Sustainability Consultant - Project Manager Cosmetics Personal Care
Quantis, France
Job Description
As a Sustainability Consultant - Project Manager Cosmetics amp; Personal Care at Quantis, you’re motivated to put your project management skills to work towards our mission of building a sustainable future. You will lead the delivery of sustainability projects and develop client relationships in the Cosmetics amp; Personal Care sector.
Why you’ll love Quantis
Quantis is a leading sustainability consultancy pioneering approaches to solve critical environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, our dynamic and visionary team has partnered with organizations across the globe to transform their industries and pave the way for a planetary economy that aligns business with nature. We strive to be agents of change, helping companies transform from business as usual to business at its best.
We believe that sustainable transformation is possible and within our power. We’re contributing to this transformation by combining the latest science with strategic business insights. Our advice enables global leaders in our focus sectors to understand how to reduce their environmental impacts, implement the changes and operate within planetary boundaries.
Motivated by this common purpose, our 250+ talented professionals cultivate a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative. We are impact-oriented. We are science-based. We are Quantis.
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Does this describe you and your next role?
Project Management
- For 3+ years, you’ve been developing project management skills through the management of sustainability projects, and aim at excelling in this function.
- You have proven capacity to organize and motivate a project team, deliver progress and achieve goals. Your organizational skills (time management, scheduling) are top-notch.
- You have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as project leadership and approaches and best practices
- You have an understanding of technical sustainability approaches (LCA/Product footprinting, corporate footprinting...) and/or strategic capabilities (materiality assessment, sustainability strategy development...)
- Specific knowledge and experience with sustainability issues in the Cosmetics and Personal Care sector is helpful
- You’re able to guide a project team to work independently, and on schedule, while maintaining high quality and a highly positive team energy and spirit. You are strong in peer leadership and able to empower teams without direct authority.
- You communicate effectively and efficiently in fluent English verbally and in writing. French language skills would be a big plus.
- You have strong strategic and critical thinking skills.
- You feel at ease in agile, fluid organizations and are looking to contribute to the development of services in this type of structure. You’re a collaborative team player and will feel at home in a positive, supportive and dynamic work environment.
Sustainability
- You’re a motivated sustainability professional with a minimum of 1+ year of experience in the field, looking for a big opportunity to work with top sustainability leaders and experts.
- You have experience in sustainability, consulting or otherwise, showing understanding of sustainability topics, services, and client needs relevant to Quantis.
- Ideally: you have practical experience with technical sustainability approaches (LCA/product footprinting, corporate footprinting...)
- You are strongly willing to contribute to our client’s sustainability journeys.
As a Sustainability Consultant - Project Manager in Cosmetics amp; Personal Care, here’s a preview of what type of work your days will include:
Client-facing project management, based on pre-agreed proposals, your role is to lead the execution of the project until its completion, including:
- Definition and respect of project’s scope
- Project Planning
- Workplan and workload distribution, tasks prioritization
- Project meetings animation
- Project budget amp; timeline monitoring
- Team support and coordination, active participation in project deliverables development to build the appropriate approach and results
- Communication with client
- Quality check of deliverables
- Lead client interactions, such as project meetings/calls, steering committee meetings
- Accompany the business development effort and key account management to trigger news opportunities