Sustainability Specialist

Role Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Group Head of Sustainability & Social Impact in improving and developing the environmental performance of the Showcase Group.
• Managing supply chain performance; auditing key suppliers and providing data to line manager to ensure continuous improvement in sustainability standards and accurate capture of environmental impact that falls under Showcase’s jurisdiction (Scope 3).
• Supporting the Group Head of Sustainability & Social Impact in maintaining Showcase’s Green League, to ensure that we make an annual improvement with regards to sustainable procurement.
• Supporting project teams with client sustainability objectives, including project carbon impact through furniture, freight, delivery & installation and reuse. This is often led by Green Building Certifications, such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL and SKA, so a basic understanding of these would be beneficial.
• Assisting with tenders and contributing towards annual sustainability questionnaires (CDP, Ecovadis, etc).
• Assisting in the maintenance of our ISO14001-certified EMS.
• Contributing towards the annual environmental data collation that is required for our transparent sustainability certifications.
• Contributing to case studies and researching innovative materials.
• Keeping abreast of relevant UK environmental legislation, guidance, and best practice relating to sustainability and ESG.
• Delivery of environmental presentations both internally (training, industry innovations, sustainability updates) and externally (Showcase’s sustainability credentials and transparent approach).
• Support the sales teams with information around our sustainability commitments, ensuring that all information is transparent and objectives are achievable.
• Contributing to, and identifying new routes that may improve, our CSR objectives.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Degree in environmental science, sustainability studies, sustainable design or supply chain management.
• Understanding of UK environmental legislation; this is a key requirement.
• Good standard of written communication.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience of managing workload across departments and adjusting timescales accordingly.

Desirable:

• Previous role in sustainability and/or supply chain management.
• Experience of the furniture industry.
• Some knowledge of key European environmental legislation would be desirable but not essential.

Qualities:

• Genuine passion for sustainability and a desire to improve Showcase’s corporate and wider impact on our environment and society.
• Confident, driven and able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds, industries and countries.
• Engaging manner with the ability to inspire employees and stakeholders to make positive change.
• Someone with a positive attitude; our teams always find a way to achieve their goals by working together to be the best they can be. We want you to be a part of this.
• Someone who encourages and embraces change, especially with regards to innovative materials and ways of working.
• Self-motivation to work both autonomously and within a team.