Sustainability Data Sr Specialist

The Sustainability Data Specialist leads Dematic’s sustainability data strategy, owning the end-to-end governance, analysis, and reporting of sustainability information in partnership with KION. This role transforms complex data into actionable insights and compelling narratives that support decision-making and clearly demonstrate Dematic’s sustainability impact.

Detailed Role Summary:
As the Sustainability Data Sr Specialist, you will serve as Dematic’s go-to expert for sustainability data and analytics, taking full ownership of how we capture, analyze, and leverage sustainability information. This advanced individual contributor role goes beyond number-crunching – it combines technical data management with strategic influence. You will work with KION on end-to-end sustainability data structure (tools and cadence) and define the Dematic processes (governance, training, analysis, and reporting) with the goal of ensuring data-driven insights are at the heart of decision-making. A key part of your mission is to translate complex data into clear stories, for example: quantifying the environmental impact of our operations and projects, and crafting compelling, data-backed messages that demonstrate Dematic’s sustainability progress to both internal teams and customers. This role is intended for a high-performing analyst who will own the end-to-end management of sustainability data—defining the what, how, when, and where—while leveraging strong interpersonal skills to shape Dematic’s sustainability narrative through data-driven insights.

We offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

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This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $X-Y at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will do in This Role:

• Data Strategy & Governance: Define and govern the end‑to‑end sustainability data ecosystem, ensuring standardized, high‑quality ESG data and seamless, timely integration into centralized reporting.
• Product Owner – Sustainability Data Systems: Own Dematic’s sustainability data systems as product owner, ensuring reporting tools are well configured, widely adopted, continuously improved, and seamlessly embedded into global operations.
• Monthly Performance Reporting: Own monthly sustainability performance reporting by translating validated global ESG data into trend analysis, variance insights, and actionable recommendations for Operations and Sustainability leadership.
• Data Analysis & Insights: Analyze sustainability data to uncover trends, risks, and improvement opportunities, partnering with operations to translate insights into action and communicate results through clear, compelling dashboards and visualizations (e.g., Power BI).
• Quantifying Impact of Initiatives: Quantify the sustainability impact of key initiatives by partnering with project and operations teams to calculate energy savings and emissions reductions using clear, credible methodologies.
• Data‑Driven Storytelling: Collaborate across sustainability and communications teams to transform data into credible, audience‑ready sustainability stories that inform decisions and demonstrate impact.
• Tool & Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement of sustainability data tools and processes, including the transition to an AI‑enabled platform that simplifies data collection, enhances user support, and strengthens efficiency and resilience over time.
• Cross‑Functional Data Liaison: Act as a trusted sustainability data partner, helping teams understand requirements, improve data quality, and align reporting across functions.
• External Reporting Support: Provide data support for external sustainability reporting, ratings, and audits by delivering reliable, well‑documented ESG data and analyses.

Key Deliverables:

• Monthly Sustainability Dashboard & Report: A concise, insight-rich report each month covering energy, GHG, and other performance indicators, with trend analysis and action recommendations.
• GHG/Energy Data Tool Implementation: Successful deployment of the new reporting tool across all regions – configured, populated with historical data, and actively used by contributors – along with user guides and training sessions.
• Impact Analysis: Clear analysis quantifying the outcomes of major sustainability initiatives or investments.
• Annual Data Package for Reporting: A complete, year-end consolidated dataset covering all required sustainability metrics, fully vetted and ready for internal and external reporting uses.
• Data-Backed Story Content: Contributions to sustainability communications such as charts, tables, and factoids for the Annual Sustainability Report, customer case studies, internal newsletters, and executive updates – all drawn from our robust data and showcasing Dematic’s progress.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field. (Master’s degree is a plus.)
• Approximately 4–7 years of experience in sustainability data analysis, environmental data management, or a similar analytic role.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis tools and systems: advanced Excel skills required; experience with BI/dashboard software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and familiarity with databases or data management systems is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of sustainability and ESG frameworks and metrics, such as GHG Protocol (Scopes 1, 2, 3 accounting), energy management (ISO 50001 or similar), environmental reporting standards (GRI, CDP), and relevant regulations (e.g., EU CSRD).
• Strong interpersonal skills and influence. Comfortable working cross-functionally to obtain information and drive data improvements – you can diplomatically chase down data from busy colleagues and help them understand the “why” behind our data needs.
• Organized and proactive, with experience managing projects or processes.

Preferred:

• Direct experience implementing or administering an environmental data management system or sustainability software tool as a power user or product owner.
• Track record of improving a data reporting process or leading a data-focused project (e.g., automation of data collection, significant upgrade of a KPI dashboard).
• Hands-on involvement in calculating and communicating the results of sustainability.
• Experience working with operations teams on environmental metrics (energy, fuel, waste).
• Any certifications or training in sustainability or energy management (e.g., ENV SP, Energy Manager, GHG Inventory specialization) or data analytics (e.g., BI certification) that demonstrate both domains of expertise.