Senior Manager of Public Policy Europe

Position Summary:

GS1 Overview

GS1 develops and maintains the most widely used supply chain standards that are fundamental to numerous enterprises around the world. The best-known symbol of GS1 standards is the barcode, named by the BBC as one of “the 50 things that made the world economy”. Five decades ago, we started by helping food retailers do business more efficiently and reduce consumer prices. Today, GS1 standards improve the efficiency, sustainability, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in 25 sectors, including healthcare, retail omnichannel and e-commerce, transport and logistics, food service, technical industries and humanitarian logistics. Our scale and reach – local Member Organisations (MO) in 118 countries, 2 million user companies and 6 billion transactions every day – help ensure that GS1 standards create a common language that supports systems and processes across the globe.

Role summary

The GS1 Senior Manager of Public Policy for Europe will be a highly accomplished expert in European public policy and government relations in the fields of consumer goods, sustainability, data and technology and standards. This role reports to the Vice President Global Public Policy. This person will work in the global public policy team with colleagues based in other regions of the world and in cooperation with the GS1 in Europe team. 

Responsibilities:

The Senior Manager of Public Policy Europe will prioritise top critical issues, advise senior management on opportunities, and develop a proactive action plan in response. Relevant topics include policies related to 1) the digital economy, i.e., e-commerce, marketplaces, data spaces legislative initiatives; 2) the EU green deal, circularity, digital product passports, digital labelling and product information; and 3) trade facilitation and customs procedures. 

The Senior Manager of Public Policy Europe will develop key relationships with all stakeholders, including the EU, government officials, trade associations and NGO's. They will be coordinating GS1 content towards key European public policy authorities and forums, such as at the European Parliament, European Commission committees, etc. and play an important role in communications including the usage of social media on relevant European policy issues.
 

Education/Experience:

−    Bachelor’s or master’s degree in political/social sciences, International/European law, data and technologies, with 10+ years of related experience in the European institutions/trade associations environment.
−    Prior experience in the European Commission/Parliament, trade associations or policy consultancy/research centres is highly appreciated. It would be ideal if the person has additional corporate experience in one or more of the following: sustainability, digital economy, retail (especially data, e-commerce and marketplaces), consumer packaged goods, transportation and logistics, and construction.   
−    Retail or consumer goods industry experience is a plus.
−    A good understanding of the data and data spaces environments.
 

Skills required:

−    It is essential that the successful candidate has excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate persuasively verbally and in writing. 
−    Fluency in English is of high importance. German, Spanish, or French strongly appreciated. 
−    The ability to gain trust towards internal and external stakeholders.
−    Effective relationship builder – one-to-one, one-to-many, internally and externally, towards small and large organisations.
−    The ability to effectively communicate with different seniority levels, and both highly technical and non-technical people seamlessly.
−    The ability to simplify complex political initiatives thanks to their analytical and communication skills.
−    Strong business and customer-focused.
−    Results-oriented.

Core skills required of all team members
−    Ability to create strong and trusted relationships with a globally distributed team in a multi-cultural environment.
−    Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
−    Excellent time management skills and flexibility to cater for commitments across multiple time zones.
 

Additional Information:

Hybrid: Min 4 - 8 days per month in office

Travel requirement: 10% mostly in Europe 

GS1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will never unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity or political opinions.

How to apply:

Send your application with CV to:

• Tel: + 32 2 788 78 00 
• E-mail: jobs@gs1.org 

Responses will be treated quickly and with strict confidentiality.