Sustainable Environment Manager

Warburtons; Bolton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Extra annual leave

Pension scheme 7%

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Personal development

Job summary

Warburtons is seeking a senior sustainability lead to devise, implement and sustain our Responsible Business strategy. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects, act as a knowledge leader, and drive engagement across staff and partners.

You will work with senior leaders to embed ESG practices, influence external stakeholders, and ensure delivery against our plan, including initiatives around waste, carbon management and responsible sourcing.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree (or equivalent qualification).
• People management experience; ability to lead cross functional teams.
• Project management: proven track record of partnership working, project management and managing change.
• Visionary: future focussed; experience creating and implementing innovative programmes.
• Excellent communication skills: influential; persuasive, resilient; politically savvy.
• Excellent relationship builder: proactive, collaborative and influential with senior contacts.
• Planning & organisation: able to operate independently and manage priorities.
• Sustainability expertise: knowledge of ESG principles, carbon management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Responsible Business strategy in line with the plan.
• Design, lead and execute sustainability projects across cross functional teams.
• Act as a knowledge leader and ambassador for sustainability inside and outside the business.
• Collaborate with internal teams to embed sustainability into all functions and engaging staff.
• Support embedding sustainability knowledge within Commercial teams and align with customer requirements.
• Be main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on Responsible Business projects.
• Support wider team goals in areas like food surplus redistribution and data.

Skills

People management

Project management

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

The Recipe

To devise, develop, implement, sustain and continuously improve the Sustainability strategy, protecting the business against global risks and driving value added change through sustainable thinking in line with the overall business strategy and plans.

Key Accountabilities And Measures

• Work with the Head of Responsible Business to develop the Responsible Business strategy, identify impact area prioritisation, and delivery of outputs and outcomes.
• Design, lead and execute sustainability projects aligned with our Sustainability / Responsible business plan across cross functional teams, ensuring project outputs and outcomes are delivered on time and to the agreed scope.
• To be a knowledge leader, viewed both internally and externally as an ambassador for sustainability providing a centre of expertise, maintaining a relevant position for the business, awareness of current sustainability affairs and externally influence stakeholder engagement, relationship maintenance and partnership working.
• Collaborate with internal teams to integrate sustainability into all business functions, to engage our people in sustainable thinking by using effective communications to increase employee understanding and engagement with sustainability.
• Support the embedding of sustainability knowledge and engagement within the Commercial teams by facilitating engagement, upskilling and clear communication aligned to customer requirements
• Act as the main point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners on projects aligned with the Responsible Business plan.
• To support the wider Responsible Business team to deliver team goals and objectives in areas of shared impact and accountability, e.g. food surplus redistribution and donations, data.

Essential Ingredients

• Educated to degree (or equivalent qualification)
• People management experience, whilst the role has no direct reports the ability to manage cross functional teams is key to delivery.
• Project Management: Proven track record of partnership working, project management and managing change through organisations.
• Visionary: Future focussed; experience of creating and implementing innovative programmes and engaging people in them.
• Excellent communication skills: influential; persuasive, remaining resilient; politically savvy; impactful presentation skills.
• Excellent relationship builder: proactive, collaborative and influential in approach, establishing credibility and great relationships with both internal and external contacts at a senior level.
• Planning & organisation: an organised and disciplined approach and ability to work simultaneously on recurring tasks and ad hoc requests. Able to operate independently, managing own workload and priorities to ensure all tasks and commitments are delivered.
• Sustainability expertise: knowledge of environmental, social and governance principles and legislation and subjects such as carbon management and reporting, sustainable commodities, waste etc with the ability to create tangible action and business outcomes.

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your breads worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service