Kyocera Fastening Solutions Europe is on an exciting journey of growth, merging Kyocera Unimerco Fastening A/S in Denmark with Kyocera Senco BV in the Netherlands. This merger creates a €160M turnover business with 400 employees, dedicated to providing fastening solutions to the construction industry and professional end-users. Headquartered in Lelystad, the company aims to be a service and sales-focused industry leader with strong ambitions for expansion.

As part of our commitment to building a better future, we are focused on delivering sustainable solutions to ESG-focused distributors and industrial end-users. To achieve this, we are establishing a group ESG function to drive our efforts in meeting evolving legislation, reporting standards, and customer expectations.

Purpose of the Position

The ESG Project Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping Kyocera Fastening Solutions Europe’s sustainability agenda. Reporting directly to the Group VP (HR, Legal, and Compliance), you will lead the development and implementation of our ESG strategy. Your focus will include:

• Streamlining and consolidating regulatory product and environmental compliance and reporting (e.g., EU Taxonomy, CBAM, WEEE, REACH, RoHS, GPSR, battery regulations, EPD, etc.).
• Collaborating with Group Finance on CSRD reporting, including identifying, automating, and operationalizing data capture and materiality assessments.
• Expanding and enriching ESG datasets to establish priorities, set goals, and embed ESG practices into every aspect of the organization.

This role offers the unique opportunity to build a new function with full strategic backing, driving the ESG agenda as a competitive advantage and embedding sustainability into our operations.

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including product management, trade marketing, HR, legal, finance, and procurement to embed ESG measures into practical solutions.
• Lead initiatives to optimize packaging, reduce energy consumption, set emissions goals, and drive reduction activities.
• Build and maintain ESG policies, priorities, and goals for the company.
• Partner with advisors, such as Grant Thornton, to ensure compliance with ESG regulations and reporting standards.
• Establish and operationally manage key ESG projects, with plans to expand the team by hiring an additional ESG/Product Compliance Specialist within 2-3 years.

This position will be based in Lelystad or Eindhoven, NL, with hybrid working opportunities. Occasional travel (20-30 days annually), mainly within Europe, should be expected. Further, occasionally global cooperation with our Kyocera group ESG associates in USA and Japan will take place.

What We Ask / What You Bring

• A strong project management background with a ‘heart’ for ESG and an international mindset.
• Experience in operational ESG/CSR work, preferably within a trade, industrial, sales, or service supply chain environment. Alternatively, your experience could also be from quality assurance or product compliance.
• A technical education (B.Sc. level) or a commercial background with a strong affinity for technical products.
• Proficiency in digital tools, with a focus on automating data collection and ensuring data validity for your ESG improvements and the overall company decisions.
• Hands-on, self-starting, and able to build relationships across the organization in order to get all data and strategic opportunities in sight.
• Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to motivate and “sell” the ESG messages in the organization (Dutch language is nice to have).
• A proactive approach to decision-making and implementation of change.
• Location is in the Netherlands, EU work permit necessary.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape and lead the ESG agenda in a growing, forward-thinking organization.
• A dynamic and international working environment with a focus on sustainability and innovation.
• Hybrid working opportunities to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with your experience.
• A chance to contribute to meaningful change and sustainable development in the construction industry.

Interested?

We would love to receive your motivation letter and CV. Recruitment and selection are handled by Sustainable Talent. For more information, you can contact Tjerk Leij via tjerk@sustainabletalent.nl or +31 6 27877163.

The first round of interviews will take place with Sustainable Talent and start in the week of January 27; subsequent interview rounds will be held with and at Kyocera Senco in Lelystad.

At Sustainable Talent, we recognize that we play an important role as recruiters in providing access to various organizations. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where diversity is embraced and valued, both internally and in our client advice. Therefore, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, and life experiences to apply.