Careers that change the food system
The job that changes what a food business sells might be called…
The food system doesn't change because someone makes the case at a conference. It changes when the person writing supplier standards decides to raise them — and when the person setting a category's targets moves volume onto something better.
Those people work inside food businesses, and almost nobody who wants to fix the food system applies for their jobs. We find those roles, screen them for genuine influence over what gets bought, and spell out exactly what each one could change.
Category Buyer, Responsible Sourcing Manager, Sustainability Manager
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- Responsible sourcing & supplier standardsCategory Development ManagerCompass UK & Ireland · Ottershaw, Chertsey£77,838 (estimated)SeniorPosted 9 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsProximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsWhy this role mattersThis role owns the protein category - meat, poultry, fish and seafood - across an organisation managing over £2.5bn of food spend for foodservice and hospitality clients.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityStrategic Sourcing BuyerCompass UK & Ireland · London, UK£44,106 (estimated)Mid levelHybridPosted 8 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis role sits inside Foodbuy, a large food procurement organisation running tenders and commercial recommendations across many categories for Compass Group's clients — real sourcing decisions pass through desks like this one.Read the full notes →
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