Eco-innovation Manager

Définition de poste

In line with the Group’s CSR priorities, the Sustainable Business Development team helps Saint-Gobain and its businesses to capture the full potential of sustainability as a major growth and differentiation driver, both at global and local levels.

Within the Sustainable Business Development team, the Product stewardship team helps the Saint-Gobain businesses to improve the sustainability performance of their products and to deliver robust and transparent information regarding their environmental and health impacts.

In this team, the Eco-innovation Manager :

• Manages a program aiming to mainstream sustainability in innovation,
• Supports the deployment of Life Cycle Assessment within the Group.

MISSIONS :

Sustainability in innovation (Eco-innovation) :

• Help to develop the culture and practices to foster sustainability in innovation.
• Work on trainings, tools and procedures to mainstream sustainability in the innovation process and supports change by convincing and embarking the innovation teams.
• Take part in eco-innovation projects in collaboration with Marketing, R&D and Purchasing teams.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) : In collaboration with the other members of the Product stewardship team,

• Support the deployment of the LCA capability within the Group, especially within the R&D centers.
• Train and support the LCA practitioners in the Group and share good practices.
• Perform LCA of Saint-Gobain products in order to support eco-innovation projects or to develop Environmental Product Declarations (EPD).

Together with the other members of the Sustainable Business Development team, you will also :

• Provide support to Countries and Business Units to answer questions related to sustainability,
• Contribute to share knowledge on sustainability in Saint-Gobain.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Master's degree level of education (from an engineering school or an equivalent)
• 10 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years in sustainability topics (preferably in the construction sector or in a consulting firm)
• R&D experience would be a plus
• Fluent in French and English

Hard skills :

• Advanced practice of Life Cycle Assessment required (preferably with experience in Environmental Product Declarations of construction products)
• Strong knowledge in innovation methods and tools

Soft skills :

• Strong interest for sustainability topics
• Strong interest for innovation culture and change management
• Communication & pedagogical skills
• Enthusiastic & dynamic
• Organizational skills
• Result and customer-oriented

OTHER INFORMATION :

• Long-term contract to be filled as soon as possible
• Position based in Paris-La Défense
Il y a plus de 30 jours