Senior Manager, Global Environmental Sustainability & ESG

The role exists to give strategic direction to GXO's global decarbonisation strategy and to drive it through the company's international operations. Day to day, that means identifying and implementing decarbonisation opportunities inside GXO's own operations and in the solutions it proposes to customers, then working with regional environmental sustainability leads to track progress, surface new opportunities and support the rollout of the wider sustainability strategy. A large part of the job is cross-functional. The holder partners with operations, engineering and transport teams to move environmental objectives forward, and acts as a strategic adviser to commercial and solutions design teams on sustainable offers. This includes representing GXO's environmental strategy in client meetings, business development activities and executive reviews, and speaking directly with customers to understand their sustainability priorities and translate them into operational initiatives. On the reporting side, the role leads responses to major ESG assessments and voluntary disclosures such as CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics and S&P CSA. It also involves building and coordinating GXO's Impact ambassador network, so that best practices in environmental sustainability are shared and adopted locally across the global footprint.

A candidate stepping into this role would deepen their command of corporate decarbonisation at scale: designing and running Scope 1, 2 and 3 programmes across a global logistics network, and applying frameworks such as Science-Based Targets to real operations. The exposure to CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics and S&P CSA responses offers practical experience in voluntary ESG disclosure and ratings management, which is a transferable skill across industries. The client-facing dimension is a distinct learning area. Working with commercial and solutions design teams to embed sustainability into customer offers means learning how sustainability arguments are built into bids and contracts, something rarely available in purely internal ESG roles. Translating client priorities into operational initiatives also sharpens commercial literacy. Beyond that, the role builds influence and cross-cultural skills through regular interaction with regional sustainability leads, operations, engineering and transport teams across markets. Coordinating the Impact ambassador network adds community-building and change-management experience. The combination of technical climate work, disclosure expertise and commercial exposure prepares the holder for senior sustainability leadership roles.

The posting asks for 7 to 10 years in ESG, environmental sustainability, CSR or climate-related roles inside a multinational, plus a degree at bachelor level or above in sustainability, environmental science, logistics or a related field. A master's or MBA is listed as an advantage. The core technical requirement is hands-on experience managing greenhouse gas programmes covering Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3, together with solid knowledge of decarbonisation strategies and climate frameworks such as Science-Based Targets. On the softer side, the role demands excellent stakeholder management and the ability to influence without direct authority, since much of the work runs through regional leads, operations, engineering and transport teams that do not report to this position. Strong communication and presentation skills matter because the holder represents GXO's environmental strategy in client meetings and executive reviews, and must translate complex technical concepts for non-specialist audiences. The posting flags logistics, supply chain or transport experience as highly valued, and a profile combining technical expertise with project management and comfort in a matrixed, international setting fits best. Mastery of English is required, ideally with another European language, and regular travel across Europe with occasional international trips is expected.

Lead with numbers, because this role is judged on measurable decarbonisation impact. On the CV, quantify programme outcomes: GHG reductions achieved across Scope 1, 2 and 3, number of sites or countries covered, CDP or EcoVadis score improvements, and how many client bids you supported with sustainability data. Given the logistics context, a candidate who can show carbon work tied to fleet, warehousing or freight will stand out more than one who only did office-based reporting. In the cover letter, address the influence-without-authority requirement directly. Describe a specific situation where you moved regional operations, engineering or commercial teams who did not report to you, and what you changed as a result. Mention your working languages: the role is based in France, reports into a global function and involves regular European travel, so English plus another European language is a practical advantage, and French helps in Neuilly-sur-Seine. For interviews, prepare to discuss Science-Based Targets, the main voluntary disclosure frameworks (CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics, S&P CSA) and how you would translate a client's sustainability priorities into operational initiatives. Expect a case-style question about decarbonising a logistics network. Show that you understand GXO's business model: contract logistics for large customers, where sustainability commitments often need to fit inside commercial contracts and tight margins.

The core focus is environmental decarbonisation across a global logistics network. That means greenhouse gas management covering Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3, with reduction pathways aligned to climate frameworks such as Science-Based Targets. In practice, the work touches the emissions profile of warehouses, transport fleets and freight movements, and the way GXO designs logistics solutions for its customers. Another focus is voluntary ESG disclosure and ratings. The role leads responses to CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics and S&P CSA, so the holder works at the intersection of internal data, external benchmarks and investor expectations. Governance aspects appear through this disclosure work and through the coordination of the Impact ambassador network, which spreads environmental practices across regions. The social dimension is lighter in this particular role, which is explicitly oriented toward environmental sustainability. Customer engagement is where the commercial and sustainability agendas meet: the holder helps clients meet their own climate commitments through GXO's operations, which positions the company's environmental performance as part of its service offer rather than a purely internal target.

The hardest part is likely influence without authority. The holder must accelerate decarbonisation through regional leads and operations, engineering and transport teams that sit outside their reporting line, in a company where logistics decisions are often driven by cost, speed and customer contracts. Getting sustainability commitments adopted in that environment requires patience and evidence, not just policy knowledge. A second challenge is the Scope 3 problem. In contract logistics, a large share of emissions sits upstream and downstream in the value chain, with limited direct control over carriers, subcontractors and customer supply chains. Building credible Scope 3 accounting and reduction plans across an international footprint is technically demanding and depends on data quality that is often inconsistent between regions. Balancing external disclosure with internal delivery is another tension. Managing responses to CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics and S&P CSA consumes significant time, and the risk is that reporting obligations crowd out the operational work that actually cuts emissions. Add regular European travel, a matrixed structure and multiple concurrent priorities, and the role demands strong project management and the ability to say no.

A typical day is likely a mix of internal coordination and external engagement. It could start with a call with regional environmental sustainability leads to review progress against decarbonisation targets, discuss data gaps or unblock a local initiative. From there, the holder might join a working session with operations, engineering or transport colleagues to advance a specific emissions reduction project, for example around fleet efficiency or warehouse energy use. Customer-facing work is a recurring feature. The holder may sit in on a sales or solutions design meeting to advise on the sustainability elements of a proposal, or speak directly with a client about their climate priorities and how GXO can support them. Executive reviews and disclosure-related work also appear regularly: preparing or validating inputs for CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics or S&P CSA, and making sure the numbers and narratives are consistent. Variability comes from travel and from the matrix structure. Regular trips across Europe, with occasional international travel, mean some days are spent on site or with customers rather than at the Neuilly-sur-Seine office. Priorities can shift quickly when a major client bid or an ESG rating deadline lands.

The role sits in a global function reporting to the Global ESG Director, which puts the holder close to strategic decision-making at a company of roughly 38,000 employees. From here, natural next steps could include leading the global environmental function outright, moving into a broader ESG or chief sustainability role, or shifting into a commercial or operations leadership position where sustainability expertise becomes a differentiator. The client-facing element of the job could also open doors into solutions design or business development with a green angle. Because the position coordinates regional sustainability leads across an international footprint, it offers visibility to senior management in multiple markets. Successfully steering the response to major ESG ratings and voluntary disclosures builds a portfolio of externally verifiable results, which carry weight both inside and outside the company. There is also room for lateral growth into adjacent areas such as transport decarbonisation, energy management in warehouses or supply chain consulting for customers. GXO operates in a sector under pressure to cut emissions, so people who can link sustainability to operational and commercial outcomes tend to be in demand.

Internally, the closest relationship is with the Global ESG Director, to whom the role reports, and with the regional environmental sustainability leads who implement strategy on the ground. The holder also works daily with operations, engineering and transport teams, since those functions control the assets and processes where emissions are generated and where decarbonisation initiatives have to be executed. The commercial and solutions design teams are key partners as well, because the role acts as a strategic adviser on sustainable solutions offered to clients. Executive reviews and business development activities mean occasional direct exposure to senior leadership, where the environmental strategy has to be explained in business terms. The Impact ambassador network, which the holder helps coordinate, is an internal community that extends reach into local teams. Externally, logistics clients are central stakeholders. The holder engages directly with customers on their sustainability priorities and turns those into operational initiatives, which means navigating different levels of climate maturity and different reporting expectations. Rating agencies and disclosure bodies such as CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics and S&P CSA are indirect but influential stakeholders, since their assessments shape how the company is perceived by investors and customers.