Global Sustainability Compliance Specialist

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the execution of Sonoco’s global sustainable packaging strategy and business unit-level regulatory needs
• Review global legal requirements, with a special focus on packaging design (PPWR), extended producer responsibility (EPR), reporting (CSRD), supply chains (EUDR, CSDDD) and external communication (EmpCo), and coordinate implementation in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Collect and analyze market and customer insights to collaborate with business units developing sustainable products which meet legal requirements, market expectation and corporate goals
• Handle customer requests and optimize documentation and feedback processes using modern IT tools
• Represent Sonoco in selected associations of the packaging industry; monitor of and contribute to the relevant focus areas
• Support with the organization of internal guidelines, webinars, trainings, newsletters
• Support trials and recyclability investigations on lab or industrial scale globally
• Support with the global coordination of SEDEX / SMETA activities in Sonoco
• Identify and implement continuous improvements

We'd Love To Hear From You If

• Willingness to travel (10%)
• BS or BA degree with a background of sustainability
• 2 to 4 years of experience with sustainability and/or regulatory compliance principles, preferably in the context of packaging
• Interest to identify and analyze information, including legislation and industry standards
• Ability to effectively communicate findings and key issues both internally and externally
• Aptitude to support the development of novel concepts and solutions
• Ability to build collaborative relationships globally
• Ability to effectively network internally to gain support in achieving objectives
• Ability to mediate between technical, commercial and sustainability requirements