Product Sustainability & Accreditation Specialist
Product Sustainability & Accreditation Specialist
Location: Port Sunlight R&D
Work-Level: WL 1 - 4
Reporting to: Jen Cromie
ABOUT UNILEVER
Home Care is a key strategic area for Unilever globally. Unilever is a highly competitive and innovative company with strong local and global brand positions, with brands such as Persil, Comfort, Surf, Sun, Domestos and Cif. Today, we continue to land our purpose to make sustainable living commonplace.
The Home Care “Clean Future” strategy guides the way that we are designing our products and packaging and we are transforming our portfolio to utilize materials from renewable sources, leverage the power of bioscience and synthetic biology to achieve superior performance, reduce our virgin plastic footprint, on our path to net zero.
Certifications and accreditations such as the EU Ecolabel are key elements of the HC Europe portfolio that reinforce not only our Clean Future program but support our strong product positions.
JOB PURPOSE
The successful candidate will lead certification and accreditation activities as well as coordinate status & tracking of the sustainability roadmaps for Home Care in Europe.
The main purpose is to be an Accreditation and Sustainability champion for HC Europe: technical deployment of Ecolabels and other accreditations/certifications for the HC Europe portfolio (e.g; AISE ASP, Air Label Score, ECARF); ensuring reporting & information of our overall sustainability commitments.
They will bring their expertise in the area of sustainability to projects including product development, external and internal advocacy teams, informing leadership for strategic decision making, and the intersection between sustainability and regulatory affairs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Obtaining and maintaining Certifications for all European HC projects, on time and in full, with the support of R&D, marketing, procurement, and supply chain partners.
* Collect data and ensure the submission of Eco-certifications dossiers at relevant competent bodies.
* Follow closely criteria changes for relevant certifications and support Unilever Regulatory & Advocacy teams with information/data to shape advocacy plans.
* Maintain good partnerships with assessment authorities to ensure delivery of certifications, and facilitate accelerated processes.
* Be the first point of contact for the R&D Regional/Global community to define the Eco-certification process, timings, constraints to deliver projects.
* Assure timely payment of fees related to certification activities through regular contact with budget holders.
* With the wider sustainability team, follow advances in ecolabelling and accreditations, including LCA or PEF type and help on data requirements for such schemes.
* Work with format experts and the BG sustainability teams to coordinate the plans & tracking of the product and packaging activities in the Europe BU Sustainability funnel.
* Be the BU expert on the Sustainability digital tools used by Home Care to capture & report data.
ALL ABOUT YOU
Experiences, Skills & Qualifications
* Education to degree level or higher in a Science or Engineering discipline, ideally Chemistry or Environmental Science.
* Work experience in R&D.
* Knowledge of and passion for sustainability issues relevant to the consumer goods industry.
* A Digital first way of working: Proficient use of the digital tools that you will need to perform the role.
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage in effective business partnering.
* Possess an owner’s mindset with a passion for high performance.
* You should be a team player who collaborates with others across R&D and other teams to deliver and improve outcomes.
* Excellent communicator (written and verbal), translating complex data into key messages for stakeholders.
* Well organised, diplomatic, problem solver.
* A passion for the ambition of Clean Future and a desire to help make a difference.
Leadership
* Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
o PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
o PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves.
o CONSUMER LOVE: Always looks for better ways to serve consumers.
o PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others.
o AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.
NOTES
Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed.
Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Hannah Cottier on Hannah.cottier@unilever.com.
What we offer
Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance.
Relocation to the UK
Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer.
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