Climate Protection Program Manager (*) in Essen bei Schenker AG

Schenker AG

At DB Schenker, you are part of a global logistics network that connects the world. A network that allows you to shape your career by encouraging you to contribute and truly make a difference. With more than 76,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and thrive on individual backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Together as one team, we are Here to move.

We are looking for a Climate Protection Program Manager who wants to shape the future of DB Schenker and our ambition to be leading in sustainable logistics.

As Climate Protection Program Manager you are working in an international team of global sustainability and logistics experts to ensure the implementation of the carbon reduction goals of DB Schenker on a global scale.

In your position you oversee and report the company’s internal and external (Scope 1-3) GHG emission sources according to DB Schenker’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality until 2040 and the near-term SBTi targets until 2030.

Your Tasks:

The position includes the supervision and monitoring of the company’s carbon budgets and report carbon reduction developments to internal and external stakeholders in a formalized and consistent way.

You are responsible to support the modal business units in their strategies towards reaching their carbon reduction targets and calculating the impact of related decarbonization measures.

You drive the required knowledge and database developments together with a carbon accounting expert team and provide in-depth knowledge to the organization.

To be successful in the above role, the applicant should possess/ display the following key skills/ attributes:

Bachelor’s or Masters’s or degree in climate-related/ environmental science or logistics, preferably with a strong operational background in freight forwarding
Minimum 3 years of experience in carbon accounting, preferably in the transport industry
Knowledge of carbon accounting standards such as EN 16258, GLEC Framework v.2 (Smart Freight Centre) and upcoming ISO developments (ISO 14068, 14083, 14091/92) and carbon reporting frameworks (SBTi, CDP, ECOVADIS, ESRS)
Enthusiastic about climate protection challenges and motivated to drive change in the organization with a high level of engagement
In-depth knowledge in:
Sustainability in logistics and supply chain design
Carbon emission targets and mechanisms
Strong communication and training skills
Able to manage the needs of various internal and external stakeholders and external industry collaborations
Science- and data-driven mindset, sense of responsibility and willingness to take initiative
Excellent level of interpersonal skills to work effectively and with multicultural sensibility with others and achieve results
Ability to work self-driven, to prioritize tasks as per needs according to targets and deadlines and leadership expectation
Develop presentations, workshops and events for climate target related subjects and measures
Good written and verbal communication skills in English and German
Willingness to travel when necessary
High affinity to IT systems/ processes and data
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Benefits:

We help our employees (m/f/d) finding child day care places and support the compatibility of their family and career. Moreover, they can take timeouts for the care of relatives.
Our modern office complex offers room for innovative working.
Mit unserem Programm FLOW (Flexible Location for Work) können Sie tageweise vom mobilen Office aus arbeiten, z. B. von zu Hause aus.

Chancengleichheit und selbstbestimmte Teilhabe Schwerbehinderter und Gleichgestellter sowie eine respektvolle Zusammenarbeit sind innerhalb des DB Konzerns fest verankerte Grundsätze. Deshalb werden schwerbehinderte Bewerber bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt berücksichtigt.