Sustainability Manager, Food & Beverage

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

Drive change that matters. Build the partnerships shaping a sustainable future.

• Do you want to work with leading organizations to help them achieve their sustainability ambitions?
• Do you want to be part of a team recognized as a sustainability leader, driving impact through strategy, innovation, and collaboration?
• Are you excited to build lasting relationships with industry leaders and help guide their transformation journey?
• Are you ready to turn your business acumen into real sustainability impact for people and the planet?

As a Sustainability Manager focusing on client relationships, you will lead client engagements, manage major accounts and complex projects within the Food & Beverage sector. Your work will help grow the business by cultivating strategic partnerships, identifying new opportunities, securing new business and co‑creating solutions aligned with client needs. You will contribute significantly to the company’s revenue growth and strengthen our market presence in the sector.

You will craft and implement account strategies that reflect client priorities and sustainability goals, working closely with internal experts to ensure quality and consistency across delivery. You will collaborate with experienced consultants and junior colleagues to deliver impactful work—primarily within your sector, while occasionally contributing to projects across other areas. In doing so, you will continue building your consulting and relationship management skills in a collaborative, purpose‑driven environment.

You will also mentor junior colleagues and may progressively take on management responsibilities to support their growth and development.

• 4-8+ years of relevant work experience, with exposure to sustainability and/or consulting.
• Strong consulting capabilities, sustainability experience, business development, and client relationship skills.
• Deep understanding of key sustainability and business challenges in the Food & Beverage sector.
• Proven project management experience.
• Solid knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Economics or related fields.
• Intellectually curious, science‑based mindset, eager to learn and grow.
• Team‑orientated, capable of coaching, teaching and mentoring team members.
• Comfortable using generative‑AI tools while maintaining a critical mindset.
• Fluent English communication skills.

• Additional knowledge in further corporate sustainability topics and/or sectors other than Food & Beverage.
• Good knowledge of sustainability frameworks for Pharma and eventually Cosmetics.

As you develop and manage projects, you will be ready to lead large teams to deliver complex projects and to own senior client relationships, being the primary contact and trusted advisor for clients. Your next step will be Sustainability Principal, where you will drive business development at a strategic level across your sector.

• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Location:
  
  Chicago, New York, Boston or Denver (Hybrid scheme)
• Optimal start date:
  As soon as possible
• Travel:
  Occasional (15‑25%)
• Salary Range: $126,000‑$139,000

Quantis, a BCG company, is a leading sustainability consultancy tackling the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, our expert team has partnered with organizations across the globe to transform industries and shape an economy that thrives in harmony with nature. We guide companies from business as usual to business at its best by uniting the latest science with strategic insights, helping them reduce impacts, implement solutions, and operate within planetary boundaries.

Our 250+ professionals embody a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative, impact‑oriented, science‑driven, and dedicated to unlocking the potential of all Quantis employees.