We are now looking for a structured and self-driven Sustainability Manager, Fiber Traceability & Nature to join the Packaging Materials division’s Sustainability team. This role can be based at our offices or mill locations in Sweden or Finland, and it reports to Director Sustainability, Head of Climate, Nature and Value Chain Sustainability.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with both internal and external stakeholders, such as Packaging Materials mills and functions, other Stora Enso divisions, customers, industry associations and authorities, to ensure the divisional compliance with relevant fiber-related regulation, policies, certifications and customer requirements. You will develop and monitor the divisional due diligence process enabling fiber traceability and responsible fiber supply chains, conduct risk assessments, coordinate and carry out audits and supplier evaluations. You will also drive our divisional sustainability agenda related to nature and biodiversity, with focus on new business opportunities and service offerings to meet expectations from our business units and customers. Our customers are serving a large variety of packaging end uses globally, committed to sustainability leadership and expecting outstanding performance and sustainability value from us.
What we offer
We offer you an exciting opportunity to be part of the Packaging Materials Sustainability team – an international, friendly, dedicated and dynamic team who drives our divisional sustainability agenda together with the division’s business units and functions. You will contribute mainly to the nature and biodiversity related targets as well as our responsible business practises, by accelerating our customer offering as well as maintaining and developing our sustainable sourcing ambitions. We expect that you are ready to take on challenging and varied tasks and responsibilities as well as being flexible.
You will be part of our diverse working culture which supports you in exploring new perspectives and developing professionally. You will contribute to a more sustainable world, as we believe that anything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Sustainability and innovation are at the core of our strategy. To keep you going safely, we support your physical and mental wellbeing.
Greetings from your future team
"Welcome to join us! A team having lots of positive energy, colleagues with supportive mindset and broad competences! We are recognized for our high-quality work by both internal colleagues as well as our customers. We are located in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Austria, and despite being spread out geographically, we have a great team spirit!"
About you
We are looking for an experienced sustainability expert with
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in forestry, sustainability, engineering or another relevant area
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a relevant industrial position
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills with proven ability to influence and engage at a range of levels
- Experience from developing and managing of industrial level management systems and due diligence processes or related sustainability assessment methodologies
- Experience from customer interfacing roles and strong drive to create customer value
- Strong leadership abilities with great problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Self-driven and independent approach with a high level of accountability
- Ambition and willingness to learn and drive the organisation forward
- Full working proficiency in English, additionally Finnish, Swedish or Polish language skills are considered an advantage
- Project management experience is considered an advantage
How can you apply for this role?
You can only submit your application via our recruitment tool. We hope to hear from you as soon as possible but at the latest by 20 October 2024.
For more information, please contact the hiring manager Elina Skerfe, elina.skerfe@storaenso.com.
Our recruitment process can include pre-employment actions such as background, reference and health checks as well as a drug test.
We believe diversity strengthens our competitiveness and contributes to better decision-making. Diverse working teams help us to explore different perspectives and challenge our way of thinking. We work actively to increase diversity in the workplace and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Stora Enso is an equal opportunity employer and follows non-discriminatory practices.
The Packaging Materials division is a global leader and expert in circular packaging providing premium packaging materials based on virgin and recycled fiber. Stora Enso helps customers replace fossil-based materials with low-carbon, renewable and recyclable alternatives for their food, beverage and transport packaging with a wide selection of base boards and barrier coatings.
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