Job title: Senior Sustainable Sourcing Manager (maternity cover)
Salary: £40,121.60 per annum (Non-negotiable)
Location: London, E1 (Flexible hybrid of office working and work from home)
Contract/Hours: Part-time (28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE), Fixed-term (August 2025 September 2026)
Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for a Senior Sustainable Sourcing Manager to lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of sustainability initiatives within UK Fairtrade flowers supply chains.
The successful candidate will lead engagement with UK Fairtrade flower stakeholders, account manage key traders, and provide commodity and supply chain expertise and insights both to internal and external stakeholders. They will work in close partnership with the global Fairtrade movement - Fairtrade International and Producer Networks - to deliver an integrated global strategy that achieves positive change for producers and achieve Fairtrade growth targets.
What the role entails:
Develop and lead the implementation of a UK commodity plan for Fairtrade flowers to increase impact for producers and support Fairtrade strategic and income goals.
Account manage key flower traders both in the UK and Europe
Manage key relationships in UK flower supply chains, including intermediaries serving retail, brands, and civil society organizations.
Manage key human rights and environmental risks in UK Flower supply chain
Provide commodity and supply chain expertise to internal and external stakeholders.
Collaborate closely with Fairtrade International and Producer Networks to
Act as an ambassador for the organisation on Fairtrade and sustainable supply chains
Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.
Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.
The international Fairtrade system (of which the Fairtrade Foundation is a member) works on behalf of farmers and workers to drive sustainable livelihoods, empower producers and workers, and make trade fair.
At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us. Therefore for this specific role a Basic DBS check will be needed as part of an offer of employment.
The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.
Closing date: Friday, 27 June 2025 (10am)
Interviews will take place week commencing 30 June 2025
Contract: Fixed-term, Part-time