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Head of Environmental Sustainability (w/m/d)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
14 Mar 2022

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As the Head of Environmental Sustainability (m/f/d) at Zalando you are responsible for leading Zalando’s environmental sustainability strategy with a special focus on our climate and packaging goals. You lead a team of environmental experts and own the company’s position on climate action, sustainable packaging and other relevant environmental sustainability topics. You are a recognized expert guiding internal stakeholders and representing Zalando’s work externally.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Define and implement Zalando’s overarching environmental strategy with a special focus on our climate and packaging efforts, but also related topics such as chemicals and biodiversity
  • Lead the team that owns Zalando’s sustainable packaging expertise and corporate carbon footprint, define and prioritise reduction areas and initiatives in line with our science-based targets
  • Provide expert guidance to internal stakeholders including our Management Board on successfully reducing our environmental footprint and achieving our sustainability strategy
  • Provide and enable thought leadership for Zalando’s environmental sustainability work, e.g. via collaboration with and participation in industry initiatives and bringing the industry knowledge into our environmental strategy
  • Monitor emerging global environmental trends, innovation and regulation directions with a special focus on carbon, single-use plastic and circularity
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
  • 10+ years experience in environmental management, sustainability or a related field
  • Strong knowledge of climate and/or packaging sustainability with a clear track record of successfully implementing climate strategies across large businesses
  • A strategic mindset, comfortable in fast-paced environments and the ability to provide well thought through solutions based on data analysis while considering the ‘bigger picture’
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across multiple teams in a large organization, align goals and drive overall success independent of organisational boundaries
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complexity into clarity and experience of updating C-level stakeholders
  • A strong track record of at least 5 years in leading and developing people
PERKS AT WORK
  • A workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback; positive, inspiring working atmosphere
  • Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working times, additional holidays and volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings
  • Mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
  • Relocation assistance for internationals, PME family service and parent & child rooms* (*available in select locations)

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

ABOUT ZALANDO

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 28 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use

Company

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.

Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.

Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.

  • Fashion Store
    Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
     
  • Offprice
    The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
     
  • Zalando's Private Labels
    Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
     
  • Zalon
    Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
     
  • Zalando Marketing Services
    The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
     
  • Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
    Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
     
  • Zalando Partner Services
    Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.


With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany

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