Group Carbon Manager

Job description

Flexible location - Coventry SSC (ad hoc) and home 

Why join us

Joining the team at Sainsbury's as the Group Carbon Manager offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of driving sustainability and environmental initiatives within a multi-channel, customer-focused business. With a strong commitment to reducing carbon emissions and achieving Net Zero targets, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies across the organisation. Working in a collaborative and dynamic environment, you will have the chance to lead impactful projects, influence external policy makers, and contribute to the company's reputation as a responsible and forward-thinking leader in the retail industry.

What you'll do

As the Group Carbon Manager at Sainsbury's, you will play a vital role in developing and implementing strategies to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across the organisation. You will be responsible for managing and communicating the Group energy efficiency and carbon reduction programmes, identifying opportunities for innovative technologies to support capital projects, and ensuring compliance with external reporting requirements related to carbon and energy. You will propose, manage and communicate the Group energy efficiency and scope 1 & 2 carbon reduction programmes to support the business targets to reduce carbon emissions in line with externally committed Net Zero metrics. You will also be responsible for annual and half year Greenhouse Gas reporting, including Annual report and Plan For Better report content. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, you will drive the electrification of transport, influence policy makers, and provide strategic advice to the Operating Board on carbon-related matters. Your role will also involve managing capital investment programmes, maintaining data accuracy for compliance submissions, and monitoring progress towards achieving sustainability targets. Additionally, you will lead and support the personal development of the Energy Analyst and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure alignment with Sainsbury's Supplier Management Framework.

Who you are

As the Group Carbon Manager, you are an experienced professional with a strong background in energy and environmental legislation, specialising in driving carbon reduction strategies and managing renewable energy initiatives. Your ability to align objectives with business goals, influence stakeholders, and drive performance savings targets demonstrates your strategic mindset and leadership capabilities. 

With extensive experience of cross-functional collaboration, financial management, carbon reporting and strategic decision-making, you play a critical role in shaping and executing the company's carbon reduction strategy while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
 
 Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.  
 
 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 
 
 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).