Sustainability Advisor

**Job no**: 493986

**Work type**: Full Time

**Location**: Dandenong South

**Categories**: Safety & Environment
- **Be the APAC advisor on updates regarding circular economy, waste and packaging**:

- **Great exposure on a local and global scale within all BUs at Bunzl**:

- **Work hybrid (3 days office + 2 from home)**

**WHY BUNZL?**

As one of the world’s largest providers of distribution and outsourcing services across the Facilities Management, Food Processing, Industrial Safety, Hospitality and Specialist Healthcare sectors, the opportunities we provide our global team of some 21,000 talented people is endless. Ours is a culture of bringing out the best in people. And we do this with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a firm commitment to training and development, and dedicated leaders who believe that every day is a new day to see new opportunities.

**YOUR ROLE**

As Bunzl’s Sustainability Advisor, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference. You will play a crucial part in the delivery of our global sustainability strategy throughout Australia and New Zealand. Working across all our material sustainability issues, the role is broad but has a big focus on the circular economy.

You will collaborate with various departments and stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulations and improve environmental performance with particular emphasis on packaging sustainability, product stewardship and waste.

Key responsibilities
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in the sustainability field, particularly relating to the circular economy, waste, and sustainable packaging.
- Provide technical sustainability support to our sales team, assisting with customer queries during tenders or in day-to-day communication.
- Work closely with sourcing teams to identify and review sustainable product and packaging formats in alignment with regulations.
- Collaborate with all stakeholders to meet APCO (Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) requirements.
- Support our operations teams to reduce on-site waste to landfill through technical advice, awareness raising and training.
- Develop partnerships with key suppliers, customers and the waste industry to progress product stewardship scheme advice and opportunity.
- Prepare content for external sustainability communications, including Sustainability Strategy, Fact Sheets, case studies, and websites.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Science, Environment, Sustainability, and/or Communications-related discipline.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate quantitative data into qualitative messages.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of sustainability trends and issues.
- Initiative: Be proactive in monitoring and managing your own time, displaying self-reliance.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and present information clearly.

**BENEFITS**

Bunzl offers a broad and flexible range of benefits to our team including profit share scheme for eligible employees, exclusive motor vehicle and health insurance products, travel and accommodation discounts, study assistance, many wellbeing and community programs and access to discounted Bunzl products.

**WE BELIEVE**

With an entrepreneurial spirit providing endless opportunities, we believe that together we can achieve anything. We believe that through diversity we build strength and stability, and that the safety and security of our employees is not negotiable. Through innovation we find solutions, with an entrepreneurial spirit providing endless opportunities, and we believe that together we can achieve anything. Investing in our local communities is the right thing to do, and here in APAC that investment is creating a sustainable environment for us and those who follow.

**WE WELCOME ALL**

At Bunzl we believe that through diversity we build strength and support the principle of equality and diversity in employment. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We believe that it is in the company’s best interests and those of all who work in it, to ensure that the human resources, talents and skills available throughout the community are considered when employment opportunities arise. If you have a disability or special need that requires support or adjustments to working or interview arrangements, please let us know.

**APPLY**

At Bunzl, we believe that when you join our team, your potential is endless. Because at BunzlWe believe in you If you like the sound of this, then we definitely want you on our team.
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