Packaging Sustainability Expert

Packaging Sustainability Expert at FrieslandCampina

Ready to turn your passion for sustainability into packaging solutions?

Are you passionate about sustainable innovations in packaging? Do you combine technical packaging expertise with a drive to make a real environmental impact? Are you strong in packaging data analyses? Join our team as a Packaging Sustainability Expert and help shape the future of our packaging portfolio.

As a Packaging Sustainability Expert, you will play a key role in driving our packaging sustainability strategy forward.

To do this, the starting point is to analyze our packaging portfolio data, assess environmental impacts (for instance on carbon footprint or designed for recycling) and translate these findings into actionable projects. Next to that, you will deep dive into the world of packaging recycling and its future materials, to be able to drive our strategy forward. For instance by exploring the packaging waste material streams and its technologies or finding out the details behind new potential materials.

We work on fact-based transformation with science, data and knowledge, which is translated into innovative actions and new business models.

What we ask

• Academic degree in a relevant technological education/background (environmental science, material science, industrial design or engineering).
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with environmental data, data management systems and related tools.
• Experience in packaging development and/or good knowledge of packaging technologies and materials.
• A minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience in the area of packaging sustainability.
• Continuous improvement and learning mindset - as the sustainability landscape in packaging evolves continuously.
• Good communication skills – able to explain complex sustainability topics clearly.
• A collaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional teams.

What we offer

• Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence.
• We offer great work life balance, and competitive salary & benefits package.
• Competitive pension scheme, holiday allowance of 8%, bonus scheme, flexible working hours and the ability to work from home.
• Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey.
• Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths.
• A friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners.
• Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world.
• Free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, and barista coffee to help you go through your working days with a lot of joy.

Vacancy description

You'll join our global R&D Packaging Team in Wageningen, where innovation meets purpose.

Being successful in this role means faster and better project execution by the teams, strengthening our packaging portfolio towards a sustainable future. Next to driving and building the data based knowledge on packaging sustainability, you will also execute packaging sustainability related projects.

In short, you will:

• Analyze packaging data to identify sustainability improvement opportunities and reporting it to the organization.
• Translate upcoming packaging legislation, provided by regulatory affairs, into clear implications for our packaging portfolio.
• Explore, build and deliver essential future packaging material expertise.
• Collaborate closely with external partners to ensure close connection from FrieslandCampina to developments in the market, enabling to define the best route towards the future.
• Deliver packaging sustainability related projects by leading or participating as the expert.

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

Our R&D Packaging Development team works together in an open and positive atmosphere, and we strive to maintain a good life/work balance. The Packaging department is an international community with 40+ colleagues from 12 different countries and we are based in Wageningen (the Netherlands), Singapore and multiple countries in Europe and Asia. Indeed, we see a mix of personalities and cultures as the perfect breeding ground for innovations. Our team members hold at least a Bachelor’s degree, gained experience with working in different cultures and are above average interested in technology. They cooperate to achieve our ambitious targets.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.