Climate Change Manager - Supply Chain

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme where you can earn up to 3.5% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays)
• On-site state of the art gym at our Welwyn Campus with discounted “Gympass” membership & free health checks via Nuffield Health
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• Share Schemes – Join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ & ‘Save As You Earn’ share schemes after 3 months service
• Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a household member) after 3 months service
• Colleague Discounts:
• 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four day period, off most purchases at Tesco
• 10% off One Stop
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
• 20% off all F&F purchases
• 20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. T&C’s apply
• 25% off Tesco Café
• 50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hatfield & Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus & Hatfield Offices
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
• Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges
• Financial wellness - Tesco has partnered with experts to help you make the most of your money
• Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners

About the role

Climate change is the greatest environmental threat our planet faces today. As a multinational food company and retailer, we have an important role to play in tackling climate change by decarbonising our business; throughout our operations and across our supply chains.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate environmental professional to join our Environment team as Climate Change Manager (Supply Chain). The Environment team at Tesco works across the business and with external stakeholders to develop and implement our industry leading sustainability commitments to tackle some of the biggest environmental challenges facing the planet.

In 2017 we announced our science-based climate change targets covering our operations and supply chain (agriculture and manufacturing). In doing so, we became the first big company globally to set climate change ambitions for our own operations, in line with a 1.5 degree trajectory.

You will be responsible for

Reporting to the Head of Environment, you will work alongside the Climate Change Manager (Operations) to develop and deliver an integrated business strategy to decarbonise our supply chain (addressing Scope 3 emissions) in line with our ambitious targets. You will work closely with relevant business functions and with key suppliers to inspire ownership and influence action on climate change.

The successful candidate will be a self-starting team-player, with a strong technical background in climate change and/or carbon accounting, and exceptional engagement and influencing skills.

The main areas of responsibility include:

1. Subject matter expert

• Subject matter expert and key contact within the Tesco Group for all technical issues relating to our climate change agenda, specifically supply chain/Scope 3 (e.g. supporting colleagues and suppliers with policy requirements, respond to queries from external stakeholders such as customers, media etc.). 
• Lead the development and delivery of strategy and key initiatives to support supplier decarbonisation efforts (including transitioning to renewable electricity).
• Develop and implement supply chain mitigation plans addressing risks identified in the annual TCFD climate risks report (TCFD = Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures).

2. Supplier engagement and climate strategy delivery

• Lead supplier and category engagement to achieve our science-based climate change goals for our supply chain.
• Drive a renewed focus on achieving our Manufacturing targets with strategic suppliers.
• Work with the Responsible Sourcing Manager (Sustainable Agriculture) to address agricultural emissions in line with Tesco’s decarbonisation targets.

3. Policy development and implementation

• Continuously review the internal and external environment to develop and implement effective policies and strategies for making progress towards our net zero commitment.  

4. Industry engagement and leadership

• Identify relevant forums and opportunities to strengthen industry engagement and collective action to tackle Scope 3 emissions within the food sector
• Represent Tesco in relevant industry forums

5. Data management and reporting

• Manage the process of collecting and analysing trend data on supply chain carbon reduction including renewable electricity initiatives.

• Manage feedback to suppliers on carbon reduction performance.

6. Management of the Climate Change workstream of our partnership with WWF

• We have an exciting and industry leading partnership with WWF. The candidate will be responsible for working with WWF experts, alongside the Climate Change Manager (Operations) to progress action to achieve our climate change related metrics within our Sustainable Basket ambitions.

You will need

Education and Professional experience

• Relevant Master’s degree in sustainability, environmental management, etc.
• Experience working in sustainability within a retail/FMCG context
• Experience working in sustainability within the supply chain/manufacturing
• Experience working with related topics within an NGO/not-for-profit sector

Core Competencies

• Technical expertise (detailed below)
• Effective communication
• The ability to influence stakeholders and situations to achieve desired outcomes

• The ability to build and manage collaborative relationships
• Business acumen

• Analytical and strategic thinking
• Exceptional drive and passion for tackling climate change
• Flexibility

Technical Requirements

• Experience in developing climate strategies and roadmaps for consumer-facing brands/businesses
• Knowledge of anthropogenic climate change and current trends seen in the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and the availability of natural resources
• Excellent communication and engagement skills, able to engender trust and foster collaboration
• Prior participation in external engagements relating to climate change
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory landscape on climate change
• Experience with data management and reporting (internal compliance, CDP)

About us

Our vision here at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving Britain's shoppers a little better every day’. Our business was built with a simple mission – to be the champion for customers, helping them to enjoy a better quality of life and an easier way of living. This hasn't changed. Customers want great products at great value which they can buy easily and it's our job to deliver this in the right way for them. In the UK, we serve some 66 shoppers every second, so it's our goal to ensure every one of those customers experiences just a little better service on each visit.
At Tesco, inclusion means that Everyone’s Welcome. Everyone is treated fairly and with respect; by valuing individuality and uniqueness we create a sense of belonging.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the heart of Tesco. It is embedded in our values: we treat people how they want to be treated. We always want our colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work and we are committed to helping them be at their best.

Across the Tesco group we are building an inclusive workplace, a place to actively celebrate the cultures, personalities and preferences of our colleagues – who in turn help to build the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.