Procurement and Sustainability Manager - Oldbury, United Kingdom - Reed Procurement & Supply Chain

Reed Procurement & Supply Chain

Verified Company

Oldbury, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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My client is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm with global reach and local expertise and are now looking for a Procurement and Sustainability Manager as a new role within in the business.

This will be based in the West Midlands, Permanent role, Hybrid working and is Full time.

The salary is £40,000 to £50,000k pa, plus excellent benefits.

Key responsibilities:

Working with the Net Zero Steering Committee, develops and agrees on climate targets that reflects the companies UK's ambition and align with the SBTi commitment made.

In conjunction with other key stakeholders, maintains a long-term action plan to consistently reduce organisational greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the companies UK targets.

Drives the required changes and supports their implementation across thefirm.

Maintains and regularly updates the UK greenhouse gas inventory, reviews emission sources and re-calculates them on an annual basis, tracks changes with a standardised and consistent approach and ensures overall emissions are decreasing over time, in alignmentwith the targets set.

in coordination with the Net Zero Steering Committee, regularly communicates with the SBTi team to ensure internal climate-related activities and emission reduction targets are aligned with their latest guidelines.

Using a consistent approach aligned with the SBTi and the GHG Protocol guidelines, works with the Marketing team and the Finance team and develops qualitative and quantitative climate-related content to be included in the relevant disclosures.

Engages regularly with the Impact Project Team and ensures the Net Zero activities are aligned with the wider sustainability objectives.

The Successful applicant should demonstrate the following:

Expertise in each aspect of the procurement life cycle and professional procurement best practices.
Proven negotiation skills.
Knowledge of sourcing principles and processes.
Understanding of key climate issues and trends and how they link to business value.
Analytical skills to effectively manage and maintain the greenhouse gas inventory.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Having a genuine interest in climate change and sustainability.
Excellent project management skills.
Excellent relationship management skills.
Experience in developing and implementing sustainability and/or climate strategies would be beneficial but not essential.