Sustainability Manager

About the Job

The mission of the Sustainability Manager in the Netherlands is to uphold Danone’s purpose-driven mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible. The role is pivotal to leverage the sustainability priorities on health, planet, people and communities to grow our impact on the local society and business, through project implementation and communication to and with different stakeholders, in order to keep Danone in the Netherlands at the leading edge of sustainability.

Your responsibilities will be to:

Bring our strategy into live!

• Support in the animation of the Sustainability roadmap (Danone Impact Journey) and governance of the business unit in the Netherlands, working transversally with experts on Health (with Research & Innovation teams), Nature (with Operations teams) and Community (with Human Resources) streams.
• Lead the B-Corp roadmap at country level and sustainability internal reporting campaign (Danone Way)
• Contribute to brand superiority and equity by co-building communication & innovation on sustainability
• Support sales teams in landing sustainability collaboration with key retailers.

Spread the word! Communication and engagement:

• Be one of the sustainability champions in the Netherlands contributing to engage and upskill all Danoners (marketing, sales, operations, ….) and animating the Benelux community with internal digital channels.
• Collect local sustainability proof points to feed reporting and build strong narratives
• Co-lead the internal engagement program on sustainability and help organizing events around it

Enhance our external reputation and engagement in local ecosystem

• Contribute to local external stakeholders’ engagement
• Follow local regulations on sustainability topics and ensure business compliance
• Represent Danone & advocate in key sustainability forums and professional associations
• Support operational sustainability roadmaps by identifying partners and co-financing opportunities

Meet your future manager! As a Sustainability Manager you’ll report to Alice Lemesle, Senior Sustainability Manager.