Environmental Stewardship Manager (w/m/d)

THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE YOU

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for

the many. We are building on more than 180 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer.

The Environmental Stewardship Manager supports the strategic advancement of environmental initiatives across the supply chain. This role is instrumental in translating environmental strategy into scalable programs, data-driven design, piloting innovative approaches, and supporting policy development and capacity-building efforts. Working closely with the Senior Manager Environmental Stewardship, the role ensures alignment with Playbook 2030 and contributes to embedding environmental excellence across the business.

At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as Environmental Stewardship Manager!

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting the execution of environmental strategies across the topics of water use, carbon and energy reduction, with additional contributions to chemical and biodiversity initiatives.

• Contribute to the drafting and refinement of environmental policies and guidance documents, ensuring alignment with regulatory and scientific developments (including EU frameworks such as CSRD, ESPR).

• Assist in coordinating pilot programs and innovation trials in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders, capturing learnings to inform scale-up.

• Support the development and maintenance of environmental data governance systems and tools, with a focus on improving carbon and water data validation protocols.

• Support the implementation of GHG accounting practices, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and audit readiness.

• Provide environmental data and insights to support the annual sustainability reporting process.

• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing and training materials to build environmental awareness and literacy in Sourcing and other relevant functions

• Collaborate with regional sustainability teams to co-develop and deliver environmental capacity-building initiatives.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 3 to 5 years of experience in environmental sustainability, with a proven track record of supporting the implementation of carbon accounting and/or water-related strategies, including data handling, methodology input, or performance tracking.

• Solid understanding of GHG Protocol and carbon accounting practices (if applicable)

• Exposure to policy development, internal strategy processes, or roadmap planning within a sustainability context (CSRD, ESPR, EU Green Deal).

• Relevant experience in the textile supply chain, with exposure to sustainability or environmental initiatives.

• Strong analytical, data governance, coordination, and communication skills.

• Familiarity with tools such as Higg FEM is considered an advantage.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
• Access to a Partner Discount Scheme
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
• 30 days' vacation
• Corporate pension scheme
• Mental health and wellness program
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture