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Position Overview:

Sustainability Analyst

at Beautycounter
Santa Monica, California, United States

Beautycounter is the leader in clean skin care, makeup, and personal care, with a mission to get safer products into the hands of everyone. We go above and beyond clean to set the highest bar in beauty through our safety standards—including ingredient transparency, sustainable packaging, and responsible sourcing.  Launched in 2013 as a direct-to-consumer retail beauty brand and Certified B Corporation, we develop and distribute approximately 100 products across our collections in skin care, makeup, men’s, and personal care in the U.S. and Canada.

Beautycounter and global investment firm The Carlyle Group have announced that Carlyle has acquired a majority stake in Beautycounter. The partnership will allow Beautycounter to accelerate its strategic initiatives, including increasing brand awareness as well as bolstering the company’s innovative, integrated, omni-channel business model. The transaction values the company at $1 billion.

This position, reporting into the Sustainability Manager, will inform sustainability efforts at Beautycounter through exceptional scientific analysis, diligent data management, and a clear understanding of basis tenants of sustainability.

In this role you will

• Conduct research related to sustainability tradeoffs and follow latest sustainability trends related to packaging materials
• Understand and be able to conduct Life Cycle Assessments for packaging and raw materials
• Submit relevant product specifics to third parties like How2Recycle, which informs recyclability of products and packaging selection
• Understanding of various environmental impacts of packaging and be able to provide business relevant recommendations to the Sustainability Manager
• Research novel packaging materials and formats, propose paths to implementation across teams, and quantify expected environmental impacts for business consideration
• Manage large data sets related to responsible sourcing initiatives, including tracking and managing certifications that span across ingredients and products
• Work with suppliers to understand the practical aspects of implementing novel materials, formats, and practices, focusing on packaging, accessories, and merchandise
• Lead environmental impact tracking for leased operations and supply chain, using supplier data and models to inform, set, and pursue company-wide environmental impact goals; lead data collection via administration of the Partner Scorecard
• Ability to understand and analyze Scope 1, 2 and 3 impacts and assist in data creation that will inform Beautycounter’s path to carbon neutrality by 2030
• Support tri-annual B Corp recertification
• Calculate and procure carbon and water offsets each year
• Identify key areas of improvement across sustainability initiatives and provide immediate feedback
• Collaborate with the Sustainability Manager and key cross functional partners (Supply Chain, Safety, Quality, Packaging) to create and roll out processes to increase Sustainability impacts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher education in Sustainability, Environmental Science or a related field
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in an analytically-focused role (CSR/Sustainability, NGO, or analytical role for a mission driven company)
• Highly technical, curious and has demonstrated creativity and analytical ability: experience developing approaches to address complex questions, perform data collection, extraction and analysis, and generate concise report-out deliverables
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical abilities, specifically ability to perform Life Cycle Assessments, understanding of mapping Scope 1/2/3 emissions, ability to understand how to track and manage environmental reporting
• Strong communication skills; written and verbal
• High degree of attention to detail and diligence in verifying accuracy & completeness of work
• Experience with analyzing data and creating interactive data visualization reports, with a preference for familiarity/proficiency Excel and PowerPoint.
• Sustainability experience and technical expertise required
• Must be proficient in Microsoft office, including Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Must be exceptional at managing and sorting large bodies of data
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple projects without compromising quality.
• Excellent note taking skills, especially in a meeting setting, and able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Must take directions well and have superb attention to detail skills.
• Excellent communication, social, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Teamwork attitude and ability to adapt quickly and effectively

At Beautycounter we are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.