Sustainability Manager - Copenhagen

The L’Oréal for the Future program, our sustainability and social responsibility commitments to 2030 and beyond, sets out a new phase of our sustainability journey: We want to build on our accomplishments but also strive to make significant leaps forward. We are taking on greater responsibility, engaging our entire ecosystem and demonstrating that companies can be part of the solution to the challenges the world is facing.
This is necessary because we need to prepare ourselves for the world of tomorrow and anticipate the challenges that will come with it. Through this in-depth transformation, we hope to be a catalyst of change in the beauty sector and beyond, inspiring our customers and all people to take action with us. At L’Oréal, our commitment is to ensure that our activities are respectful of the so-called “Planetary Boundaries”, meaning what the planet can withstand, as defined by environmental science.
As a Nordic organization, our ambition is to lead the way and be a pioneer showcasing what is possible to the entire L’Oréal Group. You have a chance to be part of this pivotal transformation, as the new Sustainability Manager. In this role you can make a real impact from day one, contribute to the Nordic program and support our teams to shape the transformation helping to build the future of beauty.

Your mission… Reporting into the Sustainability Director for L’Oréal Nordics; the role of the Sustainability Manager is to support key pillars of the L’Oréal for the Future program, including and as a priority to ensure we minimize our waste, so by 2030 - 100% of the waste generated in our sites will be recycled or reused. Here we are building a ‘‘Green Integrated Model’’ ensuring all business teams work every day to make business decisions which prevent, remonitise, donate and recycle potential waste. We are looking for a passionate and highly ambitious profile to drive the change and help us meet our bold ambitions.

You will...
1) Manage and animate the transversal teams across the business (business divisions, corporate teams, Europe zone) to deliver on your key initiatives: Support the Sustainability Director to share best practices on the L’Oréal for the Future program both internally and externally (industry events, customer meetings, business associations) Engage and energise our full organization around the L’Oréal for the Future program and in particular our mission on minimizing waste. Influence senior leadership to support your initiatives and drive action. Effectively manage and coordinate multi-functional, cross business project teams and ‘tribes’ to deliver on key action plans for relevant initiatives. Build strong relationships with our European zone team and your counterparts across Europe to gain inspiration and best practices to implement at a local Nordic level. Lead data reporting for your identified project areas. Working with your finance counterpart to organize and ensure robust reporting of data within systems. Design simple and clear reporting to continuously communicate progress and drive action.
2) Build a clear strategy and engagement plan to ensure all business teams minimize their potential waste: Build a clear strategy, targets and action plan based on data to drive maximum impact. Secure alignment from all stakeholders. Coordinate the 360° action plan with marketing, sales, supply chain & finance, sharing best practices, removing barriers, securing support and ensuring timely progress. Upskill and support business teams to integrate the action plan in all relevant daily business decisions. Support commercial teams across our 4 business divisions to implement the vision as part of their joint business planning with customers.
3) Lead our Remonetization Go-To-Market strategy & execution: Build a clear strategy to remonitise our products so no good product goes to waste. Lead our Nordic Friends & Family online webshop platform to enable staff and their friends/family to purchase ‘too good to go’ products. Manage the large cross functional project team to maximise the sales and ensure the operation runs smoothly. Analyse and optimize the sales and platform over time to maximise its impact including P&L management. Develop marketing and communication tools and complete CRM program to drive awareness and market the sales to all our employees and their Friends and Families. Lead our donation program and optimize the process to allow product donations to charitable partners across our Nordic markets.

Your profile… For you to be a success in this job, we expect you to have a relevant educational background on Masters level and +6 years of experience from a comparable job. Furthermore, you have: Business acumen with marketing/commercial experience at a Manager level or above. Experience in managing a budget and thorough understanding of P&Ls Stakeholder management at a senior level and overall strong interpersonal skills are essential as the role involves close liaison with all functions and business teams across our entire organization Strong presentation/communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire Passion for sustainability Outstanding rigor and attention to detail Excellent analytical skills Good understanding of FMCG operations/logistics an advantage
We are looking for our Sustainability Manager to start as soon as possible. The employment is permanent. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so do not wait to apply! We welcome everyone to apply for a job at L’Oréal no matter your gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, religion, or sexual orientation.

What’s in it for you? We offer you great level of responsibility from the very start, challenges and opportunities including an individual career plan, coaching leadership, an extensive catalogue of trainings and e-learnings, competitive personnel benefits, modern offices, and a dynamic and international working environment with engaged and skilled colleagues. Our Nordic organization counts close to 1000 employees based in the four Nordic capitals.
Who are we? Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we are 86K employees across 150 countries on five continents and has a unique international portfolio of 36 brands. The Group generated sales amounting to 32 billion euros in 2021, and e-commerce growing by 26% accounting for a record high 28,9% of the Group’s sales. We push boundaries and move fast globally to stay ahead of the game. As market leader, we continuously deliver innovation and digital solutions that can bring beauty to all people around the world. L’Oréal truly embraces entrepreneurship, and you’ll have the chance to conceptualize ideas and bring them to life in an agile way not least through continued digital innovation. Your job will be your own innovation playground.
What we do at L’Oréal always have a big impact. Because we sell 7 billion products per year. At L’Oréal, we define success as making a positive, conscious impact. We’ve been recognized as the World most ethical company in the world by Ethisphere®. For the sixth time in a row, L’Oréal has been recognized as a global leader in sustainable development by the international non-profit organization CDP® in three areas: combating climate change, sustainable management of water and protecting forests, for the fourth year running. In 2021, L’Oréal was for the 4th consecutive year ranked among the TOP 5 most gender-balanced companies in the world by Equileap®. We believe diversity fosters creativity and accelerates innovation. To ensure that our products meet the needs of every form of beauty in every culture, our team members must be as diverse and inclusive as the world itself. For us, our job is more than just a job, it is about building a better future for others and our planet. Freedom to Go Beyond. That’s the Beauty of L’Oréal.