Jim Jenkins

Nutrien

Strategic Leader responsible for integrating stewardship best practices and championing product sustainability initiatives for a global fertilizer manufacturer and agricultural inputs company.
1.    Creating a new vision for safety-sustainability improvement through collaborative product foot print 
       development. Delivering on ESG commitment to product risk profiling. 

2.    Oversee industry recognized product safety-health-environment fertilizer program. Delivered a score 
       of 98% in the latest recertification audit.

3.    Evaluation of safer alternative and circular economy opportunities for the business across our 
       product life cycles. Improved sustainability profile.

Senior Manager, Product Risk and Sustainability

Agrium

Leader for the implementation and operation of the product stewardship function for North American wholesale production/distribution and the European distribution fertilizer businesses.  Role was expanded in 2016 to include North America transportation regulatory and customs oversight.

1. Reduced major and minor product liability risks by implementing formalized, repeatable regulatory compliance and customer product assurance processes (safety and quality specification information, product licensing, regulatory monitoring/advocacy and customer technical support).

2. Lead advocate on industry team that resolved tank safety inspection changes.  Team worked out implementation plan with Transport Canada that avoided major spring fertilizer application interruption without compromising safety.

3.  Led the project team to achieve Agrium certification to the International Fertilizer Association Protect and Sustain program (similar to Responsible Care).  The project involved coordination with 20 head office and production functions to meet Environment-Health-Safety and Product Stewardship requirements across the product supply chain.

Product Stewardship Supply Chain Manager

Agrium Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Product Innovation and Intellectual Property Manager	
Led a team of 10 technical experts for new idea generation, R&D and intellectual property assets for controlled release fertilizer technology advancement and new fertilizer product categories.

1. Implemented a multi million dollar intellectual property strategy that resulted in 5 new patents and formalized identification of fertilizer patent space activity and opportunities.  

2. Facilitated product technology improvement and problem solving team comprised of Marketing, Production, R&D and Agronomy participants for a successful $50M plant expansion.  

3. Secured a multi-million dollar Government R&D grant for innovation by presenting a sound product development proposal with clear benefits for Alberta agriculture.

Product Innovation and Intellectual Property Manager

Leader for a team of 65 employees (7 direct reports) with an $8M budget in centralized services department proving site-wide contractor management, purchasing, heavy duty equipment maintenance, information management, and product quality control.

1. Completed centralization of services to cut operating costs by $250K/year.

2. Earned internal clients’ respect for a new department by delivering on improved service levels.

Production Site Technical Services Manager

As a product stewardship leader I work across the value chain applying stewardship and sustainability principles to lower product risks and improve ESG scoring with amazing results.  I believe we must go well beyond regulatory compliance and am passionate about championing initiatives to truly make products compliant AND more sustainable for the company, the planet, and us humans. 

I think critically, act strategically and excel at implementing practical assurance solutions and programs.

An accomplished collaborative networks builder, I’ve developed high performing teams in each of my leadership roles. I make it my imperative to create clear messaging that improves decision making and sets direction at both the senior leader and technical work levels.

My specialties include:  collaborative leadership, product stewardship and sustainability improvement programs, regulatory advocacy, strategic thinking, project execution, change management and communication.

Stewardship and Sustainability Leader responsible for planning and executing strategies to integrate product stewardship best practices  (raw material supply evaluation, safety information generation, specification management, licensing, regulatory advocacy and customer technical support) across the company and champion product sustainability assessment and improvement initiatives

1.  Installed consistent product stewardship work processes across two recently merged wholesale manufacturing and distribution businesses to improve consistency of approach and effectiveness of results. 

2.  Authoring and reviews of product responsibility practices, programs and information in support of company ESG reporting, sustainability protocols (SASB) and scorecards (S&P DJSI, Sustainalytics)

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