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Position Overview:

About Restaurant Brands International:

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies with more than $35 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 29,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. RBI owns four of the world’s most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

About Sustainability at Restaurant Brands International:

Our Restaurant Brands for Good framework for sustainable business houses our three pillars of Food, Planet, People and Communities, and functions to provide a long-term focus on improving ingredients, reducing our environmental impact, sourcing responsibly, and investing in people and communities.

Our vision is that as a corporation, we believe that the delicious, affordable, and convenient meals you love must be sustainable.

We act in a way that reinforces the importance of operating in a way that supports the well-being of the people touched by our business, as well as the future of the shared planet on which we depend. We believe this is foundational to our ability to grow restaurant brands that are loved around the globe, and we have doubled down on our approach to lead with purpose.

Opportunity Description:

The company seeks a Manager, Sustainability, supporting the execution of RBI’s global sustainability plans. The Manager will assist in strategy development and lead implementation of the company’s sustainability efforts. This includes managing company-wide projects on specific issue areas, namely animal health and welfare and deforestation, and support the execution of sustainability goals by other departments/functions. This role with be reporting to the Director, Sustainability at RBI.

Essential Responsibilities:

Strategic Thinking:

• • Lead management of RBI sustainability strategy, goal- and policy-setting process for deforestation and animal health and welfare
  • Benchmark, synthesize, and communicate external and internal trends and insights; support identification of emerging sustainability issues, and identify opportunities for collaboration and leadership.
• Project Management:
  • Manage and execute elements of RBI’s sustainability plan, and oversee project management, facilitation, and execution of goals out by cross-functional departments as well as the regional and global brand teams, as it relates to the topics of deforestation and animal health and welfare
  • Lead cross functional projects across all brands globally
  • Lead our cross-functional sustainability Working Group with members across different functions, brands, and regions, as well as support material development for other cross-functional and LT-level touchpoints, including monthly meetings with brands and regions, monthly meetings with Chief Corporate Officer, updates to Audit Committee and Board of Directors
• Communication & Reporting:
  • Track and report progress on work plans, including external sustainability commitments, to the Director of Sustainability
  • Work in collaboration with the Manager, Sustainability to update external RBI communications (e.g. website, annual PDF), disclosures and third-party indices (e.g. CDP), as needed
  • Represent RBI in external sustainability collaborations, managing communications with key internal stakeholders as needed
  • Work with Communications teams to manage stakeholder engagement (NGO’s, media) requests as it relates deforestation and animal health and welfare
• Animal Health and Welfare:
  • Co-lead strategy, goal and policy-setting process for animal health and welfare (beef, dairy cows, poultry, pork) in collaboration with the Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Oversee brand and regions transition to achieve our current animal welfare targets
    • Transition to cage-free eggs globally by 2035
    • Eliminate the use of gestation crates for housing pregnant sows by 2030
  • Oversee ongoing work to improve broiler welfare through outcome-based and practice-based metrics, in collaboration with Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability, including regular meetings with brand co-ops, suppliers, universities and other external subject-matter experts
• Deforestation:
  • Co-lead strategy, goal and policy-setting process for achieving our 2030 goal to eliminate deforestation in our supply chain in collaboration with the Director, Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Oversee brand and regions transition to procuring 100% Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified palm oil, as well as 100% certified fiber-based packaging
  • Develop strategy and process to achieve no deforestation in beef, soy and coffee supply chains, working with cross-functional teams

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Current and clear understanding of sustainability concepts, including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, particularly those in the food industry, restaurant-specific a plus
• Additional subject matter expertise across RBI areas a plus, including sustainability management, reporting and transparency, inclusion and diversity, sustainable agriculture and/or supply chain.
• Flexibility and motivation to learn new content, consider new resources, and innovate.
• Project Management expertise is also required

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to anticipate and solve complex problems and resolve issues independently and proactively / with partnership guidance.
• Excellent organization skills, with strong ability to multitask and ability to prioritize to meet deadlines, and re-prioritize as-needed.
• Ability to develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with a variety of audiences to include various other departments within the brand, RBI business partners, advocacy organizations and issue experts, and franchise partners.
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills, including communicating and marketing sustainability efforts.
• Ability to synthesize and analyze small and large data sets into useful information, depending on the need.
• Ability to translate complex circumstances and ideas and clear, concise, and supported recommendations
• Ability to influence senior leaders in the organization and across different cross functional groups
• Fluent in both written and conversational English; fluency in a second language an advantage.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Character:

• High ethical standards and commitment to core values of [RBI core values].
• Capacity to work and thrive in a growing, fast-paced entrepreneurial organization.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and/or highly sensitive situations.
• Ability to lead from the front, middle, and back of a group – team driven.

Other:

• Some travel may be required

Education and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in relevant field, Master’s degree in business, operations, sustainability or a related field a plus
• 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in a top-tier consulting firm, NGO working with business, a CSR/sustainability, or sustainability focused operations or similar role in the private sector, preferably restaurant industry

Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.

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