Intern Marcom EMEA

About the job

As the Global Senior Circular Economy Manager, your mission is to lead our organization’s efforts in transitioning to a low and circular economy packaging system. You will drive packaging transformation strategy, embedding it across our brands strategies and our operations, engaging our upstream suppliers and downstream ecosystems till end-of-life. This role has a company wide scope, it is integrated into Procurement teams.

You act as the expert and single point of contact for the Finance, Sustainability organization, R&D and Quality in technical areas linked to Waste, Human rights and Circular Economy.

Key responsibilities:

Strategy

•Virgin fossil-based plastic reduction•Reusable and refillable packaging•Plastic waste recovery, with focus on informal sector collection•Management of circular economy funds and external co-funding•Supplier engagement on Scope 3

Reporting&Projects

•Pack transformation Control Tower•Virgin plastic reduction roadmap•Collection roadmap

You will be managing 1 direct report.

Main interactions:

Internal

•Topline sustainability•Global and regional R&D•CBU sustainability•Sustainable finance•Regulatory affairs•Operations

External

•CGF/EMF POC for Reuse•Investments funds such as Circulate Capital About you

Experience :

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in sustainability or procurement consulting , FMCG industry working on decarbonization or circular economy.
• Hands-on experience in project management and change management.
• Masters in business administration, finance, sustainability strategy or supply chain.

Skills and competency:

• Strategic thinking and analytical mindset
• Stakeholder management
• Problem solving and innovation
• Outside-in and cross-industry technical knowledge
• Effective communication and strong leadership maturity, ability to influence, develop, and empower people to deliver sustainable results
• Strong business acumen and business value creation
• Fluent in English

About us

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

It’s an exciting time to join Danone! You’ll be joining at a momentum in cycles & procurement journey where you can make a huge impact on our business. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.

It’s simple - hit the “apply” button. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Anna Anitova, Talent Acquisition Manager C&P via anna.anitova@danone.com.

• all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.