Head of Sustainability - Americas

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

The leadership role entails defining and devising strategies to achieve our 2025 global sustainability goals within the region. It involves adapting the Brambles strategy into a localized Americas sustainability strategy, accelerating the implementation of regional strategic priorities using CHEP's unique ESG credentials. The position will focus on integrating sustainability into our value proposition for key stakeholders - employees, customers, and suppliers - and developing tools to foster progress toward a more collaborative and regenerative supply chain.

Scope: Americas Region - all countries within scope

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Implementing the Brambles Sustainability Regenerative strategy and ensuring accountability for 2025 sustainability targets across the AMERICAS region.
• Fully accountable for the successful implementation of sustainability programs in the region.
• Responsible for defining, developing, and implementing the Americas sustainability value proposition for three stakeholder groups: Customers, Employees, and Shareholders.
• Lead sustainability discussions with the CHEP Americas and Brambles Executive Leadership Teams (ELTs), including regular interactions with regional CEOs and their management teams to align sustainability with business strategies.
• Provide thought leadership on sustainability to senior leadership.
• Ensure sustainability aspects are integrated into the Transformation program.
• Lead relationships with Heads of Sustainability in customer organizations and industry bodies.
• Represent the Brambles Group in interactions with sustainability and industry external bodies.
• Lead and coordinate the Americas Sustainability teams.
• Oversee actions for successful inclusion in external indices: Ecovadis, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, MSCI, Barrons, etc.
• Ensure adoption and application of sustainability regulations and best practices for Brambles Group compliance.
• Define and lead internal and external sustainability communication actions in collaboration with the Brambles communication function.
• Responsible for all internal and external sustainability reporting.
• Identify and promote social initiatives for Brambles employees, aiming to utilize the three days of volunteer time allowance per employee.
• Ensure consistency between Brambles Strategy, Business Unit Strategy, and Sustainability Strategy.
• Lead the coordination and implementation of specific sustainability global initiatives across the whole Brambles organization. 

Measures

• Progress towards meeting Brambles' public targets.
• Increase in customer intimacy and partnership, specifically the percentage of successful tenders where sustainability is a customer criterion.
• Number of business development opportunities with new and existing customers aimed at defining innovative sustainability solutions.
• Successful cultural shift within the company towards integrating sustainability into all aspects, thereby increasing employee engagement.
• Successful senior-level relationships and interactions with Customers, Trade Bodies, and external organizations.
• Achievement of Brambles' public sustainability targets.
• Enhancement of the Brambles brand within the broader stakeholder community.
• Leadership position on Am