DS Smith is now hiring a Sustainability Manager for the North EMEA region!
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Sustainability Manager to join our team at DS Smith North EMEA. In this role, you will be responsible for positioning our company as an industry leader in sustainability and enhancing customer relationships by communicating our sustainability and circularity agenda.
Your key responsibilities will encompass a wide range of activities. You will act as the central point of contact for all sustainability-related matters within our community, handling customer requests, questionnaires, and individual inquiries on specific topics with expertise. Additionally, you will proactively promote our outstanding sustainability efforts to support top opportunities and tenders, increasing our success rate.
A crucial aspect of your role will be influencing our sustainability agenda to align with specific market needs and requirements, and you identify best-in-class examples and case studies that can be effectively utilized for internal and external communication purposes, collaborating closely with the Marketing Communications Manager.
Representing DS Smith at customer meetings and external events will be an integral part of your responsibilities, as will ongoing or upcoming legislative changes, market trends, and consumer behavior to identify potential threats and opportunities, and train the local team on new developments.
Collaboration with operations will be essential to understand the required actions for achieving our overall sustainability targets and contributing to those specific targets. Additionally, you will identify potential new business, innovation opportunities, and threats by collaborating with various teams, such as Group Sustainability, Legal & Operations, and conducting bespoke market research.
If you have a strong passion for sustainability, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive positive change, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
This role reports to SMI Director North EMEA, and can be based at either of our North EMEA offices with flexibility to travel to other countries and sites when needed.
Qualifications
Minimum 3 years sustainability experience within packaging or FMCG companies – ideally 5+ years
Sales experience or customer facing roles
Action and team oriented
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Highly skilled in analysis, problem solving, and creativity
Furthermore, you have a keen interest in consumer / shopper behaviour, retailing, FMCG supply chains and the fast-changing sales channels, and are passionate about growing businesses in partnership with our customers.
This role requires excellent language skills, oral and written, in English as well as one of our Baltic or Nordic languages.
Fair recruitment in DS Smith
Don’t meet every single requirement? At DS Smith, we are proud to recruit across a wide range of candidates. We are thriving for being a diverse workplace where everyone can realize their potential. We see equality and diversity as a strength. Thus, we hope that you will apply for the position even if you do not necessarily meet all the requirements.
About us
DS Smith is part of International Paper and consists of approximately 70,000 employees worldwide. Our offering consists of developing corrugated packaging solutions, both customized and standard sizes. In addition, we provide a range of complementary packaging, e.g. void-fill materials, edge protection and sealing, in order to provide customized and climate-smart solutions as needed.
DS Smith focuses on realizing the potential of our employees every day, and you will have nearly endless opportunities for independent prioritization of your daily work in a good work environment with colleagues of all ages and nationalities. Like all DS Smith colleagues, we are proud of the opportunity to make a sustainable difference in a market-leading company.
Read more at https://www.dssmith.com
Further information
This is a permanent position with placement at one of our North EMEA offices, with occasional travels to other North EMEA sites.
Contact our recruitment team at [email protected] for questions regarding the process and your application. Please note that we do not accept applications via email. We use digital screening questions and work psychological tests as selection tools for fair and unbiased recruitment.
Last day of application is November 5th, and interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter. Start date according to agreement.
Please apply with your CV in English.
Warmly welcome with your application!
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What We Do
DS Smith provides innovative packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services with a commitment to sustainability and a circular economy.
Our core purpose is to Redefine Packaging for a Changing World, and our expert teams work closely with like-minded partners to incorporate renewable resources for products that minimize our environmental impact, reduce complexity and increase profitability through supply chain optimization
