Senior Sustainability Manager
High Wycombe HP11 2EE
Hybrid working - 3 days office based
IPC EMEA, the purchasing and supply chain organisation for Subway Franchisees in Europe, has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Sustainability Manager to join the Food and Packaging team.
The role …
The Senior Sustainability Manager, will own IPC EMEAs sustainability strategy, driving our sustainability goals and supporting Franchisee profitability and competitiveness.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in developing sustainability strategies and delivering meaningful reductions on IPC EMEAs impact on the planet. They will be a skilled influencer and will be experienced in setting targets to reduce impact, measure and report progress up to c-suite level.
Knowledge of food, packaging and equipment sourcing and supply chains is desirable.
Accountable for …
* Developing and delivering the IPC sustainability strategy
* Setting meaningful and measurable targets for resource reductions (water, CO2, packaging etc.)
* Working with internal IPC team to ensure activity is delivered
* Seeking new opportunities to drive Franchisee profitability
* Owning the relationship with Subway and ensuring our strategy aligns with the Subway sustainability strategy, ensuring they understand the supply chain and commercial impact of any policy decisions
* Reporting progress against targets and projects to Leadership Team and IPC Board on a quarterly basis
* Working with external consultants to ensure were compliant with relevant waste and packaging legislation from a supply chain perspective
What is important to us …
Our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do and are an important part of our hiring process. Our three values are:
* We are empowered - we have the freedom to make a difference together.
* We collaborate - we trust and depend on each other. We contribute. We succeed together.
* We deliver on our commitments - we deliver on our commitments together, individually, today and tomorrow.
How we support our employees …
Joining a new company can be daunting; we support everyone who has chosen IPC EMEA to develop their career with:
* A structured onboarding programme.
* Time with the senior leadership team, as well as your colleagues and our Culture Champions.
* Training programmes to develop your skills and ways of working, focusing on feedback and management of work.
* Flexible working between the hours 8am - 6.30pm. We appreciate the juggle of life and home can be challenging and provide opportunities to flex your start and leave times.
* Excellent benefits package including enhanced pension contribution, healthcare, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice schemes. Plus, we also provide breakfast and lunch items in the office!
* On-site parking
* A chance to volunteer at our nominated charities. In addition, you will get one volunteer day a year to work with your chosen charity.
* Recognition award schemes and a Summer and Winter event each year
We actively support diversity, equity and inclusion and make sure that our employees are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We encourage everyone in our business to reach their potential.
About us
We are IPC EMEA*; a non-profit making organisation owned by Subway Franchisees in Europe. Subway is one of the fastest growing Franchise networks in the world and the largest submarine sandwich chain, with more than 44,000 stores across the world more than 5,000 of which are in EMEA.
Today we manage over £1.5 billion worth of contracts on behalf of the 4,500 Subway stores across Europe. As well as the purchasing and supply of Subway - specified and approved food, packaging, equipment and business solutions, we also provide services to help Subway Franchisees in the areas of quality control, managing equipment support and maintenance, insurance, utilities, waste management, technology and more.
Formed in 2001, our mission is to help Subway Franchisees be more profitable and competitive, today and for the future. In the last year (fiscal year ending 30th June 2023) we delivered over £53 million of benefit to Subway Franchisees in Europe.
* IPC EMEA is a trading name of European Independent Purchasing Company Limited.
For more information, please visit www.ipcemea.org
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