Sustainability Coordinator

Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF

About THG

We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.

We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.

About Central Functions

Central Functions is formed of the teams and people that serve the entire business. These people are integral to the smooth running of the business; ensuring everyone is paid on time, that materials are sourced and arrive promptly, that we meet our legal obligations and that our health, safety, and security is safeguarded.

About The Role And THG x Planet Earth

THG has recently published its 2030 sustainability Strategy – THG x Planet Earth, with the long-term goal of leaving the world better than we found it by utilising our unique capacity for innovation and incorporating sustainability into every decision we make. This position plays an important role goal through ensuring measurement, delivery, and communication of THG’s achievement against the goals we have set. Additionally, this role will support in the establishment and delivery of THG x Planet Earth’s Sustainability goals. The candidate will report to the Head of Supply Chain Sustainability. This role will also take a lead in delivering and coordinating various programmes within THG’s net zero strategy.

This is a highly visible role across the group and will be one of the experts on sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, supplier engagement – to drive down scope 3 emissions, and acting as a business partner for our Divisions and Functional senior partners. You will be a self-starter, with excellent communication and organisation skills, and a passion for driving responsible and sustainable business.

Responsibilities:

• Driving THG’s Partnership in Action (PACT) programme, to engage suppliers on the journey to net zero emissions
• Supporting the Head of Supply Chain Sustainability in the analysis, verification and reporting of THG’s carbon footprint
• Coordinate and manage reporting processes and collecting data for THG’s Sustainability Reporting and various ESG indices.
• Continuously reviewing and analysing our sustainability/ESG performance to identify gaps and drive improvements across the organisation
• Lead cross-functional projects and collaborate on the implementation of the Group’s sustainability programs including activities across the operations and departments/markets
• Collaborate with colleagues across THG to drive sustainability initiatives across the group

Requirements:

• 1+ years of work experience from working in the field of sustainability
• Experience in supplier engagement and ghg analysis and reporting
• A team player who understands team objectives and workflow processes and helps others learn by distilling complex ideas into easily understood concepts.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and manage different teams to drive effective outcomes
• Ability and confidence to work with and influencer senior stakeholders
• Excellent project and time management skills and can operate in an environment of high ambiguity.
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent attention to detail as well as strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications particularly excel.

Benefits:

Career Development

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
• Buy back up to 3 days each year.
• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.

Wellbeing Support

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
• Access our in-house CBT therapist.
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
• State-of-the-art on-site gym.
• Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
• On-site staff shop.
• Access to on-site barber.
• Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.