Global Packaging Sustainability Manager
Unilever
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Location Type: Office
Location: Port Sunlight • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Act as the primary interface between Procurement and internal plastics sustainability teams; own the external strategy for supplier engagement and market shaping.
- Translate sustainability ambitions into actionable roadmaps with clear milestones, KPIs, and monitoring dashboards ; set mechanisms to review progress with key stakeholders.
- Build and scale strategic partnerships across the plastics value chain (resins, converters, recyclers, collectors) to expand supply of PCR, enhance true recyclability, and improve infrastructure.
- Represent Unilever externally where needed, building influential partnerships and advocating for industry-wide change in plastic sustainability standards and practices.
Requirements
- University degree on Packaging, Sustainability Circular Economy or related field.
- Minimum 10+ years’ experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or R&D, ideally with plastic sustainability and recycling technologies partnership development experience
- Strong project and programme management skills, with a proven track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary initiatives.
- Financial acumen for building business cases; familiarity with digital tools for reporting/analytics.
- Passion for sustainability.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
ProcurementSupply ChainR&Dproject managementprogramme managementfinancial acumenreportinganalyticssustainabilityrecycling technologies
Soft skills
communicationleadershipstrategic thinkinginfluencingcollaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementpassion for sustainability