Baxter is looking to advance its commitment to the delivery of Sustainable Healthcare by setting strategy and processes for global product stewardship and sustainability.
Requirements
- Experience managing/driving environmental programs in support of sustainability goals
- Understanding of core sustainability business practices, including but not limited to carbon and energy management, circular economy, product eco-design, sustainable supply chain practices, diversity and inclusion, and community relations
- Green or Black Belt certification preferred
- Demonstrated program and project leadership skills to successfully achieve sustainability goals in a global company context including broad familiarity with Sustainability concepts
- Possess a working knowledge of related disciplines/other functions including R&D, legal, compliance, finance, manufacturing and supply chain
Responsibilities
- Global customer engagement connecting Baxter’s Sustainability strategy with customer needs, including the development of industry leading sustainability product and service portfolio, a portfolio of low carbon products, digital solutions, and circular programs to reduce embodied and operational carbon.
- Leadership of the Baxter Product Stewardship and Sustainability vision, strategy, setting of near and long-term commitments, and execution of annual targets.
- Leadership of life cycle analysis (LCA) program to identify opportunities for carbon and waste reduction and build sustainability and product stewardship principles from product development to product use.
- Responsible for environmental and social regulatory programs including monitoring for and internal communication of the current state of global regulatory schemes and implementing programs to prepare for and implement compliance, including conflict minerals, chemical compliance, material compliance, and human rights.
- Serve as a key leader on Baxter’s Sustainability Leadership Team, responsible for the successful execution against annual sustainability targets and developing the path to achieving five- and 10-year commitments.
- Chair of our Product Stewardship Council and key liaison to Baxter’s cross-functional Sustainability Steering Committee, comprised of global senior leaders across the business.
- Cultivate relationships across the enterprise, including procurement, segment business teams, EHS, operations, communications, finance, legal, and marketing; and through external engagement to ensure delivery of Sustainable Healthcare products and technologies to our customers and the industry.
Other
- 10-15 years professional experience with a minimum of 7 years of leadership experience; preference of experience leading and managing a sustainability function
- Strong relationship building acumen; ability to understand, articulate and engage on multiple priorities at all levels across a large global/regional organization, and ability to build and maintain relationships with a diversity of external stakeholders
- Comfort in leading in a matrix environment and possessing the skill to address and influence a range of functions and diverse businesses and interact with individuals at all levels within the organization
- Excellent leadership, management, organizational, time and project management skills; strong analytical and problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to drive change and achieve results
- Strong business acumen
