Wilmar International Limited is Asia’s leading agribusiness group, involved in activities such as oil palm cultivation, edible oils refining, oilseeds crushing, consumer pack edible oils processing, specialty fats, oleochemicals, biodiesel manufacturing, and grains processing. With over 1,000 manufacturing plants and a vast distribution network covering China, India, Indonesia, and more than 50 other countries, Wilmar is supported by a multinational workforce of about 100,000 people.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement comprehensive sustainability communications strategy that aligns with Wilmar’s mission and values
- Develop sustainability narratives for various audiences including customers, investors, bankers and Wilmar employees
- Develop sustainability-focussed marketing campaigns, integrating messaging across digital, print, social media and event channels
- Collaborate with business units both centrally in Singapore as well as our other operations globally to ensure sustainability is woven into broader brand positioning and consumer-facing communications
- Develop and manage content that highlights Wilmar’s sustainability achievements, innovations and partnerships
- Represent Wilmar for sustainability-related media inquiries and proactively build relationships with journalists and influencers in the sustainability space
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including sustainability teams, government agencies, NGOs, and industry groups, to amplify sustainability messaging and initiatives
- Support executive leadership in positioning the company as an industry leader in sustainability, including speechwriting, media training, and public appearances
- Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of sustainability communications and marketing efforts
- Provide regular reporting and analysis on the impact of sustainability campaigns, making data-driven recommendations for improvements
- Collaborate with the crisis communications team to manage reputation risk related to environmental and sustainability issues
- Lead the creation of proactive communication strategies to mitigate risk and maintain the company’s reputation during sustainability-related crises
- Foster cross-functional collaboration with sustainability, operations, product, and legal teams to ensure cohesive messaging and compliance with sustainability goals and regulations
Job Requirements:
- Good Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science/Engineering or related field
- Minimum 7 years’ experience, preferably in agriculture, commodities or biofuel industries industry.
- Excellent written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong business acumen and ability to remain composed in various situations when representing the group in events/committees
- Self-Driven with the ability to take actions proactively
- Good organisational and project management skills
- Must be both a team and independent playerilling to travel
