Sustainability Manager

Job description

Job Title Sustainability Manager (Net Zero and CSRD Reporting) 

Location: CHANEL Head office, London

Reports to: Head of Sustainability, UK

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Your role @CHANEL:

The UK Region plays a pivotal role in delivering on CHANEL’s House Sustainability Ambitions. Transforming our business and leaving a lasting positive impact on people and planet. The Sustainability Manager will support the Head of Sustainability UK to delivery CHANEL’s House Sustainability Ambitions at a market level. This role will focus on two key areas; Supporting UK, Ireland and Canadian teams to deliver on their Net Zero objectives and supporting the development of sustainability data governance and insight across the region. This role will report directly to the Head of Sustainability, UK. 

What impact you can create at Chanel:

Key focus areas for this role include:   

Support the design and delivery of CHANEL UK’s Net Zero and Circular economy roadmap:

·  Support the Head of Sustainability UK to develop long term Net Zero and Circularity goals across the region.
·  Work with cross functional teams to identify opportunities to decarbonize UK Region operations.
·  Empower individuals and teams to deliver Net Zero projects by providing insight, measurement tools, training, and support.   
·  Create and deliver climate and circularity training, upskilling employees and embedding sustainability into departmental business as usual activities.  
·  Work with the UK Region’s Non-financial reporting manager to establish data collection processes to track progress towards Net Zero across the region.

Support the delivery of CSRD for the UK region, with a focus on environmental and social (value chain) reporting:

·  Work with CHANEL global sustainability performance teams to understand the qualitative and quantitative data points the UK Region is required to report on.
·  Translate CHANEL’s global CSRD environmental and social reporting requirements into a reporting and governance roadmap for the UK Region.
·  Work with the UK region non-financial reporting manager, to design and deliver a CSRD data governance strategy, working cross functionally to ensure we have the processes and systems in place to efficiently collect, analyse and report to global teams.
·  Represent the UK Region in global project meetings supporting the delivery of worldwide CSRD reporting.
·  Beyond reporting, create insights from the UK Region data to inform and steer the wider UK Sustainability strategy.

What you will bring to the role:

·  Professional working experience in ESG / Sustainability 
·  Knowledge in Carbon accounting and Net Zero delivery  
·  Knowledge of ESG Reporting Standards  
·  Strong interpersonal effectiveness, positivity, and passion for result/achievement. 
·  Highly self-motivated and directed. 

You are energised by:

·  Working in a highly collaborative environment across regional, local and global teams
·  Being a part of a passionate team with a common goal
·  Being curious and open to learn, identifying solutions and new ways of working
·  Delivering through others, inspiring and empowering change across a business
·  Contributing in the on-going and companywide version of sustainability. Sustainability is one of CHANEL’s key performance drivers, embedded into our ways of working we require continued collective action from all employees to deliver on CHANEL’s House Sustainability Ambitions across our four key areas:
·  Restoring Nature and Climate
·  Investing in Circularity
·  Advancing dignity and opportunity
·  Promoting the autonomy of women

What you will gain from this experience:

·  Opportunity to work with the most well-known luxury Global brands, where Sustainability is identified as a key performance driver
·  Exposure to diverse sustainability challenges and solutions across different business functions and markets.
·  Ability to apply analytical and strategic thinking skills to complex sustainability issues and opportunities.
·  Leadership and project management skills to drive sustainability initiatives and monitor their progress and impact.

Benefits at CHANEL  

Our employee benefits have been created to support you across your professional and personal life by offering you:  

·  Physical Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance covering pre-existing medical conditions and ability to add family members, Online GP App with 24/7 appointments available within 24 hours and Cycle Scheme participation for a tax-exempt bike and/or accessories  
·  Financial Wellbeing: Pension, Life Assurance and Retail Discounts across multiple retailers including Supermarkets, Gyms, Days Out and 100’s more  
·  Mental Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programmes and Other Support Lines  
·  Platforms: Multiple Platforms to support across Wellbeing   
·  Lifestyle: Arts & Culture Ticket Discounts across major London attractions, CHANEL Product Discounts and Employee Only Sales  
·  Employee Recognition: Service Awards Programme offering CHANEL Products, Retail Vouchers and Additional Holidays across milestones  

 *Benefits are eligibility dependant and subject to change at any time   

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.