Sustainability Co-Ordinator

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000

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From our first store in the 1960s, a little Taunton shop with great clothes and even better prices, to an omni-channel business serving millions of customers… we're New Look.

Our purpose is always to inspire That New Look Feeling and we believe that starts with us. Our values motivate us every day: we play to win, we’re customer-obsessed and we work as one.

It's a busy and exciting time for the brand and we’re on the hunt for a Sustainability Coordinator to join our growing Quality & Sourcing team.

The Role

Using your developing knowledge and skills of environmental sustainability, you will work with the sustainability team to deliver our Kind to Our Core Strategy and broader sustainability objectives within regular business responsibilities.

You will be focused on supporting the Junior Manager & Manager, contributing to wider team targets, reporting and data management.

The Team

This position functions as part of a focused and flexible sustainability team, incorporating Environmental and Social sustainability targets, well integrated with impacts across the wider business. We want to drive impacts through our value chain to protect people and the planet.

What will you be working on?

1. Leading Kind product processes including approvals and data management
2. BMD engagement – leading on progress review meetings with all Buying teams
3. Supporting external reporting through third parties including Textile Exchange CFMB
4. Supporting our Transparency Targets, gathering and maintaining lower Tiers information
5. Building knowledge of more sustainable materials, ESG and sustainability
6. Contribute and help deliver across all environmental projects
7. Creating regular sustainability related communications for retail colleagues and running sustainability breakfasts for support centre colleagues
8. Maintain and manage data systems including Higg, Transaction Certificate tracking, Bette Cotton Platform etc.
9. Support materiality assessment development
10. Regularly collect industry news and assist the department in research exercises; creating reports, presentations and updates for the team and wider business where required
11. Monitor sustainability team inboxes, raise queries and respond where required
12. Assist with creating and delivering training to the wider business on different aspects of sustainability
13. Support the Junior Manager, Manager and Head Of in project management and data preparation
14. General support on all reporting and data management for sustainability targets and KPIs
15. Supporting data analysis of large data sets to gain insight into supply chain performance.

What kind of person are we looking for?

1. Previous experience within a sustainability role or has had work experience, ideally within a fashion retailer or sustainability consultancy or NGO
2. Passion and interest for sustainability and the environment
3. Strong skills in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
4. Excited by data, including analysis, measuring impacts and creating reports; attention to detail
5. Good researcher, ability to collate and summarise information well
6. Collaborative way of working, building relationships across teams and externally
7. Interpersonal and communication skills, operating at different levels
8. Can demonstrate a proven track record of working and managing similar agendas
9. A degree in a relevant field
10. Ability to travel for work, where needed

Why New Look?

The amazing people, the fashion – there are so many reasons to love working at New Look. We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be your absolute best and achieve your goals. You’ll also receive these amazing benefits, to name only a few:

• 40% staff discount
• Monthly 25% off privilege vouchers for family and friends to enjoy
• Season ticket loans
• Pension - A contributory private pension scheme
• Virtual GP access

Apply now to find out more!

We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer. Although this is a full-time role, our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, we're keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.