Sustainability Lead in Coventry

At Argos, we’re a digital-led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it. Sustainability is a big part of how we’re shaping the future of Argos, and this is an opportunity to be right at the heart of it.

As our Sustainability Lead, you’ll be our carbon specialist, leading our carbon programme and helping turn our environmental ambitions into meaningful action. From understanding our carbon footprint and shaping our route to net zero, to working with teams and suppliers to identify and deliver emissions reductions, you’ll help drive decarbonisation across our operations and wider value chain.

It’s a varied role with plenty of scope to make an impact. You’ll work across Commercial, Technical, Sourcing, Property, Logistics, Finance and Sustainability, bringing people together around a shared goal and using carbon data and insight to help us make better, lower-carbon decisions.

What you’ll do:

• You’ll lead our carbon reduction programme across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, translating our commitments into clear plans, targets and practical actions that can make a real difference.
• A big part of your role will be bringing together carbon, operational, supplier and product data to understand our emissions profile, where our biggest opportunities are and where we need to focus next.
• You’ll monitor and drive progress towards our net zero ambitions, supporting carbon reporting, climate disclosures and wider sustainability requirements.
• Collaboration will be key. You’ll partner with teams across Argos to identify and deliver opportunities to reduce emissions and embed decarbonisation into the way we work and make decisions.
• You’ll help shape the policies, standards and guidance that underpin our approach to carbon, keeping an eye on emerging climate and carbon requirements and making sure risks and opportunities are understood and acted on.
• You’ll make carbon clear and actionable, sharing insights with stakeholders, supporting governance and decision-making or coordinating decarbonisation initiatives.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong carbon expertise with the confidence to bring people with them.
• Comfortable working with emissions data and technical detail, able to tell the story behind the numbers and influence stakeholders.
• A professional qualification or equivalent experience in Sustainability, Environmental Management, Geography, Environmental Science, Carbon Management or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering carbon reduction, carbon accounting or decarbonisation programmes within a complex organisation, supply chain or product-led business.
• Strong knowledge of carbon accounting principles, including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, climate disclosure requirements, science-based targets and supplier emissions data.
• Strong project and programme management skills, with experience coordinating multiple priorities, workstreams and stakeholders.
• The ability to analyse, interpret and communicate carbon and emissions data to identify emissions hotspots, risks, reduction opportunities and track performance.
• Experience developing or supporting carbon or climate-related policies, standards, guidance or business processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence teams, suppliers and external partners.
• Experience identifying and managing carbon, climate or decarbonisation risks and opportunities using sound judgement and established governance processes.
• Experience working with suppliers, industry groups or external organisations on Scope 3 emissions, supplier decarbonisation or product carbon would be a real advantage.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. 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.

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 10% 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 up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary 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.

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.