Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Sustainability Manager?
KION ITS, a global leader in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment, is seeking skilled Sustainability Manager to join our QHSE team.
This is a new role which has been created to drive sustainability initiatives across our industrial trucks operations, ensuring environmental compliance, reducing our carbon footprint, and integrating sustainable practices into our products, supply chain, and workplace.
At KION ITS, we offer a competitive benefits package, which includes:
• A competitive salary based on your experience
• 25 days of annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• A company pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution and a minimum 4% employee contribution
• Eligibility to participate in Employee Incentive Schemes
Come and join us and be part of a team dedicated to QHSE and Sustainability excellence, driving stakeholder engagement and continual improvement.We offer:
Sustainability Strategy and Compliance
· Develop and implement a sustainability roadmap aligned with corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
· Ensure compliance with all environmental laws, regulations, and ISO standards (e.g: ISO 14001)
· Conduct environmental impact assessments (EIA) and life cycle analyses (LCA) for operations, and supply chain
· Monitor and report on CO₂ emissions, energy efficiency, water usage, and waste reduction efforts via Cority and communicate status to internal stakeholders
· Complete environmental audits on sites to identify best practice and opportunities for improvement
Operational & Environmental Initiatives
· Develop and manage waste management metrics and circular economy projects, promoting recycling and material reuse
· Align sustainability with workplace safety and well-being initiatives
Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting
· Collaborate with suppliers, customers, and regulatory bodies to drive sustainable practices across the supply chain
· Prepare sustainability reports, maintain ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics, and contribute to corporate disclosures (e.g., GRI, CDP, TCFD)
· Promote sustainability awareness among employees through training, workshops, and internal campaigns
· Represent the company in industry associations, sustainability forums, and certification programs
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
· Identify and implement new technologies that enhance sustainability in manufacturing, logistics, and fleet operations
· Research and apply for grants, incentives, and funding opportunities related to green initiatives
· Monitor industry trends, competitor sustainability practices, and emerging regulations to keep the company ahead in sustainability leadership
Tasks and Qualifications:Education & Experience
- Minimum of ISEP Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management
- Ideally Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability or related field
- 5+ years of experience in sustainability, environmental management, or a related role, preferably within an industrial, manufacturing, or logistics environment
- Experience working within QHSE frameworks, particularly ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
Key Competencies
- Passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and driving impact in sustainability
- Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, sustainability reporting, and ESG frameworks
- Ability to analyse carbon footprint, energy usage, and sustainability metrics
- Project management skills with the ability to drive sustainability initiatives from strategy to execution
- Gravitas combined with agility
- Personal accountability and resilience
- Strong negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to interact and build relationships at all organisational levels (including matrix)
- Able to develop and execute strategies, plans and budgets in line with overall business objectives
- Advanced IT skills including Microsoft, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Vision for strategic and conceptual issues and recognise the interrelationships while keeping an eye on day-to-day operations
Top Skills
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries.
We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers.
Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.
With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis.
No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally.
Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
