Social Sustainability Specialist

About us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Your role

As Sustainability Specialist (m/f/d) you will be part of our Sustainability Team within our Scent & Care Business Unit. You will be our expert for human rights and develop a risk assessment dashboard for Fragrances, validate external risks and develop mitigation plans. This role is central to serve several key stakeholders across the organization. Our Sustainability Team consists of 9 colleagues working from all around the world. This position is a full-time employement to be located in our Global Headquater in Holzminden, Germany.

HUMAN RIGHTS RISK ASSESSMENT & RISK MANAGEMENT:  Develop a Human Rights program for Fragrances to support customer requirements. CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS LEAD:  Develop multistakeholder partnership projects with customers and NGOs under our ‘Bridging the Gap’ Programme DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT:  Support Customer team in collecting and analysing data and responding to customer queries. CUSTOMER STEWARDSHIP:  Develop and present customer projects & roadmaps on sustainable sourcing of ingredients and human rights.

About you

You sucessfully completed your Masters in International Development, Agriculture Engineering, Sustainability or similar. You have 5 years of experience in a sustainability role or a related position. You are experienced in Human Rights in the context of smallholder supply chains, as well as Biodiversity protection, including deforestation. You have good analytical skills, as data collection, analysis and management. You have good communication and interpersonal skills, that are a real asset in your way to collaborate and engage others. You're familiar with global and regional market trends. You have a strategic mindset to provide valuable input in human rights & risk assessment methodologies. You're a fluent business English speaker and have a good command in a second major language such as Spanish, German or French.

Our offer

Open and respectful corporate culture with flat hierarchies and the possibility to work on innovative projects in a team-oriented and international work environment Flexible work arrangements, associated day-care facilities for children and further offers to support work-life-balance Individual training and international career opportunities Attractive compensation package and profit sharing, 30 vacation days per year, holiday pay and Christmas bonus for tariff employees Company pension scheme, lifetime working time accounts, canteen as well as other social and complementary benefits

Join us today

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

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