Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability Specialist

Prefere Resins is a leading European manufacturer of phenolic, specialty urea and melamine resins. We supply our customers worldwide with a wide range of resins and basic chemical raw materials - which are used in the automotive and wood-based materials industries as well as in pharmaceuticals and hygiene. The Prefere Resins Group employs around 600 people and generates sales of around 600 million euros.

We are a strongly customer-orientated company that focuses on high product quality, innovation and sustainability. With our "Mission Zero 2050", we are already on the way to climate-neutral production. Our vision is to make our production carbon-neutral through continuous development and research together with our employees and customers and to switch to bio-based raw materials in the long term. 

For our site in Erkner near Berlin or alternatively in Frankfurt am Main we are looking to support and strengthen our team in Administration, Technology as soon as possible with a

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability Specialist

• Accomplishment Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for products of the whole Prefere Resins Group and calculation of Product Carbon Footprints (PCF) using LCA software "LCA for Experts"
• Preparation and lead of third-party reviews at all sites in accordance with DIN 14067
• Preparation and updating of LCA-relevant data for the annual updates taking into account product carbon footprints of suppliers in order to be able to map the decarbonisation strategy in our products
• Central point of contact internally and for customers on life cycle assessment-related topics

• Collaboration in further improvement of the ESG data management software "SCCS tool"
• Cooperation in building and developing internal expertise on sustainability standards and their implementation
• Support in the preparation of sustainability reporting and ESG-ratings (CSRD/ESRS, EcoVadis, CDP)
• Interface function, working in close cooperation with cross-functional teams

• Support ESG-Team for the ISCC+ certification process by collecting data and processing documents towards the process of ISCC+ certifications for several sites and raw materials.  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in the field of sustainability, environmental management, (industrial) engineering, natural sciences or similar and first experience in sustainability roles in a production / manufacturing environment 
• Experience in the preparation and verification of life cycle assessments using Sphera Software "LCA for Experts" or comparable life cycle assessment software
• Good knowledge and overview of relevant international legislation and regulation relating to Green Deal guidelines such as CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, CBAM, EU deforestation regulation is an advantage
• Passionate for key figures, statistics, international standards and data quality
• Very good IT skills (Microsoft Office, Sphera, ESG-Systems)
• Structured and methodical way of working and high level of teamwork and working collaboratively
• Excellent communication assertiveness skills to engage and gain buy in across all levels within the business from site level through to board level
• Excellent command of written and spoken German and English

• Varied and responsible activities in an international company
• Attractive and performance-related remuneration
• Individual professional development opportunities
• Enjoyable working atmosphere in a highly motivated, experienced team
• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes
• Permanent employment contract
• Flexible working hours
• 30 days vacation incl. vacation pay
• Possibility of mobile working after onboarding phase
• Free parking facilities
• Good accessibility by public transport and subsidized job ticket
• Free drinks and fruit