Senior Manager Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement (m/f/d)
Location
Herzogenaurach | Germany
Job description
Purpose
Share sustainability information with internal and external stakeholders to ensure adidas’ sustainability efforts and achievements are well understood and receive the respective recognition.
Key Accountabilities
- Create, customize and share sustainability content for internal and external stakeholder engagements in alignment with respective functions (i.e. PR/Comms, Investor Relations, Finance, Sales, etc)
- Lead specific projects related to regulatory implementation to enable the organization to be ready to comply
- Prioritize external sustainability ratings and stakeholder reporting inquiries in close collaboration with the respective functions
- Lead sustainability-specific reporting (i.e. Textile Exchange Materials and Fiber Benchmark) and coordinate sustainability input for corporate reporting, (ie. Annual Report) where necessary
- Develop and drive selected external stakeholder engagements in close collaboration with Governmental Affairs, Investor Relations and PR/Comms
- Manage key account information requirements pro-actively and effectively and in close collaboration with Sales/Markets
- Guide Markets to ensure strategic market sustainability plans support the company direction and KPIs
- Lead employee upskilling in partnership with HR, Sales/Markets and Retail Training teams
- Manage the Central Sustainability Sharepoint
Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience
- Strong expertise in environmental sustainability, EU Green Deal regulatory developments, sustainable product creation, circularity
- Strong knowledge in the area of stakeholder engagement
- Advanced x-industry expert network in decarbonization, circularity, biodiversity
- Knowledge of footwear, apparel and accessories manufacturing
- Experience in leading x-functional projects with a positive track record
- Effective communication skills
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Qualifications
- Four-year university degree, preferably master’s degree in environmental science, CSR or related fields
- Minimum 7 years’ work experience in sustainability with a focus on decarbonization, circularity and biodiversity
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