Climate Corps Sustainability Fellow

The J.M. Smucker Company is seeking a Climate Corps Sustainability Fellow for a full-time internship in Orrville, OH. This role involves collaborating with sustainability and purchasing teams to enhance the company's climate plans through research, data collection, and supplier engagement. The fellowship offers hands-on training, mentorship, and opportunities for professional growth while contributing to environmental sustainability efforts.
umpstart Your Future through The J.M. Smucker Company
Looking for a world-class internship program at a Fortune 500 company? At Smucker, we're committed to offering you a world-class experience and the opportunity to:
Learn: Realize your potential in a collaborative, supportive environment where you're part of the Smucker Family and challenged to be your best.
Grow: Receive hands-on training from a dedicated mentor and connect with peers and leaders across our Company.
Lead: Contribute to high-profile projects that support our strategic priorities along with opportunities to get involved.
Your Opportunity: Sustainability Climate Corps Fellow
As a Climate Corps Fellow within our Sustainability department, responsibilities will help us achieve our ambition to positively impact the environment and enable a healthier planet. Being a successful business and a responsible one are not mutually exclusive. For us to truly thrive, we must take an active role in helping those associated with us thrive as well. And for more than 120 years we have done just that.
Your role will be to work with sustainability and purchasing teams to assess & recommend supplier engagement & data systems/tools to inform the Company's upstream supply chain climate plans.
Efforts to include:
• Research & document relevant industry best practices
• Review available standards, platforms & tools for data collection, analysis & reporting (internal & external)
• Evaluate emission reduction potential of targeted suppliers & value chains
• Establish a library of LCA references for applicable materials & supply chains
You will gain meaningful and translatable experience from the real work you will be provided as well as, relationship management, and professional development.
What We'd Need From You
Acceptance into the EDF Climate Corps Fellow program
Meet identified skill set and experiences as outlined in the Smucker Co. Host Application.
A well-rounded skill set including strong time-management, communication, teamwork skills, as well as a proficiency in MS Office Suite
A passion to help in our Inclusion, Diversity & Equity journey - working toward a thriving community where everyone feels mutual respect, a sense of belonging and can express their whole selves
Want to Learn More?
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The J. M. Smucker Company (the "Company") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.