Why join Aptiv? You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge applications, develop breakthrough technologies, and deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s leading automotive brands. See your work come to life on the road—helping make mobility safer, greener, and more connected. Ready to shape the future of mobility with us?

Your role

Support of the global sustainability team as well as the local departments in Germany on sustainability issues.

Global:

• Identification, development of a management system for sustainability requirements in customer contracts, technical documentation
• Support with periodic sustainability reporting (annual sustainability report, monthly or quarterly reporting)
• Assisting with the coordination of regular ESG-related activities and disclosures across the organization (e.g. SEC climate risk disclosures, EU Taxonomy and CSRD etc.).
• Assisting in the preparation of non-financial information reported in customer and investor questionnaires and surveys
• Helping facilitate audits from internal and external auditors, serving as a liaison for any ESG-related assurance work.
• Support management and due diligence actions to assess and validate Aptiv’s ESG related policies and progress for external disclosure

Germany:

In addition to the core sustainability team responsibilities, supporting other functional departments (e.g. engineering, finance, manufacturing or HR) in related sustainability initiatives including:

• Contribute to the preparation of the Annual Sustainability Statement for the German legal entity as part of the annual financial statement
• Further development of the employee engagement survey (develop action items based on the survey results to improve the working environment)
• Conduct deep dives into cost-reduction opportunities through sustainability reviews, such as waste disposal and energy consumption
• Investigate sustainability metrics such as plastic bag usage, material scrap, and explore potential alternatives
• Evaluate Aptiv products from a sustainability perspective
• Contribute ideas for new business models for Aptiv products (e.g., pay-per-use, recycling concepts)

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in business, technology, environment or (possibly with preparation) law and social affairs.
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Communication skills in English and German, both written and verbal
• Ability to develop relationships cross-functionally and cooperate with people in all regions
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work effectively under time pressure
• Self-starter, with ability to organize own work, operate autonomously
• Computer skills - MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Master Sustainability Management (M.Sc.) at Cologne Business School (CBS)

CBS Master program in sustainability enables students to:

• Work in any job/function (purchasing, administration, product development, manufacturing, etc.)
• Identify and evaluate the best solutions (economic, social, ecological, technical, digital, legal)
• Broadly evaluate potential impact of global sustainability related regulations
• Design and execute change management processes in a cross-functional, global role

Study schedule at CBS

• Only 4 semesters (part-time master programs 5 semesters)
• Parallel learning on the job and at university: Strong integration of study content with company tasks – you can bring tasks with you
• Mix between live learning days on campus, live learning days online and guided self studies at home (approximately 3-6 days of live learning per month which always take place 3 days in a row

Aptiv Benefits

• Our working style: flexible work environment
• Learning, professional growth and development in a globally recognized company
• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.
• Recognition for innovation and excellence.
• Opportunities to give back to the community

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