Global Sustainability Manager

at  Jotun Group

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

In order to succeed in this role, we believe you should have the following:

Education:

• Master of Science degree, or equivalent

Experience

• Experience and understanding large global organizations
• Experience with collaborative work with multiple teams
• Experience in sustainability, environmental science or related field will be a distinct advantage
• Experience from project management
• Knowledge of data management

Desired skills:

• Minimum of 5 years working experience, preferably in an international organisation
• Strong integrity and a commitment to sustainability
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Personal qualities:

• Acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results
• Creates a stable and reassuring work atmosphere; supports and encourages team in difficult times
• Makes an impact; convinces and persuades others; promotes plans and ideas successfully
• Understands the organization’s informal rules and structures and utilizes political processes effectively to get things done
• Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively
• Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals

We offer

• A friendly and supportive culture. We have an informal work environment with few hierarchies. We are always striving to live our values: Loyalty, Care, Respect, Boldness.
• Extensive opportunities for professional and personal development, through internal programs and Jotun Academy.
• A professional and supportive work environment with focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Exciting challenges in a growing company with excellent financial results.
• Highly competitive pension and insurance scheme.

WHO WE ARE

Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world’s leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.
Jotun’s global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe’s largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.
We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.
Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.
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Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.
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Jotun’s sustainability activities are structured in a decentralized manner. Your responsibility will be to coordinate sustainability activities in functions across Jotun and ensure global alignment of sustainability elements in our global business approach.
Jotun’s ambition is to include sustainability elements into its business offering, and this requires cooperation across the complete value chain. Your job will be to work closely with related functions to support reporting, publication of results and status linked to sustainability in a pragmatic, precise and market-oriented manner.
Additionally, Jotun receive numerous requests for information related to sustainability from authorities and business partners. You will be involved in managing proper response to such requests and partake in how Jotun otherwise communicate sustainability topics on all platforms.
You will work in the Group Strategy & Sustainability department with 3 colleagues and report to the GVP Strategy & Sustainability.

Your tasks will be to:

• Stay updated on sustainability-trends in society, our markets and among competitors, taking care to separate greenwashing from real initiatives to ensure Jotun is aware of status, demands and expectations and able to develop solutions to fulfil these.
• Participate in work to identify scientific/quantifiable sustainability parameters relevant for our markets to become a credible supplier and promote sustainable solutions.
• Work closely with relevant Group and Segment functions to develop relevant value-chain activities where sustainability elements are included to respond to market trends and expectations
• Participate in in specific projects related to sustainability elements, from R&D and Purchasing to Marketing & Sales for proper implementation of pilot solutions and adherence to our strategy.
• Develop and maintain a Sustainability presentation package for internal and external use which may be adapted to different departments and interests. Ensure global involvement and ownership within Jotun- including regions and countries.
• Contribute to and manage Sustainability content published on web and other platforms, and ensure that these are in line with overall Sustainability and commercial ambitions.
• Represent Jotun in relevant internal and external fora, to present and explain Jotun Sustainability strategy and approach as well as establish organisational engagement.