Sustainability Excellence Specialist

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Sustainability Excellence Specialist - Your future role?

As the Sustainability Excellence Specialist, you will support the digital transformation of the sustainability team and actively contributes to the design, deployment and continuous improvement of sustainability digital solutions, processes and tools across Givaudan.

You will be based in Budapest, Hungary (hybrid role, up to 4 days HO/week) and will report directly to the Senior Sustainability Excellence Manager.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Deliver Sustainability Digital Solutions

• Design, test, and deploy sustainability solutions (processes, tools, metrics and documentation) in line with Givaudan's Sustainability and Procurement strategies

• Define testing scenarios and independently test sustainability solutions, including deep-dive on non-conformance

• Become the expert of the implemented solutions, be the first point of contact for trouble shooting and support the functional experts

• Develop and maintain documentation related to Sustainability digital solutions. Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs) and stakeholders across functions to identify and implement process enhancements ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and compliance

• Train and guide functional teams on sustainability tools, processes and best practices

• Support continuous improvement initiatives and ensure lessons learned are captured and shared

Project & Process Excellence

• Act as a project manager on specific projects in scope of Sustainability Excellence

• Coordinate cross-functional project teams to ensure alignment, milestone achievement and successful delivery

• Engage with IT and other business functions to bridge functional needs and digital solution design, supporting the transition to more automated, data-driven reporting and monitoring

• Monitor and report progress of projects in scope of Sustainability Excellence, ensuring timely issue escalation and action follow-up

Data, Reporting & Analytics

• Collect, consolidate, and validate sustainability-related data across sources and systems to maintain integrity and completeness

• Execute ad hoc analyses supporting decision-making, business cases, and measurement of sustainability initiatives impact

• Collaborate with project teams and business stakeholders to define relevant metrics, explain findings, and recommend actionable insights

Training, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop and deliver training materials, learning sessions and documentation to build awareness and competencies on sustainability processes and digital tools

• Act as a key enabler of change management, promoting sustainability solution best practices, harmonized data usage and continuous capability building

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to enhance process efficiency, standardization and automation across sustainability activities

• Benchmark against leading practices, digital innovations and evolving external frameworks to recommend optimizations

• Partner with Procurement, Sustainability and other corporate functions (EHS, Regulatory, Finance, etc.) to ensure consistent implementation of Sustainability processes across the relevant departments

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree preferable in business administration

• Fluency in English

• Minimum 3 years' experience in project management and business analyst role in business administration

• Sustainability experience is beneficial

• Understanding of sustainability and procurement processes

• Understanding of end-to-end corporate processes is beneficial

• Strong analytical skills and good data visualization skills

• SAP experience is a plus

• SAP BI experience is a plus

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Good Process Management & Process Analysis

• Ability to interact at multiple levels

Our benefits:

• Flexible Working Arrangements (Work from home (3-4) days per week)

• Private Health Insurance

• Monthly cafeteria plan

• Travel reimbursement when commuting from out of Budapest urban area

• Access to exclusive perfumes and other employee discounts

• Recognition and referral programs

• Career development opportunities in our multinational environment

• Team buildings and company events

• Learning programs to develop your soft and hard skills

• Free coffee and tea in our equipped kitchen

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.