Climate Change Manager

Co-op Insurance; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK retail organization in Manchester is seeking a Climate Change Manager to lead initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions within its supply chain. This role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 to £50,000 plus benefits, including a bonus and holiday increase with service. The successful candidate will build relationships with suppliers and collaborate across teams to meet sustainability goals effectively.

Benefits

30% off Co-op branded products

Annual bonus

28 days holiday, increasing to 32

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Subsidised onsite gym

Coaching and training programs

Qualifications

• Experience in managing supplier relationships around sustainability objectives.
• Practical knowledge of product carbon footprinting and supply chain emissions.
• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive Scope 3 emissions reduction with suppliers.
• Support teams with data and insights for sustainability targets.
• Act as an expert in greenhouse gas emissions for the food supply chain.

Skills

Building effective working relationships

Supplier relationship management

Communication skills for technical topics

Knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting methodologies

Job description

Overview

Climate Change Manager

£45,000 to £50,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)

Manchester city centre, hybrid working: split time between home, our Manchester office and occasional supplier visits. Our hybrid working policy can be found at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy.

We’re looking for a Climate Change Manager to join our Food Sustainability team. You’ll be working with suppliers and teams across the business to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across our entire supply chain. We’ll look to you to ensure we have the correct information about our supply chain, and to help support internal teams to deliver our sustainability promises.

This role is a great opportunity to become an expert in climate action in the food and retail sector, and to take ownership of an important part of our strategy. In this role you’ll directly impact and help us reach our ambition to halve food system emissions by 2030.

Responsibilities

• Meet and visit suppliers online and in person to drive and evidence Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions reduction
• Work with experts across our business to build relationships, collect insight and support action to reduce emissions
• Become a trusted expert on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions for Co-op and our international food supply chain, including supporting our annual Scope 3 disclosure.
• Equip teams across our business with the data, insight and tools they need to help meet our sustainability targets
• Clearly articulate our priorities, targets, and climate action to a variety of internal and external audiences
• Support our wider team with projects and campaigns on varied Ethics and Sustainability topics

Qualifications

• The ability to build effective working relationships with both internal and external partners
• Experience and ability in supplier relationship management, particularly around climate or sustainability objectives
• Practical experience of product carbon footprinting, supply chain greenhouse gas emissions, and related challenges
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical topics to non-technical audiences
• Up-to-date knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting methodologies, climate policy, standards, and food sector priorities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We\'ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

Important notes

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you\'ll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes.