Senior VP, Biofuels (m/f/d)

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values - trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils!

We are looking for a Senior Vice President, Biofuels (m/f/d) to join us in UPM Biorefining team and to lead the Biofuels business. The position location is negotiable in Europe and ideally based in a UPM location. You will be accountable for operating and growing UPM's biofuels business including sales, managing feedstock supply and asset operations & development.

UPM Biorefining spearheads UPM's growth to become a global renewable fuels and chemicals leader, enabling the defossilization of entire value chains. A transformation at this scale is needed to establish an effective response to our planet's biggest challenge: climate change. Building on sustainable feedstock from forest industry side streams and climate value biomass, we scale novel technologies into a platform of biorefineries addressing the growing market demand for renewable chemicals, materials as well as transport and aviation fuels. The portfolio of biorefineries includes the operating facility in Lappeenranta (Finland), producing renewable fuels and naphtha since 2015, the Leuna biorefinery (Germany), starting up by the end of 2024, producing biochemicals including renewable glycols and Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) as well as a potential third biorefinery currently under evaluation in Rotterdam (The Netherlands).

UPM Biofuels produces renewable and sustainable products for the transport and petrochemical industries. We offer our customers ways to replace fossil raw materials and reduce their carbon footprint. UPM's innovative, bio-based products are frontrunners in quality, usability and sustainability. In addition to renewable diesel, the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery produces renewable naphtha - an excellent wood-based raw material for plastics. www.upmbiofuels.com

What you'll do

• Take the overall responsibility for the performance and outcomes of UPM Biofuels business

• Develop and continually refine strategic plans to drive growth, profitability, and market competitiveness

• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement throughout the organization

• Lead and inspire the organization to achieve ambitious goals providing strategic guidance and support

• Cultivate strong relationships with customers, partners, and stakeholders to enhance business opportunities and partnerships

• Monitor industry trends, competitive dynamics and emerging technologies to identify their potential impact on business operations, opportunities and threats

• Effectively manage financial resources to maximize return on investments and support sustainable growth

• Drive operational excellence by implementing efficient processes and systems across all business functions

• Act as the primary spokesperson for the business, representing its interests to the public and media

• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards

Who you are

• Master's degree in chemistry, engineering or business

• In-depth experience of commercial and business leadership including the development of new business models and delivering significant business growth

• Proven professional experience in delivering market-leading operational excellence and business performance in running biorefining or petrochemicals assets at scale

• Experience in managing health and safety and environmental performance and compliance in operational environments

• Experience of managing large-scale projects

• Experience in managing sourcing of feedstock

• Entrepreneurial mindset, committed to develop the business and foster it to the next level

• English language skills (native speaker/business fluent)

• International and intercultural experience

• Ability to shape strategy as well as anticipate and interpret market changes

• Achievement and results orientation

• Great communication and networking skills

• Experience and willingness to lead people and organizations, influence, inspire and build talent and teams

This is what we offer for you  

• A meaningful job - We have an inspiring purpose 'We create a future beyond fossils. Our work is impactful and transformative.

• A caring community - Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. We support the work-life balance of all our employees.

• Development opportunities - We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.

• Responsible employer - Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.

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Additional information
 

For further information, please contact Winfried Schaur, Executive Vice President, UPM Biorefining and Technology: [email protected]

Please apply by clicking the Apply button by the end of 9 August, 2024. Please notice that we will go through the applications already during the application period and may invite candidates for interviews already before the end of the application period.

For support with submitting your application, please contact the HR Service Center at [email protected] or tel. +358204146600.

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