Sustainability Lead

Sustainability 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.