Sustainability Strategist - Fashion and Sporting Goods

THE ROLE  As a Sustainability Strategist at Quantis you will be accountable for the quality of project deliverables for your clients and for business development . Your major responsibilities will be as follows:   Develop credible, trusted relationships with senior client contacts in the Fashion and Sporting Goods sector and nurture them into more significant relationships   Lead clients through setting and building sustainability strategies as part of projects, including as an active delivery team member, or as a project manager  Advocate for project / scope / team in face of client demands  Proactively identify client needs, propose solutions and manage clients  Manage projects     You will be successful in your role if you:  Are seen as an effective project team leader  Build a good understanding of client-specific business models, goals and challenges  Simultaneously manage multiple projects by reliably delivering time / cost / budget while also protecting team workloads  Actively participate and contribute to sector development initiatives  Spark discussion of greater transformation ambition with clients      DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU AND YOUR NEXT ROLE?  You’re motivated to put your consulting skills and sustainability experience to work towards our mission of aligning businesses with Planetary Boundaries.  For 5+ years you’ve been sharpening your project management skills and sustainability expertise in a professional setting in the private sector, ideally with some experience in consulting, where you’ve developed an appetite for business development.  You have strong project management skills, and can organise workload, project streams and priorities to deliver in a timely manner.  You have previous exposure to sustainability topics , especially in the fashion industry   You have the capacity to listen to client needs to create and communicate creative and adapted solutions.  You have a good understanding of the fashion sector and the related challenges & opportunities relevant to sustainability topics, ideally with a good network.  You have a Master’s degree in business, engineering or science.  You’re motivated for teamwork and able to integrate and work with a diverse team, including a range of scientific and creative profiles.   You believe in the power of science and get excited about guiding companies to understand and design transformative and science-based strategy.   You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  You communicate effectively in fluent English . Fluency in German is highly desired.      AS A SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIST, HERE’S A PREVIEW OF WHAT TYPE OF WORK YOUR DAYS WILL INCLUDE:  Manage and deliver client project work related to Fashion and sporting goods:   Deliver and support projects, which focus can span from footprinting to target setting and implementation of actions  Manage all aspects of client projects from project scoping to crafting solutions to developing high-standard, timely deliverables, ensure project profitability and efficiency  Build, develop and manage efficient and balanced consultant projects teams, including providing growth opportunities and constructive feedback for a more performing team  Proactively identify, communicate and autonomously resolve project risks, within the project team and with the client  Recognize and fill skill / knowledge gaps in project team  Identify process or system improvements that could improve project team effectiveness    Business development:   Develop and manage existing and new client relations across the fashion and sporting goods sectors, including through meeting prospects, writing proposals and presenting to potential clients  Contribute to communications and marketing strategies and actions  Proactively identify client needs and propose solutions involving one or more standard offerings and win multiple projects per year  Participate in co-designs of solutions and proposals with other team members including experts and other strategists  Provide reliable proposal quality review  Build and nurture optimal and trustful client and industry relationships  SOME OTHER DETAILS TO CONSIDER:  NRW region (preferred) or Berlin  Optimal start date: As soon as possible  Frequent collaboration with other Quantis branches (France, Italy, Switzerland, USA) via web-conferences  Ability to travel occasionally    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 our focus sectors to understand how to reduce their environmental impacts, implement the changes and operate within planetary boundaries.   Motivated by this common purpose, our 300+ 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!  Learn more about Quantis and our Mission .