You may be our new Sustainability & Recycling Manager, North America Summary of the role
Define the sustainability strategy for SIG in North America aligned to our global principles (Resource+, Forest+, Climate+, and Food+) placing ultimate focus on Resource+ with impactful recycling and circularity tactics. Responsible to build and manage the circularity ecosystem on collection and recycling for SIG Group packaging portfolio that includes BIB, carton and Spouted pouches in AM-N, providing strategic insights to the local and global organization while steering SIG strong sustainability positioning and fostering growth through sustainable structures.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and implement sustainability strategy for North America including go-to-market execution in partnership with global sustainability functions and local stakeholders inside SIG and out (industry associations, ONGs, customers, etc).
- Understand new market drivers incl. data and trends to extract the relevant information for SIG and our customers. Monitor and provide guidance on significant environmental regulations pertaining to packaging circularity within the region and advise relevant parties.
- Represent/advocate and actively participate in industry associations and similar platforms, incorporating technical and legal expertise. Collaborate with key stakeholders concerning environmental regulations related to packaging circularity, including ministries, industry associations, and environmental authorities.
- Lead and coordinate the development, implementation and monitoring of country recycling roadmaps and associated actions to ensure progress towards recycling corporate and industry targets.
- Establish and oversee the collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure ecosystem within the region, emphasizing regional collection and recycling initiatives involving critical stakeholders.
- Drive the recycling agenda with a view to increasing awareness and ultimate convertion towards SIG sustainable structures (Terra) including our broader portfolio of solutions: e.g. recycled-ready BIB, Alu-free carton structures, etc.
- Assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting on Resource+ progress, establishing priority deliverables, and reporting on regional advancements in the context of the global Resource+ strategy, including project prioritization and budget.
You bring these skills, experience & education
- Degree in environmental engineering or sustainability sciences and/or business administration, politics with strong link to circular and recycling specialization.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of professional experience
- In-depth expertise in circularity, recycling and advocacy experience in Governments, NGOs and/or Recyclers is highly valued preferably related to circular economy, waste management and recycling ideally connected to the packaging industry or FMCG.
- Personal qualities include an entrepreneurial, strategic mindset, and a commitment to delivering environmentally and socially impactful solutions. Strong problem-solving abilities, with a penchant for remote and collaborative work.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and promoting change. High influencing skills to implement change internally and externally.
- Proven ability to cultivate capabilities within organizations and forge effective partnerships. Skilled at building trust with multiple stakeholders from multiple cultures.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in crafting executive-level presentations tailored to diverse audiences.
- Target driven and effective achievements of set goals
- Mediator qualities necessary for internal and external multi-dimensional work
SIG competencies
We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is 'yes', come and join us.
Our promise
SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.
About SIG
SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it's the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Contact
SIG Recruiting Team
Email: brenda.quintana@sig.biz
