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More and more clients are calling on UC Group for issues in sustainability and transformation. We believe in organisations that contribute to a sustainable future and can anticipate societal transitions.
As an experienced independent professional, you help clients with clear insights, concrete goals and proven transformation strategies. From your expertise in sustainability and Supply Chain Management, you initiate and guide change and help organisations actually achieve their sustainability ambitions.
UC Group is an entrepreneurial ecosystem of more than 60 experienced independent professionals and specialist companies in Supply Chain Management. Together, we help corporates and SMEs improve their performance and achieve lasting results through strategic advice, project management, interim management and operational improvement programmes.
The UC Group Partnership consists of experienced interim professionals who are connected to the network as partners. We work independently or together on challenging assignments, making the best use of everyone's expertise.
Partners are part of one or more tribes: communities centred on knowledge sharing, peer review and service delivery. That is how we keep developing, strengthen each other and stay in tune with clients' changing needs.
At UC Group, we believe in the power of entrepreneurship, subject-matter expertise, trust, collaboration and shared commercial success. We solve complex issues with experienced professionals who operate independently and know when collaboration adds value.
It is no coincidence that our motto is: We all win!
As a Sustainability Consultant, you join the Tribe Sustainability & Transformation. A sustainable chain takes account of the impact on the environment, society, employees, suppliers and customers. UC Group has built up a great deal of knowledge in this area and has an approach, a reporting structure and calculation tools to make sustainability transparent and to support the transition to a more sustainable chain.
As a Partner, you put your subject-matter expertise and entrepreneurial strength to work. You work independently or together with fellow partners, and you advise, guide and implement.
At the same time, you build your network, develop new assignments and contribute to the further development and growth of UC Group.
Examples of assignments include:
- You determine the CO₂ footprint in the chain and help reduce CO₂
- You assess the maturity of the Supply Chain in terms of sustainability, including around CSRD and ESG
- You develop a step-by-step plan towards a more mature and sustainable Supply Chain
- You provide project management for setting up and implementing sustainability reporting, such as CSRD and Carbon Added Accounting
- You guide CO₂ emission measurements for scope 1, 2 and 3
- You integrate circularity into advisory and improvement programmes, for example through smarter product use, a longer lifespan and the useful application of materials
- You deliver Masterclasses and training sessions, including in preparation for CSRD reporting
- You develop a supply chain sustainability strategy, carry out ESG baseline measurements, guide transitions and translate advice into implementation
- At least five years of knowledge and experience in sustainability
- Extensive work experience in one or more areas of Supply Chain Management
- A degree from a university of applied sciences or university
- A relevant network in Supply Chain and/or sustainability and experience with sustainability and transformation issues
- Experience with acquisition and consultative selling
- Entrepreneurship, independence and a strong client focus
- Excellent communication skills and persuasiveness
- Analytically strong, pragmatic and results-driven
- A natural connector who enjoys sharing knowledge and working together
- Access to a wide range of challenging interim, project and consultancy assignments
- The freedom of independent entrepreneurship, combined with the strength of a professional network
- Collaboration with experienced professionals who inspire and strengthen each other
- Peer review, knowledge sharing and carrying out assignments together
- Support from a professional Shared Service Centre
- Affiliation with a strong brand with an extensive network of clients
- Plenty of opportunities to keep developing through the UCademy
- Participation in inspiring meetings, knowledge sessions and events throughout the year
- We all win!
Jennifer van der Zijden
+31 6 21555633
Jennifer.vanderzijden@ucgroup.nl
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