Global Sustainability Product Lead

Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain

This is a leadership role with global management responsibility and you will be given a high amount of autonomy and creative license to design and implement creative solutions to make a real difference to business process and make a real difference to the environment of this planet.

Client Details

Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. And we know authenticity and diversity – critical elements of our business – can only be realised when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving, always growing and listening.?

Description

The key responsibilities include:

• Committed to researching, identifying and building new sustainable packaging solutions, processes, or ways of working in the customer experience space. Be it through new materials, new packaging solutions, or even simply new ways of working; you will always strive to help clients reduce their overall environmental impact and the carbon footprints of their customers.
• For this reason, a high level of gravitas and leadership experience is needed to be effective in this role. The candidate will be an effective communicator who is deeply passionate around environmental change and will represent the sustainable ethos on a global level.

Profile

The ideal candidate will have a background in:

• Experience with Sustainable packaging.
• Client management expertise with a high level of articulation around relevant topics (LCA, procurement, circularity).
• Leading on net zero/zero waste initiatives with large global brands
• Leading strategic sustainability initiatives for plastics with a focus around design, materials, circular economy, packaging.
• Team management experience with multiple direct reports.
• Experience taking global strategy and applying this on a regional level.
• Evidence of large international work to tackle supply chain issues and help global brands deploy more sustainable solutions and reduce thousands of tons of waste material.
• Experience with sustainability reports for large global brands.
• Experience leading decarbonisation initiatives with global brands.
• Evidence of strategy development for wider company product ranges.
• Experience managing both internal and external sustainability communications.

Job Offer

Competitive salary + bonus + package + option to work from home as much or as little as you feel is necessary