Sustainability Specialist - Fashion & Sporting Goods

As a Sustainability Specialist with strong data science skills, you will be expected to deliver high quality metrics-based consulting services to our clients in the Fashion industry.

Why you’ll love Quantis

Quantis is a leading sustainability consultancy pioneering approaches to solve critical environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, our dynamic and visionary team has partnered with organizations across the globe to transform their industries and pave the way for a planetary economy that aligns business with nature. We strive to be agents of change, helping companies transform from business as usual to business at its best.

We believe that sustainable transformation is possible and within our power. We’re contributing to this transformation by combining the latest science with strategic business insights. Our advice enables global leaders in the consumer goods and finance industries to understand how to reduce their environmental impacts, implement change successfully, and operate within planetary boundaries.

Motivated by this common purpose, our 250+ talented professionals cultivate a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative. We are impact-oriented. We are science-based. We are Quantis.

Join us!

Does this describe you and your next role?

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences or similar discipline
• 3+ years of experience on sustainability topics, performing, managing, interpreting and communicating on results and sustainability topics
• Strong knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Corporate Footprint, preferably carried out in a fashion company
• Experience with one of the LCA software tools (SimaPro a strong asset)
• Understanding of other sustainability metrics, tools and frameworks, such as GHG Protocol, Science-Based Targets, UN SDG, Reporting tools, risk assessment frameworks
• Strong programming, scientific coding and data processing skills. Mastering of MS Excel is a must; knowledge of Python, R, Matlab or ArcGIS is considered a strong asset
• Ability to process, manage, visualize and interpret data in a form understandable to different audiences
• Fluent in Italian and English
• Thorough understanding of sustainability topics, services, market needs relevant to Quantis

As a Sustainability Specialist specialized in the Fashion Industry here’s a preview of what type of work your days will include:

Technical execution of tasks in clients’ projects:

• Working on projects in Italy as well as on projects from all over the world in collaboration with Quantisians from other offices (Berlin, Boston, Paris, Lausanne, Zurich)
• Executing tasks within Sustainability Strategy projects
• Performing product LCAs of various products and systems including complex novel technologies, materials and production processes from the fashion sector
• Calculating Corporate Carbon Footprint of fashion companies, including advanced Scope3 models
• Data collection from the client, its processing and management
• Creation of user-friendly MS Excel tools with models in the background of various complexity
• Writing of reports and creation of presentations of results in clear, appealing and easily understandable manner
• Supporting/managing clients’ interactions, such as project meetings/calls, workshops, suppliers engagement, etc..

To thrive in the Quantis culture, you’ll:

• Show up as a team collaborator with a win-win attitude: empathetic, attentive and supportive of colleagues.
• Take responsibility and ownership for your work: think and act with autonomy, while knowing when to ask for help.
• Take initiative if something needs to be done.
• Be positive! There are no problems, only challenges which need to be addressed.
• Keep improving and developing; use failures for identification of lessons learned.
• Practice open and transparent communication; welcome effective dialogue and productive disagreement with minimal tension.
• Self-Manage: be in the driver’s seat of your professional growth and ambitions, all the while valuing the learning journey and opportunities within Quantis.

Some logistics to consider

• Location: Italy (Milan or other locations) according to a distributed workforce framework (on-going project)
• Job type: full-time contract
• Optimal start date: June 5th, 2023
• Punctual collaboration with other Quantis offices (Berlin, Boston, Paris, Lausanne, Zurich) via web-conferences, in English
• Ability to travel, primarily in Italy, and at times Europe
• Eligible for tax relief for workers returning to Italy