About the job

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.
At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.
Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.

Our Team:

Our team is in charge of the deployment of HSE programs across the organization, from development centers to internal/external manufacturing sites and commercial operations.

We are united by one passion and purpose : caring about our people and the planet and contributing to the Opella sustainability strategy.

Main responsibilities:

Job purpose

Opella has developed its sustainability strategy called the “Sustainable Care Pledge”. The “Healthy Planet” pillar is designed to evaluate and limit direct and indirect impacts of our operations on the environment throughout the lifecycle of our products. From the raw materials we use in our products to their potential end-of-life impact on human health and the environment, including the impact of manufacturing & supply operations, we strive to reduce the potentially negative effects of our activities on climate change, water, waste and biodiversity.

The Opella – Head of Environment, M&S will be responsible to design and roll-out the environmental strategy in all manufacturing & supply operations, including internal manufacturing sites, distribution & transportation and external manufacturing operations (CMO).

He/she will also contribute with other functions to several environmental projects led by the Sustainability team, such as product ecodesign, Scope 3 reduction, and biodiversity in the value chain.

The role reports solid line to the Opella Head of HSE and will be part of the Opella HSE leadership team. The Opella M&S – Head of Environment will provide environmental expertise to the Opella HSE regional heads to ensure the execution of the strategy in the regions/sites and the implementations of performance improvement projects.

Key results / accountabilities

Design & drive the Opella environmental roadmap in the manufacturing & supply organization.

Deploy global programs on water management, wastewater (Pharmaceuticals in the Environment), waste, air emissions, biodiversity, soil & groundwater contamination, ISO14001 certification…

Contribute to the energy & CO2 reduction program (Scope 1&2) led by the engineering teams.

Provide technical expertise & operational support to

• Internal manufacturing  sites on all environmental topics. Facilitate contacts with the relevant internal/external experts.

• External manufacturing sites (CMO) on environmental performance improvement programs

• Distribution & transportation operations

Actively contribute to one or several workstreams of the global Sustainability agenda, including certification according to external certification schemes (eg product ecolabels, BCorp).

Consolidate results in terms of environmental performance on leading and lagging KPIs using the company reporting tools. Measure and monitor progress against strategies, objectives and performance targets. Consolidate data and prepare high-level summaries for senior management information and awareness.

Facilitate contacts with the relevant external experts and participate in industry working groups (including advocacy) and external benchmark activities.

Actively contribute to the Opella Global HSE Leadership team activities.

Demonstrates Challenger mindset behaviors : All in together, Courageous, Radically simple, Outcome obsessed.

Working relationships

• HSE teams (global, sites)

• Manufacturing & Supply sites (internal & external), development centers, distribution centers

• Global M&S functions : quality, manufacturing excellence, supply chain, engineering / maintenance / energy, Product Portfolio Management

• Sustainability team

• Procurement

• Growth Hub

• Science Hub

About you

Experience:

• Experience in designing, driving and implementing environmental programs in a multi-site international environment in a Corporate role in a manufacturing industry, including experience in a site operational role

• Technical expertise in several environmental domains such as energy/CO2 reduction, water/wastewater management, waste management, biodiversity, ecodesign (LCA tools, PEFCR, ISO standards, eco-packaging)

• Strong business acumen & understanding to interact with commercial teams and make the connection between business strategy and technical environmental programs

• Able to evolve in a multi-cultural and international environment

• Comfortable to work and cooperate in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders, different mindsets and ways of working

Soft & technical skills:

• Strong business acumen & understanding to interact with various teams

• Able to evolve in a multi-cultural and international environment, interacting with different sites & organizations

• Leadership skills to interact with business leaders of the organization and recognized capacity to serve as a leader among peers. Be a change agent and skillful influencer.

• Knowledge of Environmental regulations for the main geographies (EU, US).

• The role will imply limited trips to the manufacturing sites to support operational deployment of all the programs.

Education:

• Engineer or Environmental engineering Master's degree with 10-15 years of experience

Languages:

• Fluent spoken and written English as primary language

• French (not a must)

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
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