Senior Sustainability Manager, Arla Denmark - Aarhus

Location: Viby J, DK

Are you passionate about sustainability and looking to make a meaningful impact? Join our leading dairy cooperative as a Senior Sustainability Manager and be part of a team dedicated to building a positive future for dairy and the environment.

As Senior Sustainability Manager, you will be the key player in elevating the commercial sustainability agenda in Arla Denmark. Partner with our Managing Director and influence Danish directions for commercial sustainability.

How you will make an impact
Sustainability is a focal pilar of Arla’s corporate strategy, and as our Senior Sustainability Manager, you will play a central role in lifting the commercial sustainability agenda in Denmark to a more strategic level by commercializing our opportunities and efforts together with our Danish customers and key stakeholders.

You will report to the Managing Director of Arla Denmark, where you will play a sustainability business partner role, leading the sustainability agenda in Arla Denmark and bridging global ambitions with local plans. In this role, you will be driving our internal and external sustainability voice, involved in developing key commercial sustainability concepts and solutions, and you will secure commitment and deployment with your key stakeholders in the Danish market and with our customers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and drive the Arla Denmark Sustainability Plan
• Drive the FarmAhead customer sustainability programme and secure buy in and close collaboration with our Danish customers in Retail and Foodservice
• Identify and leverage best practices in commercializing sustainability in Denmark
• Be a leader and mentor to the Commercial Sustainability Manager in Arla Denmark
• Support internal stakeholders with sustainability initiatives
• Drive sustainability training and engagement in Arla Denmark
• Support the Managing Director of Arla Denmark regarding sustainability matters
• Promote Arla's reputation for sustainability externally
• Being an ambassador for sustainability in Arla Denmark and collaborate closely with the global sustainability team
• Represent Arla Denmark in relevant external forums
  

What will make you successful
You are passionate about commercializing sustainability and driven by results and ambition. Your strategic mindset and ability to demonstrate leadership and engage your stakeholders enable you to get all relevant players onboard. You are a brilliant project manager and change agent and know how to create commitment and followership across teams, stakeholders and senior leaders.

Furthermore:

• You bring some years of experience working with sustainability in the FMCG industry
• You are an experienced project manager
• You possess solid commercial acumen
• You like working in a matrix across markets and understand how to get the best out of it
• You may or may not have experience in a leadership role. If not, you are ready to take on this new and exciting challenge
• You have a relevant degree at Master’s level, e.g. within business
• You have an excellent command of PowerPoint and Excel
• You are fluent in Danish and English
  

What do we offer?
This position offers you an excellent opportunity to set your mark on our commercial sustainability agenda in Arla Denmark. You will get the opportunity to engage with key stakeholders across the business and get top management exposure.

We strive to foster a positive and collaborative culture that brings the best out in all our colleagues.

You will join a market leader committed to produce healthy and nutritious food through household-favourite brands in a way that create a better every day for our consumers, farmer owners, and the whole world – and this role offers you a unique opportunity for paving the way for a sustainable future of dairy.

How to join us
Seize this exciting opportunity and pave the way for a sustainable future in the dairy industry! We are reviewing applications ongoingly. For more information, please contact Managing Director of Arla Denmark, Henrik Lilballe Hansen, at +45 9131 2650.

Please note that that due to summer holidays, the recruitment process may take longer than usual. Therefore, please anticipate a delay in our response. Thank you for your patience and continued interest in our organization.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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