Hybrid Corporate Sustainability Specialist – Material Compliance, Responsible Sourcing

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About the role

  • Corporate Sustainability Specialist overseeing material compliance for global product portfolio. Identifying risks and ensuring adherence to sustainability regulations across supply chains.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and implement legal requirements in the area of material compliance (e.g., REACH, RoHS, POPs, Prop 65) for our global product portfolio.
  • Identify, assess and prioritize human-rights and environmental risks in the supply chain (including child labor, forced labor, worker safety and environmental impacts).
  • Manage and report on conflict minerals (3TG) in accordance with the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and the Dodd-Frank Act.
  • Implement the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): ensure required due-diligence measures and documentation for relevant raw materials and products.
  • Advise and train internal departments (Procurement, R&D, Quality Management) on material requirements and due-diligence obligations.
  • Actively contribute to our sustainability reporting (e.g., under CSRD/ESRS) for the relevant compliance topics.
  • Continuously monitor the market for new or amended regulatory requirements in sustainability compliance.
  • Communicate with suppliers to ensure compliance with our requirements and support them in implementation.

Requirements

  • Completed master's degree in Materials Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry or a comparable field
  • Several years of professional experience in a comparable role
  • Expertise in global material and chemical regulations: REACH, RoHS, Conflict Minerals Regulation, PFAS, California Prop 65, etc.
  • Experience working with common material data management systems (e.g., IMDS, SAP EHS)
  • Very good German and English skills, written and spoken
  • Enjoy structured and independent work
  • High level of commitment, flexibility, creativity and assertiveness
  • Strong analytical and entrepreneurial mindset

Benefits

  • Bike leasing (company bike)
  • 30 days annual leave
  • Vacation and Christmas bonus
  • Employer contributions to employee savings plans (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen)
  • Excellent working atmosphere
  • Tailored onboarding
  • Various team events
  • Modern, clean production environment
  • Short decision-making paths due to flat hierarchies
  • Flexible working hours (flexitime)
  • Departmental training plan
  • Fresh fruit
  • Water
  • Coffee
  • Parking
  • Discounted lunch prices

Job title

Corporate Sustainability Specialist – Material Compliance, Responsible Sourcing

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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