Sustainability Principal - Fashion & Sporting Goods

Sustainability Principal - Fashion & Sporting Goods

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Berlin or Munich, Germany

THE ROLE

As a Sustainability Principal focusing on client relationships, you’ll drive business development at a strategic level across Fashion & Sporting Goods sector in Germany. You will build and maintain high-impact client relationships and lead large scale projects. You’ll own business development strategies for your sector and lead one or more key accounts. You’ll develop long-term client partnerships, secure high-value contracts, and drive strategic growth within the firm.

You will contribute significantly to the company’s revenue growth and market presence in the sector, by developing an innovative offering and building a strong external profile.

You’ll design and implement account strategies aligned with client priorities, ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery in collaboration with internal experts.

You’ll be a line manager for a team to supervise the work of your team members and to support their growth and development. You will also be expected to mentor and help develop other colleagues at various levels in other teams.

ARE YOU READY TO SHAPE STRATEGY, LEAD GROWTH AND STEER TEAMS?

• You’re eager to apply your sustainability experience, business development, client relationship and consulting capabilities, and leadership skills to our mission of aligning businesses with planetary boundaries.
• For 8-12+ years you’ve been working in strategy consulting and/or in the Fashion, Textile Retail, Sporting Goods, Luxury sectors, with significant exposure to and interest in corporate sustainability. You have a strong knowledge of the sector, understand the challenges and needs, and have a significant network.  
• You have a successful track record in sales, bringing on new clients and building strategies for clients.
• You have solid experience providing effective and visionary peer and team leadership, and strategic decision-making.
• You have demonstrated strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• You have strong project management experience and skills.
• You bring a Master’s or PhD degree or equivalent experience that equips you to guide companies to understand and design transformative and science-based strategy (Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Economics...).
• Whatever your background, you’re intellectually curious, have a science-based mindset, and motivated to learn and grow.
• You bring an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy co-creating innovative solutions with your team.
• You’re confident using generative AI tools, while maintaining a critical and thoughtful mindset.
• You communicate effectively in fluent English and German.

WHAT YOU MIGHT ALSO BRING TO THE ROLE

• Additional knowledge in further corporate sustainability topics and/or sectors other than your specific sector.
• Exposure to/experience with topics related to corporate/product footprinting, nature (biodiversity, water), climate strategy & risk, land & agriculture, ESG reporting and stakeholder engagement and other relevant sustainability topics.
• Good knowledge of sustainability frameworks relevant to your sector and expertise.