Sustainability Manager / Lead - Northamptonshire 2days p/w - £60,000 (£55,000 + 6k Car Allowance) – 10% Bonus, Benefits
ESG, Environment Sustainability, Supply Chain, Data, Stakeholder engagement
An awesome opportunity has become available to join a global company in helping them improve sustainability across their UK function. You will play a pivotal role in driving their sustainability agenda engaging positively across the business and partner networks to deliver both internal and customer sustainability plans. We are seek a proactive, self-motivated individual who excels in collaboration and communication with a diverse group of stakeholders to foster a sustainability mindset. Communication style will be key
Key Responsibilities:
* Identify opportunities across our clients supply chain and present business cases, following through to execution.
* Drive sustainable initiatives and ensure compliance across the business.
* Work closely with colleagues and stakeholders, including direct interaction with customers, to ensure sustainability topics are top of mind and integrated into daily operations.
* Train and influence team members on sustainability initiatives and champion these across the business.
* Become the sustainability expert within this area of the company, gaining a strong understanding of current technologies and analysing their benefits and challenges.
* Serve as the contact point for customers on sustainability matters and provide guidance on the current landscape.
* Produce proactive communications for both internal and external stakeholders, offering regular insights into market trends and opportunities.
* Stay at the forefront of regulatory changes and reporting methodologies.
* Collaborate with suppliers to report on sustainability performance and track progress against business and customer targets.
* Contribute to the development of our reporting metrics, processes, and governance around our data.
* Influence without authority across a diverse group of stakeholders.
* Use engagement skills to proactively approach carriers and internal stakeholders to gain buy-in and commitment to sustainability initiatives.
* Promote the company's corporate values and objectives, developing initiatives in line with the company’s strategic vision.
* Represent the organisation positively in a customer-facing role while actively seeking further business opportunities.
* Project manage and implement required initiatives to deliver on sustainability targets.
* Support the business with sustainability dashboards and produce suitable presentations for internal and external use.
* Produce all project documentation, including project plans, scope, impact of change, meeting minutes, and RAID log management.
* Gather, check, and present data for annual and ad-hoc reporting, including GHG emissions, both internally and externally.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Experience in sustainability role, including project management, preferably in a logistics or pharmaceutical environment.
* Knowledge and understanding of effective customer and supplier relationship management principles.
* Ability to influence, manage, motivate, and coach
* Passion for sustainable and responsible business.
* Understanding of broad ESG principles and the regulatory and reporting landscape (desirable).
* Ability to work with complex data and produce useful insights.
* Attention to detail.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Proficient in the use of all MS Office packages; systems awareness.
Core Competencies:
* Provides regular feedback and guidance to ensure performance expectations are met. Understands when to share information and when to keep sensitive matters confidential.
* Identifies trends to anticipate customer needs.
* Removes obstacles to enable the team to build and sustain a customer-focused environment.
* Fosters cooperation and collaboration between teams and across functions.
* Prioritises and manages work allocation effectively.
* Willing to address issues, even under pressure, ambiguity, criticism, or tight deadlines.
* Acts in anticipation of future business needs or changes.
If you interested in this role and feel you can make a positive impact apply now for immediate consideration.