Assistant Vice President, Sustainability
L'Oréal
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop SalonCentric's Sustainability strategic frame and drive the implementation of our strategy, with a focus on Field & Retail, including:
- Identifying the key priorities, the goals and milestones, topic leaders, project teams, and resources needed to implement and execute roadmap.
- Engaging key stakeholders to drive actions consistent with our values and commitments to enhance sustainability positioning in the US by leveraging and amplifying brand causes and external NGO partnerships.
- Project manage the execution of the roadmap to achieve the key performance indicators for all teams. Day-to-day management of internal employee sustainability champions, teams, and projects.
- Build & enhance the conditions to accelerate L4TF success:
- Drive accountability, efficiency, best practice sharing and impact.
- Educate and empower employees to make individual sustainable and responsible decisions.
- Drive employee engagement: excite, inspire, and incentivize to drive green culture within the division.
- Work with Public Affairs, Media Engagement, Communications and Employee Engagement teams to ensure all local stakeholders are engaged on this topic.
- Partner with our third-party vendors in support of our Net Zero strategy
- Reduce our operational footprint: in stores and throughout our value chain
- Renewable energy goals (energy footprint for stores, rollout of EMS or energy use software, support for Net Zero strategy, etc.)
- Waste management and recycling strategy
- Sustainable store design, following LEED and WELL frameworks…amongst others
- Influence the professional industry by promoting sustainable consumption and facilitating the salon transformation
- Lead the rollout of our external sustainability programs for our key stakeholders (Hairstylists for the Future)
- Lead collection and management of sustainability data (mainly for waste and energy)
- Partner with key internal stakeholders (Omnichannel, Store Operations, Visual Merchandising, Events, Social Media, etc. teams) to bring the sustainability initiatives to life
- Reporting and share-out of sustainability progress and updates to key stakeholders
- Consolidates the results (updates the L4TF scorecard) to monitor the collective progress.
- Animates the key L4TF meetings to review progress and owns the agenda (either specific L4TF meetings or integrated in existing key business meetings).
- Connects the team with the sustainability experts (country Corporate Sustainability Leader & global Division Sustainability Leader).
- Presents the roadmap progress during key strategic meetings. Shares L4TF updates in local townhalls, and coordinates employee engagement with support of key functional teams.
- Provide ad-hoc research, data collection, meeting support and analysis drafting as needed.
- +6 years of relevant or related experience
- Bachelor's degree
- The ideal candidate will have sustainability knowledge or experience working in teams with exposure to sustainability initiatives
- The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Field and Retail standard operational procedures, facilities management, and customer engagement strategies
- Master's or bachelor's degree in sustainability, environmental sciences, or sustainable development is a plus
- Proven ability to collaborate with an array of different teams and successful stakeholder engagement
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills
- Highly organized, rigorous person
- Ability to work independently, be proactive, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced and results-driven environment
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong demonstration of data management and analytical skills
- Creative problem-solver
- Fast learner. Interest and curiosity for technical topics around sustainability (such as life cycle analysis, renewable energy initiatives, sustainable furnishings and materials, sustainable packaging design)
- Passionate about driving real change and addressing the complex sustainability challenges we face
- Knowledge of the professional hair industry is a plus
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office, including and especially Excel