Senior Manager Sustainability Strategy (m/f/d)

We are the Group Sustainability Team at Fresenius. What are we about? The development and implementation of group-wide sustainability activities. As a healthcare company, taking care of people is in our DNA. For us, this also means taking care of our planet, because a healthy environment is a prerequisite for a healthy life. We translate this aspiration into sustainable action in order to achieve measurable, positive effects. To this end, we analyze relevant regulatory and industry-specific developments, drive forward company-wide initiatives, define targets and measure their achievement. Our responsibilities also include regulatory sustainability reporting as well as internal and external sustainability communication.

Your task

• You will support strategic Group projects in the area of sustainability strategy with a focus on the environment and climate (e.g. decarbonization strategy, climate risk analysis, implementation of relevant CSRD requirements) and prepare workshops and analyses with the divisions.

• Based on your specialist knowledge, you will be responsible for the content of the primarily environmentally relevant topics/sustainability topics, take on tasks in internal project management and supervise the control processes within the framework of ESG governance.

• In addition, you will support the further development of internal sustainability standards and guidelines (e.g. climate strategy, other environmental topics, social impact).

• Your key to success: close cooperation with various functions and departments within the Fresenius Group, especially with our Controlling and Compliance teams as well as the Fresenius business units.

• Last but not least, you will support with technical input in the implementation / participation in the response to sustainability ratings and rankings and in the preparation of the CSRD statement and other sustainability reporting formats, such as CDP.

Your profile

• Successfully completed (Master's) degree in economics or natural sciences, or a comparable course of study, ideally with a focus on sustainability or governance.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in an industrial company, audit, management consultancy or sustainability institution - and here in the area of sustainability/ESG regulation, project management or similar.

• Experience in sustainability management, ESG environment and project management, preferably with knowledge of legal regulations and standards such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), EU Taxonomy, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

• Very good verbal and written communication skills in German and English.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Research.

• High affinity for numbers and analytical thinking.

• We expect you to be a motivated, diligent, reliable and independent person with a high level of initiative who likes to think outside the box of your own department.