Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Specialist Sustainability

To strengthen our Global Sustainability team in Ede, we are currently hiring for two specialist roles, each playing a key part in advancing our sustainability ambitions. We are looking for:

• a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Specialist, and
• a Sustainability Data Specialist.

Both roles contribute to building a robust, data‑driven sustainability foundation. As part of our Global Sustainability team, you will work closely with colleagues from different disciplines and business units worldwide, contributing insights that shape our sustainability strategy and support informed decision‑making. In addition, you will act as a key knowledge partner for colleagues across our international organization, supporting them with expertise, insights and guidance.

Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to apply your analytical skills to create real impact? Then one of these roles might be the perfect next step for you. Click here for the Sustainability Data Specialist vacancy.

What will you do?

As an LCA Specialist, you will be responsible for developing Life Cycle Assessment tools and calculations for Greenhouse Gas emission calculation at De Heus. Your tasks include:

• Conducting Life Cycle Assessments for our feed products and our production processes.
• Developing tools to calculate on-farm environmental impacts like carbon footprint for our customers.
• Advising colleagues and management on sustainability and translating complex analyses into clear opportunities for improvement.
• Identifying trends and developments within LCA and translating these into De Heus initiatives.
• Keeping up-to-date on environmental impact databases (such as GFLI) and methodologies (such as PEFCR Feed) to ensure the highest data quality and transparency of our data.
• Collaborating closely with internal teams and external partners to realize sustainable solutions.

What do you bring?

• Experience in Life Cycle Assessments: We are seeking a specialist with 3-5 years of LCA experience, preferably in an international environment.
• Analytical skills: You recognize patterns, make connections, and make well-founded decisions.
• Small steps, big impact: In an organization where sustainability is closely linked to commercial goals, you know how to initiate projects that create significant impact. You can work independently and have a proactive attitude. You don't wait for things to happen; you come up with ideas and take action yourself.
• Stakeholder management: You can navigate a results-oriented global organization and easily connect across departments, countries, and cultures. You can translate complex processes into easy to understand communications.
• Perseverance : You are not afraid of innovation and are eager to drive improvements. Even when things get tough, you stay focused and keep going.
• Language: Fluency in English (written and verbal); proficiency in Dutch is an advantage.

What do we offer?

• A position for 32-40 hours per week in a company that is constantly evolving;
• A competitive salary matching your experience, a fixed year-end bonus of 4%, an excellent pension plan, 25 vacation days, and the option to extend your leave by purchasing additional hours or vacation days.
• Focus on vitality through a company fitness plan, flexible remote work, including resources to set up your (home) workspace responsibly;
• An entrepreneurial and informal company culture with room for autonomy and responsibility;
• Opportunities for professional development in your field. We value people who consistently raise the bar for themselves and are happy to invest in your growth;

Ready to put your expertise to work?

Do you want to help build sustainable growth with passionate colleagues? Apply now and become a Life Cycle Assessment Specialist at De Heus. If you would like more information about this position, please contact Johan Zonderland (Global Sustainability Manager) at +31 6 55 460 166.

Unsolicited acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

About us:

De Heus Animal Nutrition is an international producer of a complete range of compound feed, premixes, concentrates and feed specialties. Our customers are small and large farmers, integrations and dealers. We provide them with nutritional concepts that ensure maximum animal health and optimal performance. Allowing them to feed their poultry, pigs, ruminants and aquaculture every single day.

What do we offer?

De Heus offers you a challenging position in a dynamic and international context. You will have the opportunity to help realize our strategy and truly make an impact in Indian market by adding a missing link in the protein value chain and improving food security. We believe that our employees make a difference and power the progress of our fast-growing, highly ambitious organization.

The package comes with a competitive salary, depending on education, skills, and experience. Possibilities to grow in an international company with plenty of room for personal development.

What do we expect from you?

You need to be structured, highly motivated and good with people. This job demands a high degree of attention to detail.

Key responsibilities:

• Support ERP, ERP associated systems and processes.
• Monitor/control business processes. Identifying, correcting, and resolving any discrepancies
• Develop/facilitate documentation of ERP, ERP associated systems and processes as Work instructions.
• Provide/facilitate training to employees on an effective use and management of ERP related systems and processes.
• Administration of ERP system. Permissions, and configuration of company structure within the ERP
• Define user requirements. Work with business process owners/subject-matter-experts/ to identify user requirements.
• Projects support. Work with project managers, subject-matter experts and other members to support ERP systems related projects.
• The daily checking of administrative related KPI’s, and reports. To ensure long running accuracy and fluidity of systems processes
• Systems implementation. Work with business owners and managers, end-users, and technicians to help implement an ERP system, including creating reports, analyzing data.
• Monitoring and support of users. Either by responding to support tickets/request, or directly intervening in work processes. To maintain accuracy and sanity of De Heus’s systems
  
  Experience:

• 3 Years’ experience in a similar position
• 2+ years of experience in Enterprise Resource Planning software (Strong preference for D365 (F&O))
• Strong Microsoft knowledge
• Business analysis, project management and systems implementation experience
• Working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Conflict handling skills
• Communication and influencing skills.
• Relationship building Skills
• Computer skills (MS Office)
• Written communication skills
• Negotiation and Selling skills.

INTERESTED?

Would you like to know more about this interesting position? Please contact Diljot Singh, HR Recruitment Specialist, either by email at dsingh@deheus.com or by phone at 8849803506.