Job Details

Job Title
Sustainability Specialist

Requisition

JR000015595 Sustainability Specialist (Open)

Location

Bridgewater, NJ

Additional Locations

Job Description Summary

Job Description

The Sustainability Specialist is part of the corporate Sustainability team, responsible for the data management aspect of the corporate Sustainability program and supports various aspects of the Sustainability team reporting and communication. This position plays a critical part in setting up and maintaining practices and processes that will support our disclosure, compliance, and sustainability journey. This corporate role works with all company sites, as well as corporate functional leaders across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Sustainability Data Management

• Understand the current Sustainability metrics mapping and associated future roadmap.
• Manage the collection of Sustainability environmental data and track process adherence. This includes leading the monthly/quarterly data gathering with the major sites (e.g., energy, water, waste, greenhouse gas emissions, health & safety), monitoring adherence to the process and timeline, as well as collecting/compiling data from other manual sources (e.g. small offices, fleet, etc).
• Facilitate team or site-level calls to coordinate the data collection and review, as well as escalate any issue of non-adherence.
• Analyze data trends, coordinate the quarterly reviews of the environmental data with the Sustainability data division leads and support the preparation of quarterly dashboards.
• Support the collection of a wider range of annual corporate metrics in preparation for annual reporting.
• Support any activity to document and improve the data processes, introduce new metrics to the teams, propose own improvement ideas and work closely with the Internal Control team.
• In particular, be familiar with the GHG Protocol, keep the company GHG emission inventory management plan (IMP) up-to-date, propose methodology improvements where relevant, and develop SOPs and policies as necessary and appropriate.
• Participate in future audit readiness activities and the preparation for future third party verification for GHG emissions and other Sustainability metrics.
• Participate in establishing Scope 3 GHG emissions assessments.
• Responsible for incorporating Scope 3 and other data metrics related to disclosure requirements into data processes and policies.

Sustainability/ESG systems

• Maintain the Sustainability reporting system (Workiva), ensure correct access and controls are in place and set up new reports or metrics in the system, as required.
• Manage the Workiva Sustainability data collection sheets, assign and send the monthly/quarterly tasks to the site-level Sustainability data owners and track the status on a regular basis.
• Monitor the Energy data management system (Resource Advisor), upload monthly reports, review escalated issues (e.g., invoice availability, data accuracy) and liaise with the customer service manager as required
• Own and improve the ESG Site Champions and Green Teams SharePoint shared with the ESG site champions and data owners, ensure access and documentation is up to date.
• Participate in future automation project(s) as well as any activity to improve these systems, when required

Sustainability/ESG reporting

• Support the content preparation of external disclosures, reports and assessments by gathering inputs from cross-functional teams, aggregating data, preparing metrics or documentation, and using relevant systems/platforms.
• Maintain understanding and familiarity with current and future Sustainability regulatory requirements (e.g. Californian rules, US SEC, EU CSRD, EU Taxonomy) and Sustainability frameworks (e.g., TCFD, SASB, GRI), and support research and documentation to maintain regulatory awareness, when requested.
• Support the Sustainability team with new initiatives.

Sustainability communication and external requests

• Review client or supplier requests received related to ESG / Sustainability, prepare draft answers following the agreed database and process, and coordinate the cross-functional review.
• Monitor ESG email box.
• Support the preparation of newsletters or presentations to communicate progress, successes or findings to the organization and/or key stakeholders.
• Support the preparation of annual events and activities related to Sustainability initiatives, as required.

Sustainability core team

• Support the Sustainability core team with various requests and analysis, including the preparation of leadership materials.
• Manage or support specific projects, as required.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., science, engineering. computer science) or business field (e.g., business administration, finance, statistics).
• Degree in environmental science, sustainability or similar is a plus.

Experience:

• 5 years of experience, ideally in a strong process- and quality-oriented environment.
• Experience with data collection processes and data management system.
• Experience in setting up new processes and/or systems in a changing environment.
• Experience with cross-functional project management.
• Experience in supporting sustainability initiatives in a manufacturing environment is a plus.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Proficient in the use of SharePoint sites and Microsoft Teams. Workiva experience a plus.
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative approach.
• Proven continuous improvement and process excellence mindset.
• Results orientated with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
• Resilient, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure.

Organizational Relationship/Scope:

Reports to Head of Sustainability. Exposure to senior leadership.

Must be able to establish effective working relationships with a broad range of internal and external personnel including site Sustainability champions, EHS managers, operational leadership, corporate functional leadership (e.g. Procurement, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations & Quality, IT, etc), third party providers.

Working Conditions:

Normal office conditions, with minimum travel required (up to 10%). Current hybrid working model is two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) in the office and three days remote. This operating model is subject to change due to business needs.

Keenova offers employees a Total Rewards package which includes competitive pay and benefits. To learn more about our Total Rewards benefits please visit: Keenova Careers | Serve and Grow with Purpose | Keenova

The expected base pay range for this position is $97K - $132K. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable program. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.