Sr. LCA Consultant (Agriculture/Consumer Goods)

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

Consulting

• Ensure the delivery of consulting projects in product and/or corporate sustainability, such as LCA, EPD, strategy projects (incl. research, analyses, reports, presentations, etc.). Delegate project tasks.
• Ensure the delivery of consulting projects in the agreed time, duration, scope, quality and budget. Deliver profitable projects.
• Manage several consulting projects in your domain and/or sector and collaborate with other domains / sectors were necessary. Strictly follow the existing QM processes incl. project closure 
• Manage medium and large consulting projects
• Contribute to achieve the annual sustainability consulting targets in terms of revenue, bookings, and utilization
• Ensure a collaborative  atmosphere in the project team and provide regular feedback to your project team members
• Support projects from other teams/regions across Product and Corporate Sustainability, particularly by providing expert know-how and guidance
• Share appropriate domain or sector knowledge within your project team and the sustainability consulting  organization
• Use own judgment to prioritize time and understand the capacity situation 
• Submit your timesheets on a weekly basis
• Adapt your vacation planning on a monthly basis. Monitor your project status regularly (e.g. resource schedule, budget, profitability, etc.) and plan/adapt your projects once a month
• Maintain quality assurance according to Sphera's quality management processes. As project manager: Be responsible for its application. Ensure all deliverables are QA-checked
• Appropriately represent Sphera in client contact with seniority
• Engage with customer, typically with more senior staff. Build a trust relationship with clients, identify client challenges, and proposes solutions
• Manage any customer satisfaction issue according to Sphera's quality assurance process
• Identify new sales opportunities with existing and/or new clients. Support colleagues from business development in drafting  proposals and Statements of work (SOW)
• Contribute to marketing activities and support the Go-to-Market strategy developments in your domain/sector. Inform marketing about the attendance of any conferences, events, etc. 
• Demonstrate thought leadership in the Agriculture/Consumer Goods industry through presentations, blogs, publications of studies, whitepapers, webinars etc. on our homepage, at conferences, and journals or by posting e.g., on LinkedIn, etc.
• Maintain Sphera’s knowledge management and provide project references on closed projects

Skills

• ​Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Expert user of Sphera software (LCA FE, formerly known as"GaBi")
• Strong written and oral presentation skills in English (German is a plus!)
• 4+ years experience in LCA and product sustainability matters

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Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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