Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Sustainability Manager to join Greggs and lead the delivery of our sustainability strategy and ambitions. You'll play a key role in driving our Greggs Pledge commitments, ensuring sustainability is embedded across the business and helping us create long-term value for our customers, colleagues and communities.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll influence decision-making across the organisation, identifying sustainability risks and opportunities and ensuring environmental, social and governance priorities are integrated into business plans, operational activity and future growth.

As Greggs' sustainability lead, you'll oversee sustainability performance, reporting and governance ensuring we meet regulatory requirements and external commitments while maintaining a transparent, credible and data-driven approach. You'll also represent Greggs externally, building strong relationships and helping the business stay ahead of emerging trends, expectations and legislation.

We can offer you:

Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 17.5% of your salary
Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
Company car or car allowance
Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year
Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate
Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness
Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family
Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support
Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
Career progression and learning and development opportunities
A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
The base location for this role is Newcastle Upon Tyne

What you'll do

Lead the development and delivery of Greggs' sustainability strategy, embedding sustainability priorities across the business and driving progress against our Greggs Pledge commitments
Oversee sustainability governance, reporting and compliance, ensuring effective frameworks, clear accountability and alignment with regulatory and stakeholder requirements
Drive sustainability performance through robust data, insight and reporting, enabling informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the organisation
Maintain oversight of sustainability risks, opportunities and external commitments, ensuring Greggs remains prepared for emerging legislation, trends and stakeholder expectations
Lead and develop a high-performing sustainability function and wider sustainability community, building capability, ownership and accountability across the business
Represent Greggs externally on sustainability matters, building strong relationships with investors, customers, regulators, industry groups and other key stakeholders
Partner with stakeholders across the business to provide expert guidance, influence decision-making and drive the delivery of Greggs' sustainability ambitions

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

Have significant experience leading sustainability programmes within a complex organisation, with a strong understanding of ESG, sustainability reporting, governance and compliance requirements
Bring expertise across key sustainability topics, including climate, nature, responsible sourcing, human rights, modern slavery, animal welfare and sustainable supply chains
Have experience managing sustainability reporting, disclosures, ratings and assessments, ensuring data is accurate, credible and aligned with stakeholder expectations
Are highly analytical, with the ability to turn complex data and insights into meaningful reporting, informed decision-making and measurable performance improvements
Can align sustainability priorities with commercial objectives, identifying emerging risks and opportunities and influencing long-term business strategy
Are highly credible when working with senior stakeholders, with the ability to influence, challenge and build strong relationships both internally and externally
Have experience leading and developing high-performing teams while building capability, ownership and engagement across a wider business community
Are a strategic, commercially minded and forward-thinking leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about creating long-term sustainable value for people, communities and the business

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is out culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs.

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