Apprenticeship – Sustainability Data Assistant, Footwear (M/F)

FashionUnited; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 11,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Lacoste Footwear offers an Apprenticeship – Sustainability Data Assistant (M/F). You will support the Sustainability Strategy, collecting, consolidating, and analyzing data to drive environmental and social initiatives across internal systems.

You will monitor KPIs, ensure data reliability, and help improve reporting tools, collaborating with designers, compliance, and materials teams to advance eco-design and sustainability programs.

Qualifications

• Master 2 degree in Business, Law, Environment, CSR, HSE/QHSE, or related fields.
• Understanding of the social and environmental challenges facing the apparel and footwear industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English; Spanish is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities and synthesis skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Power BI or Power Query.
• Project management skills, including organization, task planning and deadline anticipation.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with listening ability and empathy.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and monitoring of Lacoste Footwear's Sustainability Strategy.
• Collect, populate, manage, analyze, and consolidate sustainability data in internal systems.
• Monitor and update KPIs (key performance indicators).
• Ensure data reliability, consistency, and standardization of reported data.
• Participate in improvements on environmental performance, chemical management, social compliance, eco design, and zero destruction.
• Develop and maintain relationships with designers, compliance and materials teams, factories, NGOs, and industry partners.
• Support continuous improvement of environmental reporting tools and processes.

Skills

Fluent in French and English

Analytical ability

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

Master 2 degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Apprenticeship – Sustainability Data Assistant, Footwear (M/F)

Apprenticeship – Sustainability Data Assistant, Footwear (M/F)

About the role

Reporting to the Sustainability Data Manager

• Supportthe implementation and monitoring of the Sustainability Strategy ofLacoste Footwear.
• Collect,populate, manage, analyze, and consolidate sustainability-related datawithin internal systems to support the implementation and monitoring ofthe Sustainability Strategy.
• Monitorand update key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ensurethe reliability, consistency, and standardization of data reported.
• Participatein continuous improvement projects focused on Environmental performance,Chemical management, Social Compliance, Eco Design, Zero Destruction)
• Developand maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders,including designers, compliance and materials teams, factories, NGOs, andindustry partners, to support the successful implementation ofsustainability programs.
• Supportthe continuous improvement of environmental reporting tools and processes.

Perseverance

• Demonstrateattention to detail and patience.
• Remainresilient and persistent, recognizing that environmental and socialtransformation is a long-term journey.

Team Spirit

• Abilityto work cross-functionally with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strongcollaboration and influencing skills to bring stakeholders together andachieve objectives.

Courage to Challenge

• Criticalthinking mindset.
• Willingnessto challenge the status quo and proactively propose improvementopportunities.

Professionalism and Relationship Building

• Stronginterpersonal skills.
• Abilityto communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders from differentcountries and cultures.

Profile

• Master 2 degree level education (Business, Law,Environment, CSR, HSE/QHSE, or related fields).
• Understanding of the social and environmentalchallenges facing the apparel and footwear industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communicationskills in both French and English. Spanish is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities and synthesisskills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel,Power BI or Power Query.
• Project management skills, including strongorganization, task planning, and deadline anticipation.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a high levelof listening ability and empathy.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and a proactivemindset.

Equal opportunities

At Lacoste, we are committed to making equal opportunities a reality.Inherited from our unique vision of fashion-sport, equal opportunities move us forward and our recruitment methods follow this commitment by focusing on skills and embracing all types of talents.We commit to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where elegance goes beyond style and where each of us is given the chance to fulfill our greatest potential.

Apprenticeship – Sustainability Data Assistant, Footwear (M/F)