AdresJoin our world-class Sustainability team. At Philips, we seek to improve the lives of 2.5 billion people per year by 2030, while acting responsibly towards our planet and society.
Climate change is threatening the health and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Sustainable healthcare is all about delivering quality care to those who need it when they need it, while reducing environmental impact. At Philips, we continue to innovate and scale up our portfolio of energy-efficient, circular, digital and cloud-based solutions. In this way, we can help health systems address their most pressing challenges, including cost of care, staff shortages and growing health disparities, while at the same time reducing their environmental impact.
You will contribute to the realization of Philips’ ambitious ESG targets. Philips is a leader in delivering sustainable solutions, and design is a key driving force to keep improving our impact on the environment (climate change, pollution, resource scarcity, biodiversity). By 2025, we aim to have all our new product introductions designed according to our EcoDesign principles – focusing on energy efficiency, packaging, materials, and circularity.
We are looking for a Sustainability Director with a strong background in performance management and driving change in a business context strongly anchored towards customer needs. You have a strong affinity with circular economy and/or climate action and you navigate easily in the context of the high-tech medical industry. You connect easily with senior leaders and professionals. As a seasoned program manager, you monitor progress, steer and course-correct where necessary, and facilitate others in execution. You bring in external knowledge and trends. You are keen to step in and coordinate strategic projects in key impact areas, always with a focus on creating maximum impact. You will join the Circular Economy, EcoDesign, and Transformation team. As a key player in that team, you contribute to the common goals, ensure and drive alignment with the other team members, with the wider Sustainability group and with key stakeholders in our businesses.
Your role:
Managing the Philips EcoDesign program, with a dedicated team in our group, and a cross-functional group of colleagues in our innovation, design, and other relevant technical expertise groups.
Maintaining a close collaboration with adjacent programs in sustainability, like Climate Action, Circular Economy, Natural Capital, and Supplier Sustainability to keep focus and work together towards the most impactful innovations.
Setting up and maintain a rigorous performance management cycle for EcoDesign with the innovation and product management leads across all our business units, and support the same for our Circular Economy program.
Building a strong network of relevant leaders, ambassadors, and other key stakeholders within Philips, align priorities, and help them achieve their part of our common ambitions. This includes empowering them to drive the change themselves, via Communities of Practice.
Coordinating or leading 1-2 strategic projects in key impact areas that need support.
Teaming up with your direct colleagues to foster an exciting and inclusive work environment and help each other deliver our work with fun and passion to get the best out of ourselves.
You are part of
The Global Sustainability team that consists of over 30 professionals located in the Netherlands, China, and United States. You can become part of this world-class sustainability team where you can live your passion and put your skills to use. In this role, you will report to the Senior Director who is responsible for the Circular Economy, EcoDesign, and ESG Transformation programs and covers the Sustainability Business Partner Role to the Philips Connected Care businesses.
You're the right fit if you have the following skills and experience:
Proven excellent Program management and Change management skills,
Lean / Agile experience and strong focus on tangible impact,
Master’s Degree in relevant fields like Sustainable Design, Circular Economy, Environment,
5-10 years of experience in complex business context,
Able to dissect complex technical challenges into manageable problems, and inspire colleagues across the organization to collaborate towards impactful outcomes,
Pragmatic and focused on execution, with a flexible mindset and ability to work in dynamic environments where you need to ‘connect the dots’,
Strong interpersonal skills; natural connector and collaborator within the organization and across various stakeholder groups,
Excellent English verbal and written skills,
Self-starter with a keen eye and a curious mind.
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.
