Sustainability Specialist

Auria Solutions is seeking a Sustainability Specialist based in Mexico to support corporate sustainability reporting, compliance, and carbon footprint analysis. Responsibilities include managing ESG report development, ensuring data integrity, and providing expertise on life cycle assessments (LCA). Candidates should have a degree in sustainability or related fields and 1-2 years of experience in sustainability reporting, with knowledge of relevant standards like CDP and TCFD.
Auria is a leading global supplier of highly-engineered systems for automotive flooring, acoustical, thermal, aerodynamic and other fiber-based solutions for gas and electric vehicles. With U.S.-based operational headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, Auria operates 16 manufacturing, 9 technical and 5 JV locations across 10 countries and employs approximately 3,900 people worldwide.

We are currently searching for Analyst Sustainability to join our team in Mexico. This role will be responsible for:

Main Function
• Provide analytical support for corporate reporting, ratings and compliance topics.
• Provide carbon footprint expertise on new innovation and LCA requests.

Principle Accountabilities
• Annual CSR support for global execution, including project management, gap analysis and benchmarking
• Provide LCA and data transparency support for all regions
• Provide ratings and compliance support on key topics: CSRD, TCFD, CDP, Ecovadis etc.

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Sustainability Reporting:
• Support in delivering annual ESG / sustainability report development and execution, including project management of multiple.
• Support in setting reporting standards and requirements, manage cross-functional reporting team, ensure data integrity and auditor coordination
• Support in global ratings topics such as CDP, Ecovadis etc. analyze results, propose enhancements and benchmark against stakeholders
• Support in managing global compliance topics such as CSRD, TCFD, climate-related risk management
• Support in double materiality assessments, and support implementation of reporting IT solutions
• Reporting thought leadership: Monitor reporting requirements, train stakeholders on changes, engage on performance reporting and be internal reporting point of contact
• Serve as the company subject matter expert for current and emerging ESG reporting standards and frameworks (eg, GRI, SASB, TCFD, EU CSRD, UNSDG, etc.); evaluate, identify and monitor company reporting capabilities, gaps and improvement opportunities.

LCA:
• Preparation of product and Innovation life cycle analysis (LCA) in accordance with ISO 14040 to support Auria’s customer requests
• Assessment of new technologies, systems and concepts about sustainability and environmental impacts, e.g., impact on greenhouse gas emissions, resource efficiency, recyclability, etc. and deriving and demonstrating optimization potential
• Tracking, interpretation, communication of global product-related regulations on the topics of sustainability, circular economy, LCA and environmentally friendly product development, etc.

AD-HOC/ Miscellaneous topics:
• Support overarching global sustainability strategy activities
• Support to answer SAQs, Customer questionnaires and support in regional policy development

Education & Experiences
• Degree in sustainability, environmental sciences, chemical or process engineering, social sciences, communications or similar
• 1-2 years of practical experience in sustainability reporting
• Strong Knowledge on CDP, Ecovadis and other prominent sustainability indexes
• Good understanding of LCA methodology as well as first experience in its practical application.
• In-depth knowledge of European and global environmental and sustainability standards and guidelines (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP standards, UN SDGs, EU CSRD, ESRS, etc.)
• Strong project management, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced English language skills
• Aptitude for learning new software, and previous experience with GaBi or other LCA software is a plus.

What you will gain as a part of the Auria Team:
• Competitive salary
• Benefits and perks above the law
• Professional developments
• Healthy work environment