Gerente de Sostenibilidad C&C

Tetra Pak • Panama City, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen. We empower you to reach your potential with opportunities to make an impact to be proud of – for food, people and the planet.

In this position, you will lead the implementation of Collection and Sorting strategy in the Dominican Republic Market. Areas of focus will be: developing collection and recycling programs for post-consumer carton packages, interacting with internal and external stakeholders on collection and recycling of beverage containers, develop frequently market competitiveness analysis of different packaging formats, visualize and mapping of the collection and sorting value chain of Dominican Republic, based on the new regulation of the circular economy law, propose action plans to deploy together with the corporate affairs teams to ensure packaging legislation has a level playing field for all packaging formats, calculate expected EPR fees for collection of different packaging formats, and helping Tetra Pak strengthen its credentials as a thought leader in collection and recycling knowledge.

The position could be based at our Tetra Pak Offices in Dominican Republic or Panamá City, with strong preference for Dominican Republic. Up to 50% of your time will be required to travel to collection and sorting plants, meeting with industry association and governmental meetings to discuss technical topics of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) concept. Tetra Pak is not sponsoring work visas or relocation for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Environmental Engineering or similar with a master’s degree or post graduate studies in collection and sorting of packaging waste
• Minimum 7-8 years’ experience in waste management sector, mainly in collection and sorting of beverage containers, experience interacting with municipalities and the solid waste industry
• Deep knowledge of solid waste management and EPR/Circular Economy regulations, especially in Dominican Republic
• Proven experience in collection and sorting projects (working directly at any material recovery facility (MRFs) or in a waste management company)
• Proven knowledge of EPR regulations by participating in material flow analysis, calculation of ecofees, etc.
• Proficient with MSOffice (MS Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint). You must prove outstanding power point presentations, including not only a great design for the slides but also present the information in a creative and easy to digest way. You can develop pivot tables in Excel to compile a lot of data and create interactive dashboards with a lot of information.
• You know and understand Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and can have technical discussions on the subject
• You have proven experience in conducting a change management in your previous role, introducing a new methodology, concept, mindset etc. to a team
• Able to connect potential packaging legislative impacts to business
• Highly proficient in English language skills both written and verbal
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure both independently as well as in cross functional teams
• Quality-focused

Nice To Haves

• MBA is highly recommended
• A passionate interest in collection and recycling of beverage packaging who wants to create the best system for Dominican Republic
• You have knowledge of PowerBI and can create some reports using it.

Responsibilities

• Develop self-sustainable collection and recycling programs for post-consumer carton packages via trade organizations or in partnership with Tetra Pak customers
• Develop frequently market competitiveness analysis of different packaging formats
• Lead and develop clear material flow costing in the recycling value chain together with competitive analysis of different packaging formats
• Visualize and mapping of the collection and sorting value chain
• Deploy action plans together with the corporate affairs teams to ensure packaging legislation has a level playing field for all packaging formats
• Initiate and own any recycling and/or collection investment projects. Define need and business case. Monitor project development, installation, commissioning, and performance and report results. Use project management methodologies to drive those projects
• Support our customers and engage them with the best method to comply with the Circular Economy Regulations
• Secure compliance with local collection/recycling regulation/targets as applicable. Work hand in hand with Corporate Affairs by providing technical knowledge on extended producer responsibility concept and ensuring that market-related recycling realities are applied to any proposed legislation
• Propose and lead the technical advocacy team required to ensure favorable legislation towards cartons, all aligned with Corporate Affairs team
• Secure reliable and timeline accounting and reporting of collection/recycling rates
• Lead a change management project to focus the extended team members in a new recently approved strategy that has a different mindset from the previous one
• Engage in thought leadership forums, trade shows, webinars, and other activities to confidently promote Tetra Pak’s holistic sustainability story with emphasis on EPR knowledge
• Streamline information of collection and recycling into a data repository
• Prepare and lead internal and external audits to recycling reporting data
• Prepare monthly updates of collection and recycling strategy to internal stakeholders

Benefits

• A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
• A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
• An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
• Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior