Group Sustainability Analyst

Grafton Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building materials distributor seeks a Group Sustainability Analyst to monitor sustainability performance and drive the sustainability program. This role involves engaging with various business units and managing data collection for ESG reporting. Candidates should have strong numerical and analytical skills, alongside a passion for sustainability. This position offers a hybrid working model based in Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Passion for sustainability.
• Ability to juggle competing demands and request for reports.
• Excellent numerical skills and love of data and problem solving.
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Well organised, proactive, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Understand Grafton's ESG reporting requirements.
• Manage ESG data collection and due diligence platforms.
• Engage business units to collect data.
• Consolidate reporting into summaries.
• Prepare unit and group scorecards and reports.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Sustainability Analyst to join our team based in .

Hybrid working 3 days per week in the office and two at home.

The building and construction sector has a big impact on the world. It provides people with homes to live in, gardens to enjoy, leisure facilities to relax in and much more. However, all of these activities can emit carbon, impact nature and affect people's lives. As a distributor, retailer and manufacturer, we are a core part of the building materials and construction sector and we want to play an important part in building a more sustainable future for all.

Grafton's sustainability strategy aims to address the material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as well as other key issues that are very important to our businesses, colleagues and customers. To meet our bold sustainability targets we need to understand and manage our impact effectively.

About the Group Sustainability Analyst role

This exciting role at Grafton will be instrumental in helping to monitor and manage the sustainability performance of the Grafton Group driving our sustainability programme forward and helping prepare us for the upcoming sustainability regulations in the EU and the UK. They will monitor information on environment, social and governance topics and support all the business units around the Grafton Group to drive their sustainability programmes.

The Sustainability Analyst will manage the data collection, cleansing, presentation and analysis across a range of sustainability topics. The analyst will learn to analyse the evidence provided by the business units and drive improvements in the data collection and analysis process.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand Grafton's ESG reporting requirements across planet, customer and product, people, ethics and community
• Manage the ESG data collection and due diligence platforms
• Engage business units across the Group to collect data and manage the collection
• Consolidate the reporting into summaries
• Prepare business unit and group scorecards and reports displaying the data to demonstrate performance
• Monitoring the evidence provided by the business units and archive this evidence so that it can be accessed assurance teams
• Support wider sustainability team as needed

What we are looking for in our Group Sustainability Analyst

Essential

• Passion for sustainability
• Ability to juggle competing demands and request for reports
• Excellent numerical skills and love of data and problem solving
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to simplify complex data and communicate with a broad spectrum of individuals
• Well organised with the ability to work under pressure and plan workload to achieve deadlines
• Proactive nature, forward thinking, positive disposition & flexible
• Ability to collaborate and work with different teams and levels within organisations
• Team player

Desirable

• ESG Reporting experience and track record in achieving assurance of data
• Experience of working with IT systems and Data Management
• Enhanced knowledge and skills in Microsoft Excel and business reporting software
• Analysing and interpreting legislation
• Knowledge of Sustainability Reporting Platforms

This role would be Suitable for someone who

• Has excellent customer and business focus - can concentrate on the delivery of excellence on a day to day basis whilst keeping an eye on the future.
• Loves problem solving and analysing information /situations - always looking for opportunities in continuous improvement.
• Is passionate about the environment and Sustainability.
• Can manage projects to meet operational/service improvements, resolving issues and delivering objectives - providing operational advice to colleagues and team members.

As a leading distributor of building materials and home improvement products, Grafton Group operates across the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe. We have a proud heritage and a reputation for innovation, quality, and service. Our brands are household names in their sectors, and our people are the foundation of our continued success.

Working with us means joining a values-led, supportive business that offers real scope for influence and impact. We invest in our people, encourage team collaboration, and actively champion continuous improvement. You'll join a stable, growing company where your expertise will be valued, and your voice heard.