Global EHS Manager- Environment

WELCOME TO PERFETTI

Join Perfetti Van Melle as a Global EHS Manager on Environment and play a key role in enhancing our EHS capabilities worldwide!

Perfetti van Melle is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. We create imaginative products and brands that are enjoyed in over 150 countries, such as Mentos, Fruittella and Chupa Chups.

WHAT YOU WILL DO?

As a Global EHS Manager on Environment you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing global environmental programs, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and company standards. This role involves collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to promote sustainable practices, reduce the organization’s environmental footprint, and foster corporate responsibility globally. The role is also responsible for assisting with informed decision making into strategic and environmental operational risk exposures, while focusing on embedding risk assessment processes within the day-to-day business operations.

This results in the following tasks for you:

Environmental Management System Development

• Develop and execute a global strategy and environmental management system (EMS) aligned with corporate goals.
• Collaborate with operational leadership to identify global environmental priorities and goals, then identify the optimal KPIs to measure progress to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and internal requirements of the Environmental Management System.

Environmental Management System Implementation

• Create a database of compliance tasks to implement the requirements to be incorporated by each site into their EHS Mgmt system with assigned an owner, frequency, and guidelines
• Conduct analysis of reported environmental data to identify trends and develop proactive corrective and preventive actions.

Personnel Training & Coaching

• Develop material and train EHS front lines on Environmental Management System procedures, compliance tasks and compliance assurance processes
• Providing technical support and guidance to operational and EHS leaders following environmental release/spill incidents: clean-up and remediation, investigation and root cause analysis, regulatory and internal reporting.
• Coordinate best practice sharing activities
• Contribute to EHS operating reviews content related to the implementation of the Environmental Management System at the site level and the assessment of progress towards compliance
• Deliver technical support to sites, acting as subject matter expert to support and guide site EHS managers on a variety of Environmental matters and risks.

Environmental Management System Compliance Assurance

• Conduct cross-site audits and provide detailed reports on findings and necessary actions and follow up to closure.
• Ensure compliance with related regulatory reporting requirements including CSRD

Does this sounds as a role for you? Read on..

OUR PERFECT CANDIDATE

It will be great if you bring the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
• Certified Health and Safety Professional
• Have domain expertise in EHS topics
• Have deep knowledge of environmental laws and regulations applicable to the industry including CSRD reporting requirements
• Significant experience and demonstrated achievements with EHS programs development and implementation, industry standards, and regulatory requirements at international scale.
• Confidently able to facilitate and deliver training and or presentations to a diverse audience, managing the whole training program.
• Minimum of 10 years of related EHS experience
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

Are you ready to unwrap your potential? And are you the personality that has a passion in EHS excellence and compliance? and who on top of that:

• Has high adaptability and agility in managing change
• Take ownership and work independently with minor supervision.
• Has strong decision-making capabilities and has demonstrated experience prioritizing conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment;
• Is a team player with strong interpersonal skills, willing to work closely with global / sites EHS leaders.
• Is a self-starter, proactive and capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously including other EHS topics.
• Comes up with useful ideas that are new, better, or unique. Introduces new ways of looking at problems.
• Is persistent in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. Has a track record of exceeding goals successfully. Pushes self and helps others achieve results
• Requires strong interpersonal and oral/written English skills.
• Must be able to develop cooperative and positive work relationships with all the stakeholders.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

• A role for 40 hours per week in an international & dynamic environment
• A good salary and a bonus scheme
• 30 holidays annually
• Opportunity to work 50% hybrid
• A Pension Scheme with the “Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Zoetwarenindustrie’’
• Company lunch every other week
• "Bedrijfsfitness", possibility to sport with a discount
• Access to Empowr online and offline support for employees
• Our office location is in Schiphol Oost (wider Amsterdam area)