Sustainability Value Creation Manager (F/M/D) Bardi

Sustainability Value Creation Manager (F/M/D)
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Description The Opportunity The Sustainability Value Creation Partner is responsible for capturing current and upcoming trends and requirements in sustainability, cascading and actively informing and supporting the incorporation into internal decision-making across the organization to generate value, opportunities, new business models, and promote sustainability value creation positioning strategies. This position can be fulfilled in a hybrid setup within Europe. We are prioritizing skills and experience over physical work location. We are looking forward to your application Please upload your documents in English. How You Will Make an Impact Promote sustainability value-creation (internal) and value co-creation (with stakeholders), including economic (financial) value, social value, environmental value, and value for the actors/stakeholders. Identify, understand, and anticipate the current and emerging issues and trends in Sustainability. Monitor customer attitudes and behaviors and market shifts for sustainable products and expectations, as well as helping to influence behavior to more sustainable choices. Help internal and external stakeholders understand and respond to the concerns, expectations, and aspirations related to sustainability, applying social science methodologies to help guide positioning, strategy, and communications. Shape our sustainability marketing co-creating strategy, positioning, and messaging for brand building around purpose and sustainability: drive our operating context to help position programs and communications in ways that resonate with stakeholders. Identify, prioritize, and lead focused initiatives that leverage sustainability commitments and accomplishments into opportunities that may enhance operational excellence, value proposition to customers and other stakeholders, innovative supplier collaboration, or new business models and partnerships that accelerate positive sustainability impacts. Develop and foster sustainability ecosystems (or networks) for value creation and co-creation with customers, institutional, and environmental partners, considering institutions and institutional arrangements and highly valuing formalized institutions in the form of laws, regulations, certificates, international standards, and other guidelines. Advise and coordinate senior professionals leading corporate finance, R&D and technology, marketing and sales, operations, and sustainability teams across regions and industries to identify the most effective cross-functional strategies and best practices for achieving enterprise sustainability goals and driving maximum positive impact. Your Background Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business, economics, sustainability, environmental, or a related field, and at least 5 years of experience in a business environment. 5-7 years of experience in Business, Operations, Project Management, or Science/Sustainability-related field in the manufacturing industry preferred. Demonstrated experience with stakeholder engagement, including, but not limited to customers. ESG operational and regulatory knowledge: technical aspects of any ESG sustainability macro-areas, frameworks, and best practices in sustainability reporting. Very strong commercial instincts, with an ability to translate ESG and sustainability concepts into value creation drivers and operational strategies. Strong relationship-building acumen; ability to understand, articulate, and engage on multiple priorities at all levels across a large global/regional organization, and ability to build and maintain relationships with a diversity of external stakeholders. Ability to spot oncoming issues and connect dots, grasping the short- and long-term implications of decisions across a breadth of stakeholders. Judgment in navigating ambiguity and changing circumstances, knowing when to act independently and when to escalate topics with a willingness to contribute on both a strategic and tactical level. J-18808-Ljbffr