Sprootbaby is a startup (launched Aug'23) focused on upcycling and selling organic baby basics. We have a unique business model that incentivises production and waste collection. We reward customers who return used items (from any brand). With this, we aim to meet our mission of helping parents today & the planet tomorrow and to disrupt greenwashing across the textile market. Our problem statement straddles the linear world of production and disposal. As we aim to be leaders in bringing circularity to baby basics. The problem statement is clear as babies grow 10% every 3 months resulting in a constant cycle of new purchases and disposal. For the basic items, these are often too stained to enter into a re-commerce system. So we see them significantly contributing to the issue that >1% of textiles are currently recycled back into the fashion industry. Role & responsibitilites - We have an ambitious goal of generating profit from our cotton byproduct. This will be a journey broken down into stages. First, we aim to bring the costs of our sustainability processes down to 5% of revenue, then to 0%, and finally to achieve profitability. - We are looking for someone to conduct a deep dive into this issue, define our current state, outline our long-term goals, and develop a strategy to get us there. - We want the candidate to clearly research the current UK and European environment for waste management, outline current and future trends, and analyse and propose the best avenues for Sproot with financial and analytical forecasts. - These insights will then be used to launch two projects with clear goals and KPIs one focused on cost-cutting in our current process the second in revenue-generating Skill Set - Strong understanding of the sustainability sector - Ability to articulate and define current opportunities and hurdles that face Sproot waste management - Strong numerical understanding to compare opportunities and make quantitative comparisons - Having knowledge of financial analysis and the ability to forecast profit and loss with confidence - Hands-on get it done attitude keen to see output and results from their work