Sustainability Lead - Manufacturing - Hybrid

Are you a Sustainability professional looking to take the next step and have full ownership of a Program in a Manufacturing Company? Do you have 5+ years of experience within a Sustainability role? Do you have a strong financial/business acumen? Do you have strong communication skills and feel confident presenting to shareholders and leadership? If so, please read on and apply to the Sustainability Lead - Manufacturing job based in Boston, MA.

Client Details

We are currently partnered up with a large Manufacturing company in the Boston area in their search to add a Sustainability Lead to the team. The Director of EHS has been handling the Sustainability and this is a newly created role to allow an individual to fully have ownership of the Sustainability Program. The ideal candidate will have 5-10+ years of experience in a true Sustainability role and will come from the Manufacturing or Life Sciences industry. If interested, please read on and apply to the Sustainability Lead - Manufacturing job based in Boston, MA. This will be a hybrid role - 3 days a week on site.

Description

The Sustainability Lead - Manufacturing will be responsible for the following:

• Drive environmental, social and governance initiatives to meet sustainability goals.
• Lead and facilitate the Global Sustainability Ambassador network to ensure engagement and collaboration through various functions
• Management and validation of environmental, social and governance global data.
• Act as Project Manager in drafting Annual Sustainability Report
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for sustainable and responsible procurement, facilities sustainability, and renewable energy among other topics.
• Facilitate life cycle analysis / carbon footprint studies for extensive product offerings. Partner with both product development teams and customers in minimizing in these efforts.
• Support development of key relationships in our supply chain to help identify pathways of ESG improvement.
• Manage customer sustainability surveys and questionnaires
• Work with site operational leaders in the implementation of water / energy / waste reduction projects.
• Provide expertise on bench marking, share industry best practices and standards, and consumer expectations to ensure goals and initiatives are aligned to business value.
• Drive the business to move from ambition to execution by finding opportunities to integrate sustainability into processes, programs and decision making.

Profile

The ideal Sustainability Lead - Manufacturing will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental, Sustainability, Engineering, Business Administration/Finance, or a related field
• Masters preferred in Sustainability or a related field but not required
• 5-10+ years of experience with at least 2 in a true Sustainability based role
• Manufacturing or Life Sciences industry experience preferred
• Strong Communication Skills - will be presenting to shareholders, leadership, and different plants
• Any additional experience in a Finance or Engineering role will be helpful for this position
• Experience with SDG Reporting protocols including Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) preferred
• Ability to be on site 3 days a week
• Ability to travel to different plants as needed - less than 25%

Job Offer

The successful Sustainability Lead - Manufacturing will be rewarded with the following:

• Base Salary of $100,000-$160,000 depending on experience
• Bonus of 10-15%
• 6% Match on 401K
• 4-5 weeks of PTO
• Very strong medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Relocation Package if needed
• etc.

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