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TEXAID is one of the leading companies for textile recycling in Europe. With around 1,100 employees, we sort and process more than 80,000 tons of textile waste in our own sorting and manufacturing plants every year. The plants are located in Switzerland, Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Spain, as well as in the US. More than 16,000 TEXAID containers serve as collection points for the used textiles.

The textile industry contributes a significant share of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, making it an essential sector in the fight against climate change. By giving a second life to textiles through reuse or recycling, TEXAID plays a key role in decarbonizing the industry’s footprint and transforming textiles into a more sustainable resource.

Furthermore, the textile circularity industry is at the start of a seismic shift elicited by several major forces:

  • Changes in regulations that demand increased collection and intra-European textile waste management
  • Technological innovations that will make both sorting and textile-to-textile recycling economical and scalable
  • A growing secondhand market and rising consumer demand increase resale value


With years of experience and our strength lying at the core of textile circularity, we will leverage these opportunities to make TEXAID the European leader in textile circularity until 2030. This will be realized by expanding our collection and sorting capacities and investing in next generation technology to boost sustainable textile use.


Texaid’s Retail business unit operates one of the largest secondhand clothing chains in Germany with 70+ stores and online shops across four brands (ReSales, Vintage Revival, McVintage and carou).


For our HQ in Darmstadt, we are looking for a:

Senior Sustainability Specialist (m/f/d)

Your responsibilities:

Overview:

In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional managers and specialists across the business to drive sustainability projects, audits, process transformations, training, and education. This position serves as a direct point of contact for the executive management on environmental and social sustainability topics.

  • Elaborate and continuously refine TEXAIDs environmental and social sustainability strategy and measures – while considering regulatory changes such as the CSRD and cooperating with the relevant business units of TEXAID to integrate measures leading TEXAID toward Net-Zero Emissions
  • You are responsible for the ESG Reporting from Data collection to Data analysis and its continuous development including defining KPIs, according to reporting standards and compliance requirements (e.g., GRI, CSRD)
  • Compile the Texaid Group Sustainability Report on an annual basis and provide continuous reporting to the management
  • Prepare multi-stakeholder initiatives and projects related to environmental and social sustainability (e.g., Supply Chain Transparency) and support in audits such as ISO 14001:2015, amfori BSCI Audits
  • Raise awareness of sustainability topics among internal stakeholders & advise business units and sites on CSR-related projects and actively participate in communication or public relations about TEXAID sustainability activities (TEXAID online channels, speeches, events, etc.)
  • Participate in associations and/or play a key role as coordinator in associations depending on the focus of the topic
  • Support the company knowledge management (e.g., process mapping) and the continuous improvement system including preparation of e-learnings, questionnaires, and their evaluation

What we expect of you:

  • A bachelor’s degree or ideally a master’s degree in business administration , industrial economics, sustainability, environmental studies or a related field with the focus on sustainability or a completed further education in the area of sustainability, demonstrating your strong foundation in corporate sustainability topics
  • Experience in one or multiple of the following fields: corporate sustainability strategy, decarbonization strategies, sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, supply chain
  • Outstanding communication, analytical thinking, and team collaboration skills
  • An independent, organized, and proactive work style that thrives in a fast-paced, solution-oriented environment
  • The ability to coordinate multiple projects and bring them to successful completion
  • Willingness to travel 20 – 30 % of the job
  • Highly proficient in spoken and written German and English

Our benefits:

  • Attractive working conditions in a dynamic and growing sustainable business.
  • Interesting and challenging projects allowing you to take responsibility with room for leadership
  • An inclusive and dynamic environment that encourages knowledge sharing and supports your professional growth
  • Above-average compensation with additional contributions to company pension plans 
  • 20 % discount in our approximately 70 secondhand stores
  • Exciting offers via corporate benefits

 

Interested?

You are welcome to reach out to the HR-Team under +49 6151 9187-742 or n.schnell@texaid.de for initial questions. Please hand in your application electronically.

Person of contact: Nadine Schnell