Sustainability Officer

An exciting and very visible Sustainability Officer / Manager role in which you can really put your imprint on their sustainability, ESG activity and credentials with a multinational company that provides technology and supply chain solutions industrial and construction markets.

BASIC SALARY: £46,000- £54,000

BENEFITS: 
· Management Incentive Plan Bonus / Commission Worth up to 10% of basic salary.
· Car Allowance £616.67 a month.
· Contributory Pension 5% of Salary from Company, 3% from Employee.
· Health Cover.
· Full Out of Pocket Expenses, Credit Card.
· Laptop, Mobile phone etc.
· Potential For Hybrid Working.
· 25 days holidays plus stats.

LOCATION: Chesterfield

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Sheffield, Dronfield, Rotherham, Mansfield, Derby, Nottingham, Doncaster, Newark, Worksop, Matlock, Buxton,Sutton in Ashfield, Ashbourne, Gainsborough, Belper, Hucknall, Loughborough, Lincoln, Stoke, Stockport. 

JOB DESCRIPTION: Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Manager, ESG Manager

Although sustainability already plays a large part of my client’s internal operations and service proposition for clients this is an exciting new role which will give you the opportunity to really make your mark on the company by pulling the whole thing together involving developing strategies by implementing processes and plans on three key focuses- see below.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Manager, ESG Manager
 
· Organisational environmental performance such as reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption and waste by collaborating across the various departments (sales, operations, quality etc.) 
· Promote social responsibility within the organisation working with operations, sales, category and inventory management to support diversity and ethical practices within the supply chain and in line with stakeholder engagement  - engage in community engagement programs or philanthropic activities.
· Commercial – develop longer term strategies :  ‘sustainability’ footprint, processes and tools that could be offered to clients as an additional ‘value added service.’ Ultimately bringing commercial benefit to the business.

As our Sustainability Officer, your other key tasks will be to:
· Become a subject matter expert offering guidance to the wider organisation on emerging changes, technology, trends, and opportunities to assess the feasibility of adoption and create business cases where appropriate.
· Set measurable targets and reporting for each key focus area enabling tracking of progress.
· Collaborate with Corporate Sustainability Team (U.S) to ensure we are updated as to latest progression/technologies (No involvement in compliance related tasks required)
· Deliver training where appropriate and monitor, measure and evaluate any running initiatives to ensure they are progressing in line with desired outcome and adapt or evolve as required. 
· Support the sales function when needed in ‘Face to Face’ client/customer meetings/presentations and RFI/PQQ responses where Sustainability is a factor for inclusion on an opportunity or is a factor in the award weighting of a proposal.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Manager, ESG Manager

You will have experience of, and success in a similar sustainability or ESG Manager / Officer role, ideally in an industrial, construction or technical environment, but open to experience other areas.

You will have:
· Proven track record in the field of ‘Business Sustainability' or ESG.
· Willingness to travel if required (omestic and internationally)
· Confidence when engaging at a senior level both internally and externally
· High attention to detail and able to prioritise effectively.
· Excellent presentation, communication and problem-solving skills.
· Ability to work under own initiative, also as part of an extended team..
· Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while being flexible, adaptable, and responsive to shifting priorities and to tight deadlines.
· Self-motivated and enthusiastic individual

THE COMPANY: 

Established over 50 years, my client is a $23bn annual turnover corporation with over 15,000 personnel operating worldwide, with a £3bn+ turnover and 1,800 personnel in Europe. They have 650 personnel in the UK with large and structured sales function of 230. In 2020 they were acquired by an even bigger corporation as a strategic move into the UK and European markets which has  significantly enhanced their offering and presence in the market. This role is part of a major expansion with full and committed backing from the group. Through their unmatched global distribution network, along with their supply chain and technical expertise, they help lower the cost, risk and complexity of their customers' supply chains.

PROSPECTS:

Excellent in a large successful and expanding company and group. There are definite succession plans for the right people joining  at this time particularly in this function of the company which could well expand over the next couple of years both in the UK and EMEA. 

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services:  Sustainability Manager, Sustainability Officer, ESG Manager or ESG Officer

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. 

REF: RP17869, Wallace Hind Selection