Sustainability, Environment & Partnership Manager

About the position

We have an excellent opportunity available for an experienced Sustainability, Environment & Partnerships Manager to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. The Sustainability, Environment & Partnerships Manager lies within the EPDM business unit. You’ll be working in a high performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. You’ll be reporting into Celia Bornibus, Head of Sustainability EPDM. Get ready for a lot of exposure to internal senior stakeholders. The delivery of Environment & Partnerships will be your primary responsibility. You’re constantly looking for improvement activities within EPDM.

In brief, you are responsible for:

· Lead Environment Pillar for EPDM o Lead Environment activities & commitments for EPDM (Net Zero, Deforestation, Climate & Nature, Regenerative Agriculture).

o Support global activities around regulatory requirements (e.g. CSRD) and FLAG requirements and drive them in the zone o Implement Global ESG strategy for the zone, for each Environment pillars:

§ Define zone priorities: Establish a comprehensive program plan and make recommendations which support overall value creation and delivery of the Kraft Heinz ESG strategy and EPDM zone priorities (Scope 3 as the main priority)

§ Define projects’ pipeline & timeline: developing partnerships with key suppliers & EMs but also with Global SMEs.

§ Define ways of working and cross-functional teams (Operations, Procurement, Growth): Coordinate and across teams in the delivery of relevant ESG commitments and objectives related to Planet.

§ Lead implementation: Deliver results, taking responsibility for changing management relating to the ESG strategy.

o Enable Sourcing teams to drive initiatives within their categories which advance the Kraft Heinz ESG Objectives.

o Determine strategy translation and requirements for our Environmental commitments into business actions and project plans.

o Ket stakeholders to be advised and coordinated: Growth, Operations, Procurement.

· Key Enabler: Lead strategic external partnerships

o Deliver zone sustainability partnerships in line with the global strategy cross the whole Value Chain

o Understand zone needs and priorities for partnerships: Interact and collaborate with leaders within the zone

o Identify and propose partnerships aligned to material topics and commitments

o Map out specific initiatives with top suppliers, EMs but also peers, MNCs, etc.

o Drive relationship for new partnerships (peers, NGOs, MNCs, joint ventures)

o Support relationship for existing partnerships (suppliers and EMs)

o Find new initiatives, scale initiatives, optimize costs

· Facilitate quarterly performance management updates across relevant Sustainability KPI’s