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Director, Product Sustainability
Consumer Products Industry Company
Union Beach, NJ, United States
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Company Inc. (IFF) is a leading innovator of sensorial experiences, co-creating unique products that consumers taste, smell, or feel in fine fragrances and cosmetics, detergents and household goods, and food and beverages. IFF employees 7200 people across 42 countries generating annual revenue of $3B.
Our sustainability strategy is based on the concept of a circular economy — one that is restorative and regenerative by design. We aim to incorporate this way of thinking into transforming how we design our products, operate our facilities and engage our employees, customers, suppliers and communities.
The Director of Product Sustainability will build upon IFF’s successes in the areas of corporate sustainability, specifically focused on product sustainability initiatives across the Company. The Director will enhance and drive the long-term product sustainabilty strategy collaborating and influencing crossfunctionally. This will include linking ingredient and technology innovation to environmental and social objectives to enhance IFF's corporate performance, growth and profitability. The Director of Product Sustainability will report to the Vice President of Global Sustainability and work closely with the R&D organization to advance initiatives, meet sustainability goals and embed circular design into the culture and organization.
Job responsibilties include, but are not limited to the following:
• Embed IFF's sustainability strategy of circular design into all facets of R&D and Creation. Define the key strategies and drive cross functional execution to achieve our current and future sustainability goals.
• Work cross functionally from sourcing to research, development, creation and commercialization of sustainable products.
• Utilize your creativity, industry knowledge, and wide ranging expernal connections to help IFF identify trends and aplicable technologies potentially applicable to IFF products.
• Support of the commercial teams with customer inquiries on sustainabilty.
• Partners with global procurement and vendors and holds them accountable for providing innovative and alternative product material options
• Develop and manage sustainable innovation research and assessment process covering timelines, prioritization, budget, investment and goals. Lead and inspire internal functions to embrace the need to deliver circular designed products now and in the future.
• Leads the Product Sustainability Steering team. Responsible for achievement of KPI and quarterly reporting to the Sustainability Business Council. Ensures communication throughout all functions and cross functionally (EVP, VP, Director, manger, employee). Manages existing and drives new, sustainability programs and initiatives for the company.
Required Skills:
• Very strong verbal, written and presentation skills – capable of presenting to senior management when and as needed.
• A strong understanding of the circular economy and green chemistry is essential
• Ability to influence others that do not report directly to him/her to adopt his/her recommendations
• Excellent leadership and team building/management skills; ability to provide clear and concise direction/feedback to external and internal stakeholders
• Highly skilled in building internal and external relationships
• Strong project management abilities; capable of prioritizing and handling multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints and within budget parameters
• Ability to balance creativity with organization and discipline in fast moving, ambiguous environment
Cradle to cradle product certification experience a plus
Required Experience:
• Masters degree in Sustainability, Chemistry, Engineering or related field
• 10 + years of experience in product sustainability within a multinational chemical, food or CPG company
• 5 + years developing innovative and sustainable product solutions