4C Services

Sustainability Manager – Coffee, Cocoa

4C Services

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Köln • Germany

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Salary

💰 €55,000 - €70,000 per year

About the role

  • Leadership and management of sustainability certification activities as Country Manager for assigned countries
  • Ensuring compliance with environmental and social standards and coordinating with Certification Bodies and key stakeholders
  • Monitoring, implementation and supervision of certificate validation for assigned 4C Units and CoC Groups
  • Cooperation with the EUDR team in validating applications for no-deforestation assessments and EUDR attestations
  • Support of the Integrity Program through analysis of reported cases and monitoring of corrective actions
  • Monitoring and analysis of the development and implementation of relevant laws and regulations
  • Driving international customer acquisition and development of key stakeholder relationships
  • Facilitation of business expansion in countries of responsibility
  • Contribution to system development and continuous improvement
  • Development, organisation and facilitation of high-level international sustainability events

Requirements

  • University degree in agricultural science, agronomy or a related field
  • Minimum 2–5 years of professional experience in sustainability certification or environmental standards within the agricultural sector
  • Proven experience in managing sustainability projects and international customer acquisition
  • Experience with data analysis and relevant tools used in certification processes
  • Very good practical experience with certification systems and complex stakeholder-driven environments
  • Excellent English language skills (at least C1, written and spoken)
  • Excellent local language skills in Portuguese, Vietnamese (preferable), Chinese or Spanish (at least C1, written and spoken)
  • Good German language skills is an asset
  • Excellent communication, presentation and networking skills with strong intercultural competence
  • Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making abilities with a high attention to detail
  • Independent, proactive and strategic working style with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • High level of integrity, confidentiality, reliability and service orientation
Benefits
  • Great Team Environment
  • Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Team Event, Christmas Party)
  • Close collaboration with sister companies
  • The opportunity to work independently and shape processes
  • Individual learning and development plan
  • Professional onboarding
  • Frequent feedback sessions
  • Many free language classes
  • Access to several trainings and technical courses
  • We promote from within!
  • Hybrid set-up
  • 4 weeks remote work at a place of choice (after probation)
  • Flexible working hours and trust based working time
  • 30 vacation days and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Carnival Monday)
  • Sabbatical options
  • A generous pension scheme (bAV)
  • JobTicket/Deutschlandticket
  • Annual bonus scheme based on performance
  • Wellness Programs
  • Subsidized Urban Sports Club
  • Health weeks promoting healthy habits in personal and professional life
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Hard Skills & Tools
sustainability certificationenvironmental standardsdata analysiscertification systemsproject managementstakeholder managementno-deforestation assessmentsEUDR attestationsagricultural scienceagronomy
Soft Skills
communication skillspresentation skillsnetworking skillsintercultural competenceanalytical abilitiesorganizational abilitiesdecision-making abilitiesattention to detailproactive working styleentrepreneurial mindset