Sustainability Data Analyst
Position Details
Title: Sustainability Data Analyst
Department: People & Impact
Reports to: Senior Manager, Sustainability
Location: Dearborn, MI
Job Classification: Remote
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Band: Professional
Job Summary
The Sustainability Data Analyst leads the collection, analysis, and visualization of environmental performance data across the enterprise — with a primary focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), water, and waste. This role plays a critical part in building a transparent and data-driven sustainability reporting process by ensuring accurate measurement, insightful analysis, and actionable recommendations that support science-based targets and voluntary environmental reporting.
The Data Analyst partners cross-functionally with teams in Supply Chain, Sourcing, Product Development, Packaging, IT, and Global Social Responsibility to design and implement data-collection frameworks, automate reporting pipelines, and translate complex datasets into meaningful sustainability insights that inform business decisions and internal and external transparency.
Inspired by Hard Work
At Carhartt, the values of hard work—dependability, honesty, and trust—are rooted in the legacy of our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. His commitment to serving hardworking people continues to inspire everything we do. Guided by his legacy and our mission—We serve and protect all hardworking people by building durable products—we remain dedicated to upholding these principles in every decision we make and every product we create.
Associate Responsibilities
Required Education
All associates are required to understand and act in accordance with the Carhartt Core Values. Carhartt reserves the right to change, modify, suspend, interpret or cancel in whole or in any part, the job duties outlined above at any time and without advance notice to the employee.
Title: Sustainability Data Analyst
Department: People & Impact
Reports to: Senior Manager, Sustainability
Location: Dearborn, MI
Job Classification: Remote
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Band: Professional
Job Summary
The Sustainability Data Analyst leads the collection, analysis, and visualization of environmental performance data across the enterprise — with a primary focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), water, and waste. This role plays a critical part in building a transparent and data-driven sustainability reporting process by ensuring accurate measurement, insightful analysis, and actionable recommendations that support science-based targets and voluntary environmental reporting.
The Data Analyst partners cross-functionally with teams in Supply Chain, Sourcing, Product Development, Packaging, IT, and Global Social Responsibility to design and implement data-collection frameworks, automate reporting pipelines, and translate complex datasets into meaningful sustainability insights that inform business decisions and internal and external transparency.
Inspired by Hard Work
At Carhartt, the values of hard work—dependability, honesty, and trust—are rooted in the legacy of our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. His commitment to serving hardworking people continues to inspire everything we do. Guided by his legacy and our mission—We serve and protect all hardworking people by building durable products—we remain dedicated to upholding these principles in every decision we make and every product we create.
Associate Responsibilities
- Lead the annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory/accounting process for Scope 1, 2, 3 categories, including supply chain, product use, end-of-life, water and waste measurements.
- Design and implement data collection frameworks across suppliers, logistics, product development and retail channels to capture indirect emissions; identify improvement opportunities and build in automation/pipelines where possible.
- Analyze emissions data to identify hotspots, trends, benchmark performance against peers/industry, support target-setting (e.g., science-based targets) and informed decision-making.
- Develop data visualizations and dashboards to monitor sustainability KPIs and to help build transparency with accurate sustainability data.
- Prepare and present sustainability reports, papers and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with departments such as Supply Chain, Sourcing, IT, Global Social Responsibility, Product Development, Packaging to identify gaps, improve quality of data, explain findings and provide actionable insight.
- Partner with Global Social Responsibility team, staying current on ESG reporting standards and regulations (e.g., CSRD, SEC climate disclosure).
- Identify trends and inefficiencies in energy/water/waste/resource usage.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Data Analytics, Sustainability, or equivalent experience in a related field in lieu of degree
- Advanced degree preferred (e.g., MBA, Climate Science, Environmental Science, Sustainability)
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis or sustainability reporting, including progressive experience with another global leading manufacturer (preferably within an apparel, consumer-packaged goods (CPG) company, or within consulting)
- Experience in Green House Gas Accounting (Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 emissions) and water & waste data tracking and ability to direct a team on data management to make it actionable
- Experience with GHG accounting software, for example Carbonfact, Worldly, preferred
- Familiarity with ESG standards preferred
- Experience with VPPA’s and/or renewable energy preferred
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated ability to execute programs that achieve sustainability goals.
- Ability to persuade and influence, without having direct authority, to drive solutions
- Team mentality, passion for sustainability and leading transformative changes in the ways of working; ability to connect the dots.
- Outstanding organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize workload
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the proven ability to communicate with all levels within the organization to build cross-functional competence with sustainability
- Advanced experience and proficiency using Excel, PowerPoint/Keynote, Word, Power BI, etc.
- Travel – 10%
- This position has a Remote location: Associate will have no regular requirement to be on-site. Travel on-site is limited to special events.
- Carhartt is a tobacco free workplace.
All associates are required to understand and act in accordance with the Carhartt Core Values. Carhartt reserves the right to change, modify, suspend, interpret or cancel in whole or in any part, the job duties outlined above at any time and without advance notice to the employee.