of a Sustainability Manager:

• Manage EPR programs for Nestlé Canada ensuring compliance with provincial producer responsibility requirements while identifying opportunities for efficiency, risk mitigation, and value creation.
• Monitor, interpret, and assess emerging sustainability-related regulations and disclosure requirements, advising the business on impacts, trade-offs, and readiness actions.
• Act as internal authority on sustainability claims governance, working closely with Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs to ensure credible, substantiated, and compliant sustainability communications.
• Regularly communicate a high-level summary on the areas of responsibility, including reporting, insights and dashboards to Sustainability Director and SVP Corporate Affairs.
• Liaise with other market businesses, Nespresso and Purnia Petcare, to ensure alignment and timely communication. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Technical Packaging, Regulatory Affairs, Legal and Business Units to execute regulatory obligations, and act as subject matter expert.
• Represent Nestlé Canada in external forums, industry associations, and regulatory consultations as a spokesperson and advocate, building partnerships and articulating business positions.
• Support the development and deployment of sustainability tools, resources, and capability-building initiatives that enable functions and categories to deliver on sustainability commitments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Technical Packaging, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Finance & Control, Operations, Sales, and Business Units to integrate sustainability requirements into ways of working.
• Lead the Employee Sustainability Committee and deliver sustainability programs and events that embed a strong culture of sustainability across employees, youth initiatives, and external community stakeholders.

Role Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in sustainability or a related field such as government or regulatory affairs, preferably Canada-wide business experience.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental studies, regulatory/public affairs, or other related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of EPR regulations and sustainability disclosure requirements.
• A credible leader that can impact across the organization with commercial and/or technical professional qualification. Work experience in related fields and passion for sustainability are a must.
• Demonstrated ability to operate strategically, influence senior stakeholders, and translate complex regulatory topics into clear, data-driven, business-relevant insights.
• Proven experience working cross-functionally in a complex organization, with strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories
• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships

Compensation Range: $100,000 – 115,000 CAD

At Nestlé Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, aligned with our commitment to equitable pay practices.

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.