Product Sustainability Specialist

Yazaki; Aveiro; Presencial; EUR 32 000 - 52 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Yazaki, located at the Ovar Plant in Portugal, is seeking a Product Sustainability Specialist for a temporary maternity-leave replacement. The role focuses on driving sustainability initiatives across the product portfolio, ensuring regulatory compliance, and calculating product carbon emissions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering or Environmental Sciences, English proficiency, and strong data handling.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, or related field.
• Experience in sustainability, environmental compliance or project management.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Proficiency in English (mandatory) and Microsoft tools.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Sustainability team in day-to-day sustainability and environmental compliance activities.
• Assist with collection, validation, and organization of sustainability-related data.
• Help prepare sustainability reports, customer questionnaires, and internal presentations.
• Contribute to projects related to carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, and sustainable materials.
• Work with different departments to gather information required for sustainability initiatives and reporting.
• Conduct basic research on sustainability regulations, customer requirements, and industry best practices.
• Maintain sustainability records, databases, and documentation.
• Participate in meetings, training sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives related to sustainability.

Conhecimentos

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Microsoft Office

Formação académica

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering or Environmental Sciences

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Join Yazaki. Connect to the future.

Country:Portugal (PT)
City:Ovar
Worksite / Location:Ovar Plant

Job Function:People & CA_EHS & Sustainability
Job Discipline:
Job Family:Sustainability

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for aProduct Sustainability Specialist in our plant in [[location]].

About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and knowledgeable person to join our team on a temporary basis during a maternity leave replacement.
This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainability initiatives across our product portfolio, support regulatory compliance activities, calculate carbon emissions of our products and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive sustainability success.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Sustainability team in day-to-day sustainability and environmental compliance activities.
• Assist with the collection, validation, and organization of sustainability-related data.
• Help prepare sustainability reports, customer questionnaires, and internal presentations.
• Contribute to projects related to carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, and sustainable materials.
• Work with different departments to gather information required for sustainability initiatives and reporting.
• Conduct basic research on sustainability regulations, customer requirements, and industry best practices.
• Maintain sustainability records, databases, and documentation.
• Participate in meetings, training sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives related to sustainability.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, or a related field, is preferable.
• Experience in sustainability, environmental compliance or project management, is preferable.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Proficiency in English (mandatory).
• Microsoft tools (mandatory).

What We Are Looking For

• Interest in sustainability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Effective collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational abilities.

At Yazaki, we arecommitted to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.