Global Environmental Sustainability Manager, Manufacturing & Logistics

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

General Description of the Role - Mission/Objectives

The Global Environmental Sustainability Manager, Manufacturing &  Logistics will plan, lead and coordinate the global Sustainability Strategy implementation for Manufacturing & Engineering, Logistics, & Energy sourcing aimed at achieving the sustainability targets on Scope 1&2 emissions, ensuring stewardship in water, waste, wastewater, and improving the environmental performance in manufacturing perimeter of Campari Group.

The role works and collaborates with global, regional and site-level functions (Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Excellence, Corporate Sustainability, Customer Service & Logistics, Procurement) to deliver the objectives of the strategy and specific targets and ambitions.

In addition, this role will be supporting other global topics that are under development in Environmental Sustainability.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Lead Scope 1&2 workstream on sustainable manufacturing and engineering to deliver mid-term emission reduction targets (annual, towards 2030, 2034), and more specifically:

• Define and animate the decarbonization action plans for main sites (Tier 1) and global perimeter (animation of Tier 2 sites), including people (skills), process (routines, accountability) and technology (solutions) dimensions
• Influence peers in operations, maintenance, engineering to embed sustainability dimension in production management, involving energy procurement and engineering for process-integrated and utility-supply technologies, and general loss reduction and resource conversation practices
• Generate and use data insights from Scope 1+2 carbon footprint and analyses
• Lead performance management of sites and global level KPIs and targets
• Provide data and qualitative information to company’s external disclosures (CDP, CSRD) and specifically when requested

• Lead environmental initiatives and delivery of objectives in other environmental topics in Manufacturing & Engineering, including:
  • Mitigation action in water stressed locations
  • Continually improving waste management practices
  • Ensure safe disposal/recovery of major industry’s wastewater and by-products
  • Ensure reporting and farming practices improvements in owned farming perimeter (mainly vineyards, Jamaica)
• Administer and act as Principal User/Validator of environmental data for Manufacturing perimeter in an in-house data platform, ensuring compliance to reporting standard and conformity in external assurance (CDP, CSRD).
• Animate the transition of logistics activities towards lower emissions, including CO2 dimension of optimization actions (network, fill rate), influencing the structure of modes of transport, adoption of low-emission solutions (also through supplier engagement)  
• Explore with Engineering and Procurement non-capex solutions for energy transition, utility-as-a-service models to decarbonize manufacturing sites and improve performance of utilities
• Continually improve the energy mix of direct operations and procurement, by improving low-emission energy sourcing standards, ensuring compliance with Scope 1 and 2 market-based instruments required by emission accounting standards and EU regulations (CSRD).

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of managerial experience in supply chain sustainability, with focus on manufacturing or direct operations, renewable energy  
• University degree or equivalent with an educational focus in Sustainability (also post-graduate is acceptable, technical degree preferable)
• Experience with environmental issues in food and beverage manufacturing, familiarity with the GHG Protocol, CDP reporting, CSRD ESRS reporting frameworks, Science Based Targets initiative, environmental data and monitoring systems
• Project/program management experience
• Experience in effective communication and cross-functional team-building skills

Skills:

• Ability to build relationships outside his/her sphere of influence to get things done, operates effectively in matrix relationships across organizational boundaries
• Organization builder with ability to develop and grow a diverse and high-performance organization.

• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Ability to travel regularly internationally, with focus on Americas and Italy
• Ability to regularly engage and track actions with stakeholders
• Ability to routinely follow policies and procedures related to environmental data and reporting disclosures
• Ability to work extended time with data and software data systems

The indicative annual gross salary (base salary) for this position ranges within €70,000 - €80,000, depending on the candidate's experience, skills, and overall profile.

The role is classified in accordance with the CCNL Alimentare Industria.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well-being, empowerment, and engagement.  Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection.

Note to applicants:

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