BU Sustainability Manager

Deze procedure is gesloten (31-03-2017).
Vakgebied
Science
Salaris
Salary undisclosed
Locatie
Amsterdam
Dienstverband
Permanent
Headhunter
AkzoNobel

The organisation

AkzoNobel creates everyday essentials to make people’s lives more liveable and inspiring. As a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, we supply essential ingredients, essential protection and essential color to industries and consumers worldwide. Backed by a pioneering heritage, our innovative products and sustainable technologies are designed to meet the growing demands of our fast-changing planet, while making life easier. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we have approximately 45,000 people in around 80 countries, while our portfolio includes well-known brands such as Flexa, Sikkens, Alabastine and Jozo. Consistently ranked as a leader in sustainability, we are dedicated to energizing cities and communities while creating a protected, colorful world where life is improved by what we do.

AkzoNobel’s Industrial Chemicals (IC) business unit produces and markets high purity salt, chlorine, caustic lye, hydrochloric acid, chloromethanes and monochloroacetic acid (MCA). These products are essential to daily life and used in the manufacture of vehicles, glass, performance plastics, pharmaceuticals, feed and foodstuffs, textiles and disinfectants. IC has a global presence with plants and joint ventures in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, the USA, China and Japan. IC is part of the business area Specialty Chemicals (SC). 

Along with the rest of AkzoNobel, IC is committed to a determined sustainability agenda. Thus IC strives for fully autonomous plants based on new production processes with reduced asset intensity, increased resource efficiency, and a product portfolio that is based more and more on renewable resources. We also aim to increase sales from our current products by identifying new applications.

A significant reduction in our OEE and carbon footprint is central to the program, and this can only be achieved by applying new technologies in financially feasible projects. We have therefore focused on, and successfully delivered, process optimization initiatives in the past and will continue to do so.

The position

Within this context, your mission in this role is to further define and drive the delivery of IC’s sustainability strategy in line with company ambitions. This includes responsibility for developing the sustainability agenda, managing all activities in the field of sustainability, and communicating and aligning with the business segments. You also collaborate and network with external and internal parties including Innovation Project Leaders, Marketing & Sales managers, ISC leaders and Competence Team Energy. On an ongoing basis you monitor progress and drive continuous improvements, and represent IC in external sustainability forums.

Is this a challenge that matches your profile as an inspiring and visionary project- and change manager who can steer, perform and interpret complex sustainability assessments and define a clear strategic direction and specific projects/actions? Do you have experience and affinity with the worldwide external scouting and screening of new technology and applications? Can you manage cross functional projects, involving external partners, with significant (future) business impacts? Above all, can you act as a senior specialist/expert on sustainability matters within our dynamic, multinational and multicultural business environment?

If you offer all this and more, we invite you to apply for the position of BU Sustainability Manager.

Tasks & responsibilities

This role is based at the AkzoNobel Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from where you monitor and guide all sustainability activities for all IC’s business lines as well as IC worldwide.

In particular you perform strategic assessments of the environmental impact of the BU IC business and its value chains now and in the future for all the business lines. You also ensure that IC meets agreed corporate target on reduction of CO2, Eco Premium Solutions (EPS) and OEE.

Further, you identify opportunities/priorities leading to the refinement of RD&I projects and continuous improvement projects. You also ensure that sustainability is fully embedded in business processes, and you support and coordinate an Operational Eco Efficiency (OEE) improvement program.

Another core task is to coordinate and set up all activities necessary to assess eco footprints (Cradle to Gate and Cradle to Grave). You also communicate sustainability information (e.g. footprints and OEE performance) towards and across the businesses and BU, and ensure best practices on OEE and cross-learning.

A sustainable Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) is a key AkzoNobel target and you put in place KPIs in order to measure sustainability performance of all our sites.

At all times you are the focal point for the BA Specialty Chemicals Sustainability Team and Corporate department, in regular contact with the Sustainability Council and the Sustainability Development Group.

Candidate profile

To apply for this position you must possess all the following attributes:

  • Ideally you have a PhD degree in science and technology, preferably in chemistry, bio chemistry or chemical engineering;
  • Experience in the Chemical industry across more than one functional area or exposure, in association with external parties;
  • You have run major cross functional internal innovation projects with environmental impact;
  • Powerful change manager with advanced project management skills including scope and uncertainty management;
  • Experience and affinity with collaboration management (universities, NGO’s, startups, peer companies);
  • Excellent internal and external communication skills, including fluent written and spoken English.

Interested?

You are invited to apply to this role by using the link below. For further information, please contact Anne Marte van der Vossen, Talent Resourcing Partner, +31 (0)88 010 67 89, option 2. Only online applications will be accepted. A pre-employment screening may form part of the selection process.

Agency or sales calls are not appreciated.

Deze procedure is gesloten (31-03-2017).