Manufacturing Sustainability Director

About the role

This role translates the global Supply Chain Sustainability strategy into impactful, manufacturing‑specific continuous‑improvement action plans and improvement projects. It plays a pivotal role in driving performance improvements across manufacturing sites worldwide and ensuring that operations deliver against ambitious long‑term sustainability targets - including SBT CO₂ net zero, responsible materials use, waste reduction, and water stewardship.

Responsibilities

• You bring an uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey, actively fostering a safe, healthy, and sustainable working environment for all.
• Lead and inspire the development and implementation of sustainability projects and initiatives across manufacturing sites globally.
• Contribute to disruptive innovation by scouting, exploring, and advancing emerging technologies within manufacturing sustainability.
• Define clear and pragmatic technical pathways to achieve environmental targets in production, aligned with the global Supply Chain Sustainability strategy.
• Support manufacturing sites in identifying performance gaps, assessing technical opportunities, and delivering structured improvement roadmaps.
• Identify, pilot, and deploy technologies that enhance energy and material efficiency, enable alternative energy sources, and accelerate waste and water reduction as well as circularity within manufacturing operations.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Technology Platform teams on equipment upgrades, sustainability‑related CAPEX projects, and other strategic initiatives.
• Enable and support the effective use of sustainability performance data from manufacturing sites to drive transparency, insight, and decision‑making.
• Work in close collaboration with site leaders, engineering, procurement, and maintenance teams to seamlessly integrate sustainability into day‑to‑day operations.
• Build strong partnerships with external experts, technology providers, and energy suppliers to accelerate innovation and progress.
• Lead and further develop the global Manufacturing Sustainability team.
• Strengthen capabilities across the manufacturing network through structured training, coaching, and change‑management support.
• Act as a visible role model and take clear accountability for performance and consequence management, as well as for coaching and education within the department.

Requirements

• A university degree in Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 10+ years of experience within global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sustainability, or Industrial Operations environments.
• 7+ years of proven leadership experience, including leading leaders and complex matrix organizations.
• A confident, collaborative, and inspiring leader with strong communication skills, stakeholder‑management capabilities, and a natural ability to work cross‑functionally.
• Advanced English proficiency, enabling effective collaboration in a truly global context.
• What We Can Offer You
• Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
• More About the Location
• The role can be based in multiple locations globally, with a preference for Europe to enable close collaboration with key manufacturing sites and stakeholders.
• Application End Date:
• 18 jun 2026
• Job Requisition ID:
• Essity261632

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