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Sustainability Manager - Food

Job description

Our Client is a large Multinational Food Company. On its behalf we are looking for a Sustainability Manager.

Responsibilities: 

  • Project Management - Design, implement, and manage ongoing projects and direct the related resources, personnel and activities to successful completion

  • Data Gathering & Analysis - Seeks, collects, and synthesizes information from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective, unbiased manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment

  • Facilitating Change - Encourage others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitate the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace across large diverse groups

  • Build Strategic Work Relationships - Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals

  • Message Development and Delivery - Use writing skills and editorial judgment to strategically develop messages for various audiences; and deliver them by evaluating the most appropriate media channel(s) for the particular needs of the target audience

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Social Sciences,  Environmental Science or Engineering.

Experience:

5 to 7 yrs experience both in corporate and consultancy in the field of environmentally preferable sustainability, resources conservation, waste reduction, recycling, climate change, green building or other related areas including experience with responsibility for planning, administering, organizing and coordinating programs. Experience in multinational organization. 

Knowledge of:

  • Principles, practices, and legal requirement of one or more of the following areas: environmentally preferable procurement, sustainability, recycling, waste reduction, climate change, green building, sustainable transportation, or other related area

  • Principles, practices and techniques of project management and program development and administration

  • Organizational practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies and operational needs

  • Principles and practices of budget, contract, and grant development and administration

Ability to:

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate programs and/or projects

  • Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, proposals, and other written materials of a technical nature

  • Collect, analyze, and compile technical and statistical information

  • Interpret, explain, and apply complex regulations policies and procedures

  • Manage the administration of contracts

  • Communicate effectively orally and in writing

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships

  • Communicate and negotiate in a persuasive and productive manner with groups and individuals

  • Establish and maintain various data collection, record keeping, tracking and reporting systems

  • Direct the work of others on a project

Working place: Milan

Location

Milan

Industry

Food

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience

Mid - Senior Level

Job Function

Communication