Sustainability Specialist (f/m/d)

Edmund Optics® is a leading manufacturer and supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology. Edmund Optics` state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities combined with its global distribution network has earned it the position as being one of the largest supplier of off-the-shelf optical components and a trusted partner when it comes to customized solutions. Supporting numerous markets around the globe, including advanced diagnostics, semiconductor & electronics, machine vision, automation, and R&D; Edmund Optics products are used in a variety of applications ranging from DNA sequencing to retinal eye scanning to high-speed factory automation.

Edmund Optics Europe, a US owned-group consisting of Edmund Optics subsidiaries in Germany, UK, Netherlands and France, is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution, engineering and application support for a wide product range throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Europe is one of the main growth markets for Edmund Optics globally, leading to a rapidly expanding and developing local team.

To accelerate our success and growth within the European Market, Edmund Optics is looking for a

Sustainability Specialist (f/m/d)

The Sustainability Specialist supports the Global Sustainability Manager in coordinating and delivering high-impact sustainability projects across Edmund Optics. The position holder will lead or co-lead projects across some of the company’s priority focus areas, which may include sustainability communications & marketing, packaging & supply chain, carbon footprint reduction and manufacturing process improvements. Additionally, the Sustainability Specialist works closely with the global sustainability committee and different interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of key projects and stakeholder responsiveness. 

Essential Functions:

• Lead and support cross-functional sustainability projects, collaborating with colleagues across global teams and departments to implement initiatives and deliver agreed objectives.
• Support the collection of sustainability data related to environmental impacts, ensuring information gathered is accurate, well-documented, and traceable.
• Collaborate with global teams to assess environmental impacts, identify reduction opportunities, and propose clear action plans.
• Research sustainability best practices, market and industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor activities to inform recommendations and business cases.
• Monitor and stay up to date with new and emerging sustainability legislations on our company’s sustainability focus areas.
• Help identifying and proposing customer partnerships that demonstrate how products support customer sustainability goals and develop compelling business cases and supporting narratives.
• Promote the company’s sustainability efforts through regular internal communications, including the development of internal resources such as the Green Leaf Quarterly Newsletter, reports, and training materials to keep colleagues informed and engaged.
• Develop social media material to engage audiences with Edmund Optics’ sustainability initiatives.
• Support the work of the Global Sustainability Committee in deliveries and regular follow ups of the committee actions.

Qualifications:

To perform this function successfully, a person must be able to perform every essential function satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill. And/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Passion for sustainability, proven by involvement in relevant sustainability related projects
• Fluency in English (both spoken and written); any additional language like German, Japanese, Chinese or Korean is a plus.
• IT literacy – MS Office
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel occasionally (site visits, suppliers, events) as required.

What we offer:

A versatile position alongside a highly competitive employment package within our dynamic and successful corporation in a growing and future-proof industry. You will have the opportunity to work with highly motivated, self-driven and open-minded people with a great team spirit.

The workplace can be located in Lyon (France), Mainz (Germany) or York (UK). 

Please send your application to [email protected].