SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER - CLIMATE PLAN MANAGER - Global Corporate Responsibility Team

Loreal; Clichy; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Oréal is seeking a senior sustainability leader based in Clichy to drive the group’s decarbonization strategy. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to accelerate the transition toward a low-carbon economy.

You will manage climate transition plans, harmonize product carbon footprint methodologies, and ensure alignment with evolving regulations and standards. English fluency is essential for global coordination.

Qualifications

• 7 years of sustainability experience in climate science or product sustainability strategy.
• 3+ years in operations or brands is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SBTi, GHG Protocol, ISO 14067.
• Advanced data analytics and scenario modeling capabilities.
• Fluency in English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Climate Strategy Director in managing the group climate transition plan and updating CO2 trajectories.
• Harmonize a robust product carbon footprint methodology aligned with international standards and group practices.
• Engage with multifunctional stakeholders and represent L'Oréal externally to promote methodologies and contribute to industry best practices.
• Collaborate with Métiers (R&I, Sourcing, Packaging, Supply, IT & Digital) and Sustainable Finance to drive decarbonization efforts.

Skills

Climate standards

Product lifecycle

Data analysis

Business acumen

Strategic leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

English fluency

Job description

Your Role

Based in the Global Corporate Responsibility — Environmental Leadership team (Clichy CES) and reporting directly to the Climate Strategy Director, you will drive the Group’s decarbonization strategy across the organization, working in close collaboration with the experts domains (métiers) and the whole sustainability community, to empower business partners with actionable levers of transformation to accelerate the transition toward a low-carbon economy.

Your Objectives

• Support the Climate Strategy Director in managing the group climate transition plan, by fostering the adoption of decarbonization drivers and updating CO2 trajectories, in tight coordination with the Métiers (incl, R&I, Sourcing, Packaging, Supply, IT& Digital). EHS, Activation and Sustainable Finance.
• Ensure Group’s climate strategy alignment with emerging regulations, standards, and framework requirements related to climate performance and contribution claims, such as GHG Protocol, SBTi, and ISO14067.
• Harmonize a robust, consistent, and transparent product carbon footprint methodology, aligned with sectorial ambitions, international standards and current Group methods and practices.
• Ensure strong engagement with multifunctional internal stakeholders and represent L'Oréal externally (with peers, partners, within climate related coalitions) to promote our methodologies and contribute to shaping industry best practices.
  
  

Your Profile

You have 7 years of experience in sustainability topics related to climate science and / or in product-related sustainability strategy (ideally at least 3 years either in operations or brands).

Required Technical Skills

• Deep knowledge of climate and product sustainability standards as SBTi, GHG Protocol, ISO 14067
• Technical understanding of product lifecycle impacts and decarbonization levers of consumer goods
• Advanced data analytical skills (data modeling, scenario analysis)
• Business acumen
  
  

Other Skills

• Strategic Leadership: Ability to synthesize complex environmental data into clear, actionable business strategies.
• Project Management: Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects simultaneously from inception to completion.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage, influence, and align senior leaders across R&I, Marketing, Finance, and Brand teams.
• Facilitation skills: Strong communication with an ability to simplify complex technical topics for non-expert audiences.
• Solution-oriented and results-driven.
• Fluency in English is essential