Head of Sustainable Sourcing, Cocoa – Environment & Climate
The Hershey Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Zug • Switzerland
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About the role
- Own and lead the cocoa environmental and climate strategy, including climate-smart cocoa pathways across all origins and farm sizes
- Define long‑term approaches addressing GHG emissions (insetting/offsetting), land use, agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, water stewardship, and climate adaptation
- Ensure strategies are scalable, evidence‑based, and aligned with enterprise climate and ESG commitments
- Translate environmental strategy into clear requirements and decision frameworks for cocoa sourcing and supplier engagement
- Act as the environmental subject‑matter authority within cocoa sourcing, providing guidance, challenge, and environmental assurance on key sourcing, supplier, and investment decisions
- Shape environmental requirements for suppliers, landscapes, and origin programs, ensuring alignment with deforestation and conversion free, climate, and nature objectives
- Partner with Global Sustainability, Legal, and R&D teams to ensure environmental methodologies, metrics, and claims are credible, auditable, and fit for external disclosure
- Leverage environmental data and analytics to inform cost benefit decisions and long‑term sourcing resilience
- Prepare and contribute environmental recommendations and risk assessments to cocoa governance forums and senior leadership decision making
- Represent Hershey as a recognized environmental and climate leader in cocoa across industry forums, coalitions, public events, and multistakeholder initiatives
- Contribute to the environmental narrative for cocoa, ensuring external communications are grounded in delivery reality and technical credibility
- Engage with peers, NGOs, governments, and research partners to shape sector‑wide solutions on cocoa, climate, and land use
Requirements
- Master’s degree in agronomy, International relations, Business or project management preferred
- 10+ years of experience in environmental sustainability, climate strategy, land‑use, or nature‑based solutions within agriculture or complex supply chains
- Strong understanding of carbon accounting principles, agroforestry systems, regenerative agriculture, and landscape‑level interventions
- Proven ability to operate as a senior individual contributor with influence across functions and with external stakeholders
- Experience working in agriculture strongly desired
- Fluency in English and French desired
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
climate strategyGHG emissionsagroforestryregenerative agriculturewater stewardshipcarbon accountingland useenvironmental data analyticsrisk assessmentssustainability metrics
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencecommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementdecision-makingadaptabilitynegotiation