Are you passionate about driving real-world change in sustainability?
Join our central manufacturing function as a Sustainability Specialist and lead critical programmes across our manufacturing sites and supply chain. This is a key role where your work will directly impact our customers and colleagues.
What you will do:
- Deliver programmes on supply chain impacts with our fruit, vegetable and flower suppliers, particularly around emissions, biodiversity, water, deforestation, and ethics.
- Work with the team to engage suppliers and progress against net-zero targets and drive the achievement of our roadmaps.
- Support our manufacturing sites in improving performance across waste, packaging, energy, and water.
- Keep our strategy ahead of the curve by monitoring regulation and best practice.
Location: This role will be based from Thrapston, with occasional need to travel to other manufacturing sites across the UK, and regular travel to our Myton Food Group HQ at Cutler Heights, Bradford. We can also offer some flexibility with occasional working from home.
About you
The ideal candidate for this role will have at least 3 years experience within a Sustainability role, with a preference for experience within a Supply Chain context. They will also have the following skills and experience:
- Programme & Project Management: Proven ability to manage and deliver projects, drive change across diverse areas, and manage a broad mix of stakeholders across multiple sites.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Experience in analysing data, researching relevant topics, and preparing comprehensive reports.
- Sustainability Knowledge: Strong knowledge of sustainability reporting, regulation, and best practices across nature, ethics, and carbon within supply chains.
- Food Production & Risk: Understanding of food production chains, regulation, and risk management related to nature and ethics in supply chains and manufacturing.
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent verbal and written communication, influencing, and engagement skills to build trusted relationships and hold stakeholders accountable at all management levels.
- Proactive & Flexible: A flexible self-starter with a proactive approach, capable of multi-tasking across several project streams and business areas, and willing to embrace change.
- Customer Focus: A strong drive and passion for providing excellent service and support, with the ability to understand and anticipate customer requirements.
- Technical Skills: Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Google Suite.
- Presentation Skills: Competent in delivering engaging presentations and training to small audiences.
- Attention to Detail: A strong drive for excellence, quality, and attention to detail.
- Previous experience working in a Manufacturing environment is advantageous, but not essential.