Is there a logistics for careers? There is with us! As a globally operating logistics service provider with 40,000 employees in over 70 countries, we manage complex supply chains and offer our customers innovative additional services. Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is one of the leading outsourcing partners for industry and commerce for warehouse logistics solutions worldwide. We handle all warehouse processes such as picking, packaging, shipping, and returns - all from a single source.
Global Head of Sustainability (f/m/d)
No matter where you are, we offer you the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world. Whether at one of our global locations or from the comfort of your home office, with us you have the opportunity to advance your career as Global Head of Sustainability to new heights.
Responsibilities:
1. You will provide leadership, coordination, planning and management for Corporate Sustainability within the Global Warehousing Solutions organization
2. You are key in building up collaboration and maintaining strong connection with the individual dedicated Key person (or Teams) of the Warehousing Solutions as well as with Rhenus Group Sustainability, to ensure sustainability management is performed
3. You prepare reports on progresses, provide insights on Sustainability topics (to the WS-GSC) and keep on developing and implementing methods to tackle different challenges
4. You build up partnerships, collaborate and maintain relations and work effectively cross-departmental with internal and external stakeholders
5. You link Sustainability to the organization for strategic development- and decision- making purposes
6. You ensure to continue on the existing and already determined WS Sustainability Framework (also for the Social pillar)
7. You provide structure and insight into the different duties in the context of Sustainability regarding advise, responsibility and accountability
8. You prepare and propose policy, definitions and objectives on Sustainability
9. You ensure consolidations- and projections are provided and calculated
10. You align and communicate targets and foster countries multi-year planning development
11. You track and review progress towards key target milestones as determined
Expected knowledge & skills:
12. Good understanding of corporate sustainability as a comprehensive concept for ESG Management
13. Strong analytical skills and understanding in making calculations on CO2 emissions regarding the different scopes, including the accompanied categories, as defined in GHG Protocol for Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3
14. Knowledge on relevant applications regarding calculating CO2 (for example CoZero)
15. A good understanding of Warehousing Solutions as an organization and what it entails
16. Understands the different levels of hierarchy of the organization
17. Knowledge Stakeholder Management (internal- external)
18. Is informed about the GHG Protocol and reporting standards e.g., Global Reporting standards (GRI), ESRS, SBTi, etc.
Expected interpersonal & communication skills:
19. Structured, independent and reliable way of working
20. Outstanding communication, also in cross-functional collaboration
21. Open minded for change management processes
22. Decision making and implementation skills
23. Respects and takes interest in the intercultural differences of the global organization and its people
24. Confident handling of MS Office, especially MS Excel
25. Conceptual academic thinking combined with realistic and pragmatical approach
26. Language competencies: English, Level B2, if not the capability to make this in the first 6 months
You can look forward to
27. Scope for action
28. Contributing ideas
29. A great international team
30. Short decision paths
31. Mobile working
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