Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist (m/f/d)

Elopak; Oslo; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Elopak is seeking an Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist to lead and enhance our product carbon footprint calculations and data governance. The role focuses on lifecycle assessment, data quality, and collaboration with suppliers and customers to enable robust sustainability reporting.

Based in Skøyen, Norway, or at a Danish, German, Finnish, or Dutch office, the position reports to the Senior Director Sustainability and supports internal teams with analytical insights and

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of relevant professional experience in product carbon footprint calculations, life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental data management, or similar analytical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of carbon footprint methodologies, emission factors, calculation models, and data validation practices.
• Experience working across functions and engaging effectively with suppliers, customers, and other technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own, manage, and improve Elopak's product carbon footprint calculation tool (DEEP).
• Define, review, validate, and document calculation logic, datasets, emission factors, assumptions, scenarios, and outputs in line with PCF and LCA standards.
• Maintain data flows and develop methodologies, validation routines, and documentation for accuracy and traceability.
• Own and maintain supplier emission factors and support supplier dialogue regarding methodologies and data quality.
• Provide expert responses to customer requests and support internal stakeholders with carbon footprint calculations and sustainability reporting.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, scalability, and data quality through process improvements, automation, AI, and digital tools.

Skills

LCA

Data management

Environmental data

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist (m/f/d) Stellenbeschreibung Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist (m/f/d)

Are you passionate about turning complex environmental data into meaningful insights?

Join us as our Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist and help us further develop an existing area of strong work by strengthening the quality of our product carbon footprint reporting. In this temporary role, you will bring your expertise in life cycle assessment, environmental data and analytical problem-solving into an established sustainability structure with high business relevance.

Main Responsibilities

• Product Carbon Footprint Ownership: Own, manage, and continuously improve Elopak's proprietary product carbon footprint calculation tool (DEEP), ensuring robust and scalable calculation methodologies.
• Methodology & Calculation Excellence: Define, review, validate, and document calculation logic, datasets, emission factors, assumptions, scenarios, and outputs in line with relevant PCF and LCA standards.
• Data Quality & Governance: Maintain data flows and develop methodologies, procedures, validation routines, and documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, traceability, and methodological integrity.
• Supplier Emissions Management: Own and maintain supplier emission factors and support supplier dialogue regarding methodologies, documentation, reporting requirements, and data quality.
• Business & Customer Support: Provide expert responses to customer requests and support internal stakeholders with carbon footprint calculations, sustainability reporting, and analytical insights.
• Continuous Improvement & Digitalization: Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, scalability, and data quality through process improvements, automation, AI, and digital tools.

This position can be based at our office in Skøyen, Norway, or at any of our offices in Denmark, Germany, Finland or the Netherlands. Reporting to the Senior Director Sustainability, you will work closely with colleagues across Sustainability (especially the Senior Environmental Manager), as well as R&D, Procurement and Commercial functions, while also engaging with suppliers and customers.

This role will be limited to 12 months (presumably)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Environmental Science or a related field.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in product carbon footprint calculations, life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental data management, or similar analytical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of carbon footprint methodologies, emission factors, calculation models, assumptions management, and data validation practices.
• Experience working across functions and engaging effectively with suppliers, customers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to translate complex calculations and methodologies into clear and actionable insights.
• Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Legal authorization to work in in the country you’re applying for is required

Why join Us?

This is an opportunity to contribute to one of Elopak's most important sustainability capabilities within an established structure where strong foundations are already in place. As our Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist, you will shape the methodologies, calculations, and insights that support customer engagement, supplier collaboration, sustainability reporting, and decarbonization efforts across the business. Working with environmental science, data analytics, and business decision-making, you will help turn complex carbon footprint data into insights that support customers, suppliers, reporting, and decarbonization efforts across the business.

For more information, please contact Carina Steffens, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner via [e-mail]

Über Elopak

Elopak is een internationale leverancier van kartonnen verpakkingsoplossingen, met merken als Pure-Pak®, D-PAK™ en Roll Fed, aangevuld met afvulmachines en serviceverlening. De bekende Pure-Pak® verpakkingen worden voornamelijk gemaakt van karton uit gecontroleerde en gecertificeerde bronnen en vormen een geschikt alternatief voor plastic verpakkingen. Het bedrijf werd in 1957 opgericht in Noorwegen en staat genoteerd aan de beurs van Oslo. Elopak heeft wereldwijd meer dan 3.000 werknemers en is actief in ruim 70 landen. Daarnaast heeft Elopak wetenschappelijk onderbouwde klimaatdoelstellingen vastgesteld om de uitstoot (scope 1 en 2) te verminderen in lijn met het 1,5°C-scenario, met als doel om uiterlijk in 2050 netto nul uitstoot te bereiken.

Bewerbungsschluss: 24.10.26

Emalikatu 9, Järvenpää, FI-04440, Finland

Hovmarken 8, Lystrup, DK-8520, Denmark

Havellandstr. 14, Mannheim, DE-68309, Germany

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Str. 17, Mönchengladbach, DE-41199, Germany

Karenslyst Alle 53, Oslo, N-0279, Norway

Industriveien 30, Spikkestad, N-3431, Norway

Mr. F.J. Haarmanweg 44, Terneuzen, 4538 AB, Netherlands

Osloweg 1, Haven 1351, Terneuzen, 4530 AB, Netherlands