Environmental Sustainability Lead

Teleflex Incorporated; Athlone; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Teleflex Incorporated in Ireland seeks a Sustainability Strategy Lead to align our global program with UN SDGs and embed sustainable thinking across the organization. You will steward the strategy, drive best practices, and support sustainable development goals.

You will collate data, deliver trend reports to senior management, manage regulator and customer data requests, coordinate programs, and maintain Teleflex’s online sustainability tools and KPIs. Travel approx. 10% internationally.

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in Sustainability, Environmental, Engineering, Science or related field.
• Substantial background and understanding of environmental sustainability issues, System Implementation, Project Delivery and Progress Reporting.
• Strong Financial acumen and analytical capabilities
• Hands on work experience in sustainability including: training and application of the Global Reporting Initiative.
• Strong analytical skills for data verification, mining, analysis and cost/savings assessment.

Responsibilities

• Implement a sustainability and environmental strategy that is robust, verifiable, progressive and globally competitive.
• Collate, monitor and provide analysed sustainability data and trend reports to senior management.
• Manage data request processes from regulators, customers and investors.
• Coordinate Sustainability Programs across diverse activities and drive implementation.
• Own the Teleflex online sustainability tool, policies, and KPI progress.
• Secure Global Sustainability Certification recognition and promote sustainability thinking internally and externally.
• Collaborate with Carbon Reduction Partners to implement best practices.
• Lead company initiative to incorporate AI as a data gathering, analytical and reporting tool.

Skills

Sustainability expertise

Data analysis

Financial acumen

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Education

Sustainability/Environment/Engineering degree

Tools

GRI reporting

LEED knowledge

EU-TEG knowledge

Job description

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As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Position Summary

Teleflex considers environmental, economic, and social responsibility an integral part of its philosophy and understands the contribution we can make to a more sustainable development. This role will ensure our sustainability strategy is aligned to global business strategies while reflecting the ambitions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). This role will act as custodian and ambassadors of that work, providing subject matter expertise, leading best practice and creating more momentum.

• Implement a sustainability and environmental strategy which takes account of best practice, industry regulation/laws is robust, verifiable, progressive and which befits a global medical device manufacturer, ultimately ensuring that sustainability and responsible business practice is a globally competitive differentiator.
• Collate, monitor and provide analysed sustainability data, provide trend reports and recommendations to senior management, and prepare presentations for senior leadership / annual CSR reports, respond to sustainability-related queries received from all stakeholders.
• Manage data request process from regulators, customers and the investment community.
• Act as Coordinator of Sustainability Programs, aiding program implementation working across diverse activities such as encouraging actions on energy and waste reduction, raw materials or packaging initiatives.
• Ownership of the Teleflex online sustainability tool, policies, and target progress via KPIs & metrics.
• Secure Global Sustainability Certification recognition, foster a positive image of Teleflex sustainability programs internally (and externally) while encouraging sustainability thinking at all levels.
• Leverage and work with Carbon Reduction Partners on implementing best practice and leading in sustainability initiatives, providing for sustainability best practice, coaching and liaison with Site Sustainability Leads.
• Lead company initiative to incorporate AI as a data gathering, analytical and reporting supporting tool

Education / Experience Requirements

• Third level qualification in Sustainability, Environmental, Engineering, Science or related field of study.
• Substantial background and understanding of environmental sustainability issues, System Implementation, Project Delivery and Progress Reporting.
• Strong Financial acumen and analytical capabilities
• Hands on work experience in sustainability including: training and application of the Global Reporting Initiative.
• Strong analytical skills facilitating detailed Data Verification, Mining, Analysis, Visualisation and numeracy / mathematical skills to effectively assess the costs and potential savings associated with proposals and initiatives.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• Experience of undertaking GHG assessments (Scope 1, 2 & 3) and developing reduction strategies.
• Experience in the Medical Device Manufacturing industry.
• Knowledge of existing and emerging reporting/legislative requirements (such as: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures and EU Commission TEG outcomes).
• Understanding of sustainability interfaces with business functions e.g. utility budgets, real estate and engineering.
• Product Compliance – global regulatory and conformity assurance.

Key Relationships and Interfaces

• Business Unit Leadership across Teleflex.
• Internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Functional Leadership e.g. commercial, procurement, HR etc.

Behaviors / Values

• Build trust, confidence in our sustainability expertise, and reputation.
• Proactively maintain and stakeholder relationships
• Enthusiastic, flexible, adaptable with willingness to learn and accommodate new processes.
• Detail oriented with strong analytical ability.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as a team player.
• Good organisational skills with cultural awareness and sensitivity, creates a positive work environment and leadership opportunities by positive modelling.

Travel Required

Approx 10% International travel required.

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Teleflex is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community.

If you require accommodation and support to apply for a position, please contact us at [e-mail].

Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in. Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here. We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work. If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.

At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.