Senior Sustainability Strategist Cosmetics Personal Care
Location: Boston/NYC preferred - Other locations in the US possible
As a Senior Sustainability Account Manager (Senior Strategist), you will lead the strategic business development, oversee the project management and delivery of winning sustainability strategies for our Cosmetics, Personal Care & Pharmaceutical (C&PC&P) clients in the US.
This role is a blend of business development/sales, account management, relationship building & management, strategy creation, and tactical implementation. This role reports to the US C&PC&P Sector Lead and related US Branch tasks with achieving business development goals.
You will be successful in your role if you:
- Lead the strategic talk with your clients & prospects to drive strategic business opportunities.
- Anticipate your client needs by building a strong network at the client thanks to your strong relationship skills, your credibility as a leading edge sustainability transformation professional.
- Leverage Quantis expertise and ecosystem to deliver the needed client transformation towards operating within planetary boundaries and co-create transformative client vision of sustainable business
WHY YOULL LOVE QUANTIS
Quantis is a leading sustainability consultancy pioneering approaches to solve critical environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, our dynamic and visionary team has partnered with organizations across the globe to transform their industries and pave the way for a planetary economy that aligns business with nature.We strive to be agents of change, helping companies transform from business as usual to business at its best.
We believe that sustainable transformation is possible and within our power. Were contributing to this transformation by combining the latest science with strategic business insights. Our advice enables global leaders in our focus sectors to understand how to reduce their environmental impacts, implement the changes and operate within planetary boundaries.
Motivated by this common purpose, our 300+ talented professionals cultivate a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative. We are impact-oriented. We are science-based. We are Quantis.
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DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU AND YOUR NEXT ROLE?- Youre motivated to put your consulting, strategy & client relationship development skills to work towards our mission of aligning businesses with Planetary Boundaries.
- Youve built up relevant experience in similar senior roles, working in the strategy consulting or agency space, in business development with an interest in sustainability.
- You have strong strategic business planning skills and a successful track record in sales and building strategies for clients. (You are at ease, in particular, to work with clients from Chemicals, Cosmetics & Personal Care, Pharma & Healthcare sectors).
- Youll get boosted by a fast-paced and diverse role:
- Creating relationships with some of the worlds most influential businesses prioritizing Quantis core sectors (especially Chemicals, Cosmetics & Personal Care, Pharma & Healthcare)
- Contributing to nurture the pipeline in order to achieve branch sales target
- Developing and delivering sustainability strategies for our clients with the support of program & project managers, and consultants
- Helping to design the next generation of sustainability transformation offerings
- Your analytical and organizational skills are top-notch.
- Youre a team player that enables others to be successful at finding solutions using their expertise by providing clear guidance, support, and direction.
- You have a strong ability to develop networks in your organization as well as in your clients organizations to maximize your impact.
AS A SUSTAINABILITY SENIOR STRATEGIST, HERES A PREVIEW OF WHAT TYPE OF WORK YOUR DAYS WILL INCLUDE:
This role includes client project work, business development activities and learning & development opportunities.
Business Development & Client relationship management:
- Lead sales processes on your accounts, aiming to achieve sales targets co-defined with yourself and the Branch Sector Lead.
- Grow the accounts you oversee, ensuring their progress toward operating within planetary boundaries, while identifying new business prospects.
- Understand and proactively addressing sustainability opportunities through the client lens of competitive advantage, risk & opportunities with C-Suite level client stakeholders
- Lead key client transformation journeys by leveraging strong, growing relationships with clients, Quantis internal stakeholders, BCG's network (our mother company), and the broader client ecosystem.
- Support your clients in building the case for transformation and unlocking major budget for transformation development and execution
- Lead the co-innovation of entirely new transformative proposal
Client consulting sustainability strategy:
- Account Management: Lead and grow key stakeholder relationships, while accelerating the transformation of the clients toward sustainability
- Project Management: Be the lead PM on some of your key strategic sustainability projects to foster client relationships, understand further your clients organization and provide advisory based on your experience & expertise. You enrure and are accountable for the quality of deliverables of projects for your clients
- Strategic Implementation: Support the shaping and delivery of all Quantis solutions around the strategy, bringing in our expertise on science, metrics, tools, communications and more
- Training & Mentorship: Lead and collaborate with a team and with Quantis globally; provide mentorship and developmental support to other team members
- Teamwork: Proactively co-create with our other Quantis team members to strengthen our delivery of strategy-related services. Operate as an effective project team leader
- Innovation: Support efforts within Quantis' innovation activities to develop a new generation of smart sustainability strategy solutions
- Client interface: Confidently and effectively advocate for project / scope / team in face of client demands
TO THRIVE IN THE QUANTIS CULTURE, YOULL:
- Show up as team collaborator with a win-win attitude: empathetic, attentive and supportive of colleagues when co-designing or co-delivering a project.
- Take responsibility and ownership for your work: think and act with autonomy or authority, while knowing when to ask for help.
- Take initiative if something needs to be done.
- Be positive! Use positive language, look at challenges not as bottlenecks, but as problems to solve, and see setbacks as lessons learned.
- Practice open and transparent communication; welcome effective dialogue and productive disagreement with minimal tension.
- Self-Manage: be in the drivers seat of your professional growth and ambitions all the while valuing the learning journey and opportunities within Quantis.
SOME OTHER DETAILS TO CONSIDER:
- Location: Boston or NYC preferred, Quantis US Headquarters in Boston
- Work Model: Remote
- Frequent collaboration with other Quantis branches (France, Germany, Switzerland and USA) via web-conferences
- Optimal start date: As soon as possible
- Travel: Approximately 30% of work time for client or internal Quantis work and conferences
The compensation target is approximately $136,000/year.
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At Quantis, the principles of DEI have always been an essential part of our identity, our values and our mission. Our commitment is to elevate the voices of all Quantisians to foster an inclusive culture where all employees feel that they belong and are valued.Our goal is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of all the places where we live and work. This extends to our clients, their clients, and their entire value chain as sustainable thinking and collective representation are integral components of our purpose to transform the way that businesses operate.