External Sustainability Requirements

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility. 

As a Data and Systems Engineer (m/f/diverse) in the area of external sustainability requirements, you are responsible to integrate the perspective of sustainability and sustainable way of performing business into our processes and systems. As part of our team, you will design the required information architecture and lead/participate in projects that create future readiness. On top, you will perform operational tasks such as Certification of sustainable materials (ISCC plus) and Due Diligence for sustainable operations.

This job will bring you into contact with many fascettes of our business, such as manufacturing, development, but also strategy.

As a Sustainability Data and Systems Engineer (m/w/d) your main tasks are:

• Lead for the organization and implementation for ISCC plus coordination
• Project Lead System Integration for Sustainability Data
• Support in Projects for Process Digitalization
• Operational performance of Due Diligence and Risk Analysis  and Method design
• Support in Reporting of Sustainability and response of Customer Requests

• Academic Degree, e.g. in engineering with interest in business processes or in business administration with a strong technical interest, or a comparable qualification
• Experience in project coordination or project lead roles, ideally in sustainability, process management or digitalization
• Willingness to develop Specialist Knowledge on Sustainability Requirements and Certification
• Interest in business process design and ability to connect technical and operational perspectives
• Experiences or interest in tools like Power BI or similar, as well as capability to perform data analysis and understanding of reporting requirements
• Business fluent English language skills (written and spoken) 
• Motivation for Sustainability and sustainable Innovation
• Ability to work across interfaces
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex or sensitive information to stakeholders in a clear, diplomatic manner
• Openness to innovation and a creative mindset for developing new solutions
• Willingness and ability to learn quickly and work in new, evolving topics

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

We offer the following benefits:

• Salary based on Chemical Industry Tariff
• 30 days of paid vacation per year
• Three extra days per year for individual use (called: future value)
• Attractive career development opportunities
• We offer balanced working conditions by doing mobile work, working part-time, flexible working time as well as Sabbatical options
• Cross-Border mobile work options up to 40 days per year from other EU countries for EU citizens
• Company Pension plan
• Attractive employee benefits with discounts
• Diverse offers that support a better "work-family" balance (e.g. company childcare places and free emergency care for your children)
• A highly diverse environment across our location
• A new canteen on site with a variety of lunch options

If this sounds like a perfect match for you and if you want to become the next supporter of our core values: Trust, for one another, passion to win and freedom to act - we are looking forward to receiving your application.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

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