Note: This role will commence as a 12 month contract opportunity.
Please note: Visa sponsorship or relocation will not be offered for this position.
Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
Are you an individual with a passion for sustainability and a strong desire to help shape a responsible business agenda? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to grow your career with a global leader in consumer healthcare? We are currently seeking a talented individual to join our team and lead the Canadian Business Unit (BU) in a newly created role as BU Sustainability Lead. Our company is a leader in our industry, known for our innovative products and commitment to a sustainable future. If you're a driven and motivated individual who is passionate about making a difference, designing, leading and implementing organizational transformation, we want to hear from you!
Why Join Haleon?
- Working in an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture;
- Competitive compensation
- Commitment to development and career progression for all associates;
- Working in a hybrid environment in a modern office located in Mississauga;
- Fitness centre in building, and bistro onsite.
Job Purpose:
As BU Sustainability Lead you will be responsible for developing the first-ever sustainability roadmap for Haleon Canada in line with our strategic plan ambition, local external requirements and in partnership with global guidance. You will play an integral role as Canadian Ambassador for sustainability within the internal Haleon organization and externally with key stakeholders. The Sustainability Lead will play a pivotal role in galvanising the business behind our ambition, imbedding a culture of environmental responsibility and driving organizational transformation.
Sustainability impacts every part of our operating model and the successful candidate will work cross functionally with local, regional and global teams, identifying opportunities for positive change and enabling implementation to make an impact in line with our strategic ambition and KPI’s. Sustainability is high on consumers’, retailers’ and Government agendas. The ever-evolving landscape in this area requires you to have your finger on the pulse, building powerful external partnerships, staying up to date with the latest trends and developments and ensuring that any changes made allow us to drive the business forward in the future.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop/enable delivery of BU sustainability roadmap, identifying glidepath and resources necessary to deliver on commitments - including roll out of globally owned projects and locally led changes.
- Work cross functionally to champion and build plans focused on the Consumer and Customer in order to drive growth through Sustainability.
- Ownership of Canada BU Sustainability Scorecard; including KPI setting & delivery; tracking progress & identifying areas of risk/opportunities
- Identify local legislation changes that will impact the way we do business in the future
- Key point of contact with global/regional sustainability organization ensuring constant information flow between different work-streams; ambassador to influence global projects & pipeline and resourcing support gaps
- Champion a sustainability mindset across the organization; make it part of the way everyone does business; champion capability building
- Work with key functional leads to identify & enable the implementation of sustainability plans to achieve our ambition. (e.g. Sales, Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing, Innovation)
- Ownership of BU communications in partnership with Corporate Affairs. Develop and deliver appropriate communication strategy across key stakeholders (customers, experts, regulators). Use local consumer and customer insight to guide our external comms, supporting responses to customer/stakeholder requests.
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (sustainability, sustainable architecture, environmental science, environmental engineering, or equivalent), with a minimum of 7 years of proven experience, or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience, with focus of sustainability/environmental management
- Relevant knowledge/experience; includes sustainability common practices/standards, regulatory frameworks related to sustainability.
- Proven track record of designing sustainability/ESG strategies and program implementation.
- Experience with FMCG and/or Healthcare goods and/or consulting with focus on sustainability, knowledge of retail environment.
- Commercial Affinity – ideally experience from a commercial role (sales, marketing, finance); P&L understanding
- Strong data and science analytical skills, with the ability to develop programs and initiatives based on the analytics.
- Consistent track record in building strong and trusted relationships with clients and partners, based on creative thinking.
- Excellent ability to partner with and influence senior enterprise stakeholders; experienced in stakeholder management; working in a complex matrix environment.
- Must have excellent collaboration, relationship building skills
- Capable to drive change / trigger mind shift in the organization
- Ability to set direction & inspire (win hearts & minds of associates) whilst also rolling up sleeves with can-do; hands-on approach.
- Ability to achieve a strong integration between business strategy and sustainability strategy.
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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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