Sustainability Expert - ESG and Product Life Cycle (LCA)

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 ESG/Sustainability team as soon as possible with a

Sustainability Expert - ESG and Product Life Cycle (LCA)

• 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