Join us in our decade of action! Sustainability is instrumental for the success of Duni Group and we are happy to offer a position that will be central in strengthening us as a trusted sustainability leader. We are on the lookout for you who as our Sustainability Manager Circularity & External Affairs want to make a difference. This is a temporary (1-year) position during a maternity leave period.

The role

As a Sustainability Manager, you are part of our central sustainability team supporting colleagues and customers with deep knowledge and understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead of us.
In this role, you are responsible to ensure that Duni Group has an updated and informed understanding around circularity and sustainability regulation, how it impacts the organisation, our business and our portfolio, and how we position ourselves with well-founded claims towards key stakeholders. It includes responsibility to lead & coordinate our Circularity efforts in developing solutions that allows Duni Group to become Circular at Scale, support the organisation with responses to customer requirements and external sustainability claims. Ultimately, the role should help make Duni Group a trusted sustainability leader in our industry.
Your responsibilities include:

• Maintain expertise in circularity and circular economy and be the external spokesperson on this topic
• Monitor and understand key EU and national regulation related to packaging, materials and end-of-life and propose relevant positions for Duni Group and our portfolio of products
• Coordinate Duni Group’s efforts in circularity cross-functionally and ensure that results are in line with the agreed strategy
• Facilitate and coordinate a group of experts in the market organisation to ensure local understanding of and adaption to regulations affecting our portfolio
• Support the organisation with relevant circularity tools and information to ensure a competitive and relevant circularity position and sustainability claims, enabling Duni Group to capture the value from sustainability improvements
• Translate regulatory understanding into support for central and regional marketing with input to product claims and communication to ensure market relevance and correctness

Who are you?

We believe you have extensive professional experience and knowledge related to sustainability, regulation, and circularity in an international environment You have a university degree in a sustainability area, e.g. Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or a relevant academic area with a clear sustainability focus, e.g. Public Policy, Communications, Marketing. Since you will be working in an international environment you have excellent written and spoken English, and proficiency in Swedish and/or German is considered as a merit.

• You have a deep and fundamental understanding of sustainability as a topic, also understanding end-of-life and circular economy perspectives for packaging and materials
  
• You have experience in analyzing regulatory processes and documentation for developing sustainability positioning for companies and products
  
• Experience from change management and stakeholder management
  

To excel in this role, we think that you are a result oriented and socially competent problem solver who is both communicative and assertive. As a person you take initiative and are accountable for own and others’ commitments while maintaining a high level of integrity. You enjoy being part of a group and believe in finding solutions together in a cross functional and informal reality and want to contribute to the team mindset. You enjoy seeing progress from your work but also having a laugh with your colleagues every now and then.

Why Duni Group?

We offer you the opportunity to work in an international company where sustainability is high on the agenda. You get to work together with passionate colleagues and through our commitment, we help each other reach our goals. We believe in your infinite potential and ability to develop. Through your curiosity and courage you will get the opportunity to make a difference.

Further information and application

We would love to know more about you and your motivation for this job! The role is based at our headquarters in Malmö, with hybrid work partially available.
To apply, use the application form below. We do not accept applications through email with regards to GDPR. Please send us your application, CV and cover letter, in English by September 20, 2024.
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact hiring manager Erik Lindroth at erik.lindroth@duni.com.
Please note that we will be working with a continuous selection process, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates. So, don’t delay, please send us your application today.
Start: As soon as possible, with regards to your notice period.

About Duni Group

Duni Group is a market leader in sustainable dining and food packaging solutions for the restaurant market. The Group markets and sells its products under primarily the brands Duni, Bio Pak and Paper+Design, which are represented in more than 40 markets. Duni Group has around 2,400 employees in 22 countries, its headquarters in Malmö and production units in Sweden, Germany, Poland and Thailand. Duni Group is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm under the ticker “DUNI”.
If you have not already gotten a good feeling for who we are, go to our website www.dunigroup.com. Here you can read more about who we are and what we are passionate about. Hopefully you want to be part of our team!

Duni Group is a Career Company

Duni Group has been recognized as one of Sweden’s top 100 employers for the fourth year in a row. The recognition comes from Karriärföretagen (Career Company), an organization that has been presenting Sweden’s most attractive employers since 2011. Companies go through a selection process by an expert panel and a qualified jury to be named a Career Company by Karriärföretagen.
Duni Group has been recognized for creating a joyful and passionate workplace, offering our employees opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We've also been acknowledged for our strong focus on innovation and sustainability.