Eco Safety Manager

Do you want to help shape the future of sustainable hygiene and health products by driving eco safety, environmental compliance, and ecolabel excellence? Then this could be the opportunity for you.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Eco Safety Manager to lead and support eco safety and ecolabel activities across Essity's global product portfolio. The role is responsible for providing strategic guidance, eco safety assessments and specialist expertise to support innovation, product development and business activities. The role further drives the development and implementation of eco safety requirements, company positions and best practices, while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and supporting the organization's sustainability ambitions through expert knowledge and stakeholder engagement.

This role is based in Gothenburg and reports to the Senior Product Safety Manager.

What You Will Do

• Drive chemical governance from an eco safety perspective. This includes define, implement and maintain requirements, criteria, procedures, and guidelines.
• Coordinate the strategic work related to ecolabels together with relevant internal counterparts. Be the main point of contact for assigned ecolabeling bodies and actively engage in revisions of ecolabel criteria.
• Monitor and engage in relevant regulatory and ecolabel development strategic discussions and assess their impact on Essity products, requirements and ways of working.
• Provide advanced support for materials, products and processes based on regulatory requirements, eco safety assessments, ecolabel requirements and company policies.
• Build, maintain and share eco safety knowledge within own team, the organization, including training and competence development activities.
• Perform eco safety assessments and supporting ecotoxicological evaluations, including assessment of supplier data, certifications, test results and other relevant information.
• Monitor and maintain awareness of developments in consumer needs, market trends, public tenders, technologies, and competitor activities relevant to the eco safety field.
• Initiate, drive and/or participate in developing company position papers, fact sheets, policies and supplier requirements.
• Drive and/or proactively participate in internal and external competence transfers and networks.
• Actively answer customer eco safety questions. 
• Support innovation, business and procurement by steering suppliers towards the expected eco safety and ecolabel standards.

Who You Are

• Master's degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Toxicology, Ecotoxicology, Chemical Engineering, Sustainability, or a related field.

• Solid experience working within eco safety, environmental risk assessment, product stewardship, sustainability, chemical compliance, regulatory affairs, or a related area.

• Strong knowledge of environmental and chemical regulations relevant for consumer products and materials, and experience translating regulatory requirements into practical business requirements.

• Experience performing environmental risk assessments and evaluating chemical, toxicological and/or ecotoxicological data.

• Experience working with ecolabels, sustainability standards, certification schemes, or similar frameworks is considered a strong advantage.

• Ability to assess and interpret scientific data, supplier documentation, certifications, and test reports to support sound decision-making.

• Experience working in an international and cross-functional environment with stakeholders across functions and regions.

• Experience engaging with external stakeholders such as regulatory bodies, industry associations, certification organizations, suppliers, or authorities is considered an advantage.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Swedish or German are considered an advantage.

You are a proactive and collaborative professional with a strong ability to combine scientific expertise with business understanding. You enjoy translating complex technical and regulatory topics into practical guidance and clear recommendations for diverse stakeholders. With a structured and analytical approach, you can manage both strategic and operational tasks while maintaining a high level of quality. You are confident building relationships across functions and externally, and you thrive in environments where influencing, knowledge sharing and continuous learning are key to success. Highly independent and self-driven, you take full ownership of your responsibilities, confidently set your own priorities and proactively drive your work forward.

Application

Kindly note that due to GDPR we will not accept applications via mail.

We may conduct background checks in the final stages of the recruitment process to verify your qualifications and fit for the role.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good  |  Excel Together |  Be You with Us

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About Us

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Our expertise began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.

Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. We innovate for good to break barriers and contribute to shaping a healthier future. At Essity, we have a people-first approach where every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential through a winning culture driven by a powerful purpose. Our performance-orientated environment motivates employees to think differently and embrace challenges so we can continue improving lives, every day through better hygiene and health. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, enables customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.

Our leading global brands include TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa are sold in 150 countries. I In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. We are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity!