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Wonderfield Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainability-focused company in Greater London is searching for a UK Sustainability Manager to lead initiatives for their food brands. Responsibilities include collaborating with internal teams to implement sustainability policies and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should have a post-secondary education in sustainability or related fields and be self-motivated with strong ethics and communication skills. This role offers hybrid working and a 12-month maternity cover contract starting in January.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in a sustainability role.
• Knowledge of ESG issues and their interpretation.
• Experience in data management and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement sustainability efforts.
• Champion sustainability knowledge within the organization.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Skills

Strong ethics

Excellent organizational skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Post-secondary education in environment or sustainability

Job description

Reporting to the Group Chief Development Officer, the UK Sustainability Manager will assist in leading Wonderfields Group's sustainability initiatives within the UK for the YO! and Taiko Food brands. You will be an integral part in the evolution of the ESG strategies in this newly created role. This hybrid position based in the Greater London area will see you working directly with the internal brand teams and external stakeholders in developing, supporting, and implementing the sustainability policy in the focus areas of Responsible Sourcing, Plastics, Paper & Packaging, Food Waste Reduction, Green House Gas Emissions & Energy Use.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholder teams (Executive Teams, Supply Chain, Product Development, Marketing, Quality Assurance/Technical Operations) to support the development and implementation of sustainability efforts across the businesses.
• Be the Sustainability Champion to improve knowledge within the organization and be the voice as business decisions are made in order to encourage change.
• Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations by working with government agencies, non‑profit organizations, and other relevant parties.

Qualifications

• Completion of post‑secondary education in an environment or sustainability discipline or related experience.
• Entry level position with 1‑3 years experience in a sustainability role.
• Knowledge of environmental, social and governance issues combined with the capabilities to interpret these issues for Snowfox Group's business environment.
• Database management experience would be an asset, ability to review multiple data sets and collate, tabulate, and analyze and interpret results.
• Previous experience in the Food and Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries would be an asset.
• Energetic, resourceful, hands‑on individual with a strong bias for proactive action and customer service.
• Strong ethics – a personal reputation for integrity and "above‑reproach" ethics.
• Excellent support planning, organizational, problem solving and project management skills.
• Superb time‑management and multi‑tasking skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with meticulous attention to details.
• Self‑motivated, agent of change that can work with and communicate to all levels within the business units.
• Independent and self‑disciplined.

Benefits

FTC MATERNITY COVER 12 MONTHS STARTING JAN.