Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.
We offer a competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, performance related bonus and employee assistance programme.
Location: York (primary) or Hull, Manchester or London - 3 days per week in office. Position is a permanent full time role Monday-Friday
The Technical Sustainability Analyst joins a small proficient sustainability team supporting Cargill's Bioindustrial buisness (CBI). CBI is a Global business serving non-feed and non-food applications with biobased chemistries, mainly from agricultural products (grains and oilseeds) including construction, dielectric fluids, automotive lubricant systems and cosmetics. The role focuses on supporting sustainability analytics and data driven sustainability assessment though Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and responding to customer ESG enquiries.
Ideal candidates combine LCA expertise, natural curiosity, business acumen and highly structured organisational skills with the ability to translate complex environmental data into decision-ready insights.
Key Accountabilities
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Complete LCA modeling starting with data collection, validation, plausibility checks and modelling based on production processes
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Respond to customer requests including sustainability data requests e.g. product carbon footprint and ESG queries
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Support the CBI sustainability team in responding to customer needs
Experience & Skills
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Ability to translate complex sustainability data into clear, business-relevant insights
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Experience working cross-functionally with Research & Development, supply chain, and process engineering teams
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Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills
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Familiarity with sustainability frameworks (e.g. PCRs, EPDs, TfS) is essential and familiarity with ESG reporting is an advantage
- Relevant experience including hands-on LCA modeling experience
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Degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Engineering, or related field
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Proven experience in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and report writing
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Advanced proficiency in LCA modelling software, Cargill are using SimaPro but experience in any market equivalent essential
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Strong knowledge of PCF methodologies and sustainability standards, ideally extending to interpreting PCRs and producing EPDs
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Experience working with complex datasets and engineering modeling
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
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