Sustainability Manager
Food Manufacturing
Working on behalf of our client, Blakeney Point are looking for a Sustainability Manager to look after 3 sites in Leicestershire area.
Duties:
- Lead the alignment of business agenda, and supporting positive impact plans which engage with customers
- Identify targets and stretch goals & track progress
- Work closely with the group accessing expertise and collaborative support
- Supporting internal and external stakeholder engagement as necessary
- Ensure the site meet all legislative and customer standards, including group policies
- Manage communication and relationship with customers and external contacts
- Provide sustainability expertise to site management team
- Implement appropriate KPI
- Develop and grow on site capability of functional teams to include training and workshops
- Develop a meaningful, achievable and scientifically robust roadmap to progress towards net zero
- Develop policies and standards
- Support the business positive impact plan with regards to health initiatives through collaboration
- Work closely with the procurement and technical teams
- Support site Profit Improvement Plans (PIPs) with a view to highlight any deviations
- Active engagement and implementation of change management across the site
- Support site health and safety objectives
Requirements:
* Significant experience in sustainability, including environmental management roles, ideally in fast paced food environments or agricultural environments
* Environmental, ethical, packaging, waste and social responsibility knowledge and expertise within food manufacturing industry
* A good technical knowledge of retailer requirements plus a working knowledge of their monitoring systems.
* Experience of Sedex and ISO14000 audit standards and audit management
* Experience of developing sustainability strategies, engaging internal and external stakeholders
* Proven skills in developing teams through change projects, coaching and mentoring
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Strong influencing skills
* The ability to deliver a compelling positive impact plan at all levels both internally and externally
* Degree qualified, or equivalent, in a scientific discipline
* Excellent knowledge of MS Office – Word / Excel / PowerPoint
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills including both written and verbal communication
BPSS are a recruitment agency working on this new perm role.
