PPWR Compliance & Packaging Sustainability Lead

Sumitomo Electric USA; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (Europe) Ltd is seeking a Sustainability Engineer – Packaging, Waste and Circularity to lead the EU PPWR program across business units. You will coordinate regulatory compliance, develop implementation roadmaps and ensure timely reporting to senior management.

You will drive cross‑functional collaboration across sustainability, engineering, purchasing, logistics, finance and legal, shaping recyclability strategies and supplier engagement to meet targets through

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, environmental science, sustainability, packaging technology, compliance or related discipline.
• Experience managing cross-functional regulatory or compliance programmes.
• Knowledge of packaging regulations, sustainability reporting, or environmental compliance.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across international locations.
• Strong project management experience.
• Excellent analytical, reporting and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead EU PPWR programme implementation across business units and legal entities.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and deliver regulatory reporting to senior management.
• Drive packaging compliance, recyclability targets, DoCs and EPR within deadlines.
• Develop implementation roadmaps and governance for PPWR across sites.
• Manage supplier engagement, documentation and audits related to PPWR.

Skills

Regulatory programmes

Cross-functional coordination

PPWR knowledge

Sustainability reporting

Project management

Analytics & reporting

Education

Degree in engineering, environmental science, sustainability, packaging technology, compliance or related discipline

Job description

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (Europe) Ltd is seeking a Sustainability Engineer – Packaging, Waste and Circularity to lead the EU PPWR program across business units. You will coordinate regulatory compliance, develop implementation roadmaps and ensure timely reporting to senior management.

You will drive cross‑functional collaboration across sustainability, engineering, purchasing, logistics, finance and legal, shaping recyclability strategies and supplier engagement to meet targets through