Principal Consultant - Value Chain Transformation Job at Anthesis Group

Principal Consultant - Value Chain Transformation

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

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: United States

Compensation: $102,000 - $131,000 / year

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

We are seeking a highly motivated Principal Consultant to help grow our Value Chain Transformation team, providing clients with due diligence, responsible sourcing, supplier engagement and social and environmental impact advisory services. Growing regulatory obligations related to environmental and forced labor due diligence are putting more pressure on companies to ensure their supply chains are ethically and environmentally responsible. Along with the new regulatory arena organizations continue to set ambitious sustainability goals and policies for their own operations as well as for those with whom they conduct business across their entire value chain. Specifically, engaging partners and suppliers along the value chain is a challenging but critical area for companies to drive environmental and social transformation, and they are increasingly seeking our help to design and deploy effective solutions that meet them where they are, increase engagement and resiliency, and identify opportunities for greater value creation and improved business performance.

In this role, you will share responsibility in leading Value Chain Transformation projects, leading client engagements, contributing to business development and marketing activities, and providing oversight and supervise staff in the Value Chain Transformation team. You will serve as a subject-matter expert on projects delivered in other business lines and regions of Anthesis. You will be a part of a wider Circularity and Value Chain Transformation Team, which is made up of innovative and skilled experts who share an enthusiasm for building tailored strategic solutions that meet our clients where they are, whether that is supporting a full-scale transformation across their operations, supply chain and product strategy or working on a targeted challenge, such as circularity, better social impact, cost savings, innovation, or compliance, that fits into a bigger piece of their value creation approach.

Our projects and clients span across a diverse set of industries, ranging from technology to consumer goods and retail, to food and agriculture, and may focus on a variety of sustainability focus areas, such as Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs)/Science-Based Targets (SBTs), water, deforestation, supplier diversity, human rights and decent work, and/or environmental management systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Subject matter expert as it pertains to both legal requirements (e.g. CSDDD, LkSG, EU Batteries Regulation, Canadian Modern Slavery Act) as well as voluntary frameworks and guidelines (OECD, UNGPs, ILO, ISO)
Subject matter expert as it relates to sustainability reporting requirements for sustainability due diligence.

Client Development:

Support the Value Chain Transformation go-to-market strategy and related initiatives, in close collaboration with the regional and global Value Chain Transformation leads.
Contribute to business development activities, including responding to in-bound client opportunities, joining sales calls, stewarding proposals, as well as developing new business directly with prospective clients (new or existing).
Define and organize service offerings and supporting materials, e.g., sales materials, proposal, budget, and deliverable templates, etc. as well as monitoring market developments to evolve the current offerings, tools, and approaches to meet and exceed client needs.
Oversee quality assurance for the Value Chain Transformation offerings and establish efficient but effective QA processes for deliverables.
Prepare successful proposals for large and complex scopes of work that demonstrate an understanding of context and pathways to value creation.
Select and lead project teams that contribute to client success.
Deliver well-researched and framed recommendations to clients, that lead to new value creation opportunities and projects.

Project Management:

Ensure effective and efficient management of project resourcing, working closely with and under the guidance of the Operations Leader.
Effectively manage project risks and scope creep. Manage changes to budget/scope and negotiates change orders.
For moderately sized or complex projects, design project scope and prepares client work product with minimal supervision. Often serves as client primary point of contact.
Frequently perform senior review on team member’s final work products.
Actively manage project team with effective delegation, technical direction, and feedback, leading to optimized profit and team member development.
Leverage digital solutions to improve the efficiency of project delivery and profitability.
Contribute thought leadership on your offering internally and externally, through learning sessions, webinars, blog posts, etc.

Key Requirements & Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

BA/BS degree in Sustainability, Environmental Management, Human Rights, or related field. MS degree is a plus.
Minimum of 8+ years of sustainability, supply chain management, environmental management, due diligence, risk, compliance, and/or social impact experience, ideally in a combination of corporate in-house roles and consulting roles.
Experience with corporate supply chains, sourcing/procurement, supplier sustainability and/or supplier engagement/ capacity-building.
Strong understanding of human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), social sustainability, environmental management, nature-based solutions, circularity and climate/net zero-related concepts.
A role model for Anthesis’s values, and an embodiment of the Anthesis Spirit.
Demonstrable leadership ability.
People management experience is a plus.
Demonstrates ability to deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
Able to drive operational effectiveness, leading to operational excellence.
Adept at managing internal and external relationships.
Able to ensure excellence in delivery, through people.
Acts with a high degree of integrity.
Capable of having courageous conversations and making difficult decisions.

Please note this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive group health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your dependents
FSA (Flexible Spending Account) benefit (US only)
Anthesis provides 100% Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance benefit.
In addition, Anthesis covers 100% of Short & Long‐Term Disability Insurance benefits.
Anthesis provides a 3% contribution into retirement plans, and you may elect to contribute more each pay period with a pre‐tax deduction up to a certain cap.
Anthesis provides Employee Assistance Program and Travel Insurance
Annual allotment of PTO, in addition to 56 hours of sick leave, paid company paid holidays, and more.
An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company.
Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team.
Work collaboratively on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients.
Opportunity to work alongside of, collaborate with and learn from sustainability Subject Matter Experts (SME) who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have.

Principal Consultant - Value Chain Transformation