Sustainability Manager

About Us:

Sonepar Canada is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in the business-to-business distribution of electrical, industrial and safety products and related solutions. In Canada, we are represented by 9 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 100+ locations with coverage in 8 provinces.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees. 

To explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com

What’s In It For You?

• You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
• We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
• An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

Sonepar Canada is currently seeking a Manager, Sustainability to join our growing and ever-changing organization. The Manager, Sustainability is responsible for managing, driving, implementing, measuring, and monitoring the Company’s Corporate sustainability program. The Manager, Sustainability will be based out of Laval, QC and occasional travel across Canada may be required.
Manage a forward-thinking corporate sustainability program that includes climate, packaging, supply chain sustainability engagement, recycling waste programme, building energy management, and inbound/outbound freight environmental reduction strategies, that can be effectively implemented at all levels of the company; internally and externally communicated and aligned with the Company brand and sustainability values.

Responsibilities: 

• Drive plans for integration and alignment of sustainability across key businesses and functions.
• Liaise with Executive Management Team, regional business leaders, and other internal stakeholders, on prioritizing sustainability issues and emerging topics
• Engage with multiple external stakeholders and represent the Company to key external third-party organizations, government agencies and industry organizations.
• Build, manage, and maintenance of sustainability policies.
• Manage and monitor all sustainability projects.
• Establish, monitor, and report sustainability performance goals and metrics. 
• Support the collection of data across all sustainability metrics, including carbon, energy, waste, etc.
• Ensure all regulatory, customer, and certification sustainability submissions are completed. Research potential governments programs that provide incentives to the industry to meet environmental targets.
• Monitor global, federal, and provincial environmental regulations and develop company policies, training and communications to ensure compliance.
• Benchmark, synthesize, and communicate external and internal trends and insights; support identification of emerging sustainability issues, and identify opportunities for collaboration and leadership.
• Provide sustainability education and training to employees and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate, support, motivate and recognize regional sustainability efforts.
• Present to stakeholders, including executive and senior management, on progress as well as problems and solutions.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience required in sustainability, in particular leading the sustainability function in a complex organization. 
• 3-5+ years previous management experience an asset.
• Bachelor's degree (Masters Preferred) in Environmental Sciences, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), or related field.
• Bilingual (English/French) is an asset.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.5+ years of experience in developing, leading, and implementing corporate sustainability programs.
• Experience in the distribution industry is an asset.
• Experience in liaising with government agencies and other external parties related to sustainability.
• Ability to represent the Company’s sustainability efforts internally and externally, recommend strategic opportunities and deliver innovative so.lutions.
• Travel is required
   

Benefits & Perks

• We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:
• Flexible benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
• Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

More information on Sonepar Canada:

Website: www.soneparcanada.com  

Twitter: @soneparcanada  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar-canada/  

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoneparCanada  

Check out Sonepar Canada on Facebook!      

Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.  

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market. 

This commitment is tangible in our detailed Global CSR report, to learn more please visit  https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/sustainability.

Sonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times’ 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in 2022.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates.  We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace because it allows us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. It helps us foster greater creativity, breadth of experience, and it’s essential to our success as an organization. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, veteran status or any other aspect which makes them unique are encouraged to apply. 

For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit  https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.

Sonepar is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes submissions from all candidates. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. If selected for an interview, please advise the Sonepar representative of your accommodation needs at that time. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.

Next steps:
We are interested in knowing more about you. Start an exciting new career and enjoy a number of benefits by applying online. While we are very grateful for your interest in joining the team, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.