Sustainability Manager (m/f/d)

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Summary: This role involves owning and improving GHG inventory, defining methodologies, ensuring data quality, leading digitalization, and building carbon accounting capabilities. Highlights: 1. Own and continuously improve Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG inventory 2. Lead digitalization of GHG inventory and calculation processes 3. Build internal carbon accounting capabilities share mail share share Sustainability Manager (m/f/d) **Country:** Portugal **City:** Lisbon **Department:** Global Operations \& Production **Job ID:** 45212 Professional \| Permanent \| Full\-time \| Hybrid Our people in **Manufacturing \& Global Operations** share two priorities: getting things done and making things better. If you’re a dynamic person with a positive mindset, you’ll fit in well here. It’s an international team with a powerful spirit of collaboration. Together, we make sure our products meet the highest standards of quality by constantly searching for ways to improve at every stage of our value chain – from the raw materials we buy through to the logistics network that brings our medicines to patients. Join our team and help us make an even bigger contribution to Grünenthal’s future. **What the job looks like** Each day, you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as: * Owning and continuously improving the Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG inventory * Defining and maintaining GHG and PCF methodologies, processes, and documentation * Ensuring data quality, traceability, and audit readiness (CSRD / ESRS) * Leading the digitalization of GHG inventory and calculation processes * Designing and piloting Product Carbon Footprints for products * Supporting the transition from spend‑based to product‑based Scope 3 data * Managing internal stakeholders and external Partners * Building internal carbon accounting capabilities **What you’ll bring to the table** To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have: * A Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or a related field * 5\+ years of experience in sustainability, climate, LCA, or carbon accounting roles * Proven ownership of a corporate GHG inventory * Hands‑on experience with Scope 3 categories and supply‑chain‑heavy datasets as well as end‑to‑end experience delivering PCF or LCA initiatives * Experience working in regulated manufacturing or pharmaceutical Environments * The ability to translate carbon results into actionable insights and priorities * Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with people at all levels across the organization * Fluency in English **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** ***"Sustainability is not driven by policies, but by people who choose to act every day."*** Angel Rodriguez Marcos, the Hiring Manager About Grünenthal Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science\-based, privately\-owned pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state\-of\-the\-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are focussing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain. Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 28 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in more than 100 countries. In 2024, Grünenthal employed around 4,300 people and achieved sales of € 1\.8 billion. Your HR contact: Viola Sonnefeld