Sustainable Packaging Manager - Sustainability
Overview:
It’s a great time to join Screwfix. Thanks to the hard work of our team and record-breaking sales, we’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK. And we want to pass that growth onto you.
Reporting to the Sustainability Manager, you will co-ordinate the implementation of the Screwfix Packaging Policy and targets across our local vendor base and with Kingfisher on own-exclusive brand (OEB) products; ensuring our expected standards are met and where necessary supporting vendors to identify improvements.Establish regular reporting against our packaging goals, with analysis to highlight performance and risks. Working across the group to meet regulatory requirements, whilst looking forward and preparing for any future standards. You will be knowledgeable on EPR and other packaging regulations that affect the UK and EU and work to minimise financial obligations for Screwfix through supporting Vendors to deliver sustainable packaging solutions.
We believe that a hybrid, flexible working approach offers you – and your colleagues – the best of both worlds. Face-to-face collaboration is an integral part of our warm, friendly culture, so you’ll work from our head office three days a week, working flexibly around our core working hours of 10am-3pm.Beyond that, how, when and where you work is up to you. With a subsidised canteen, free parking and a comfortable, relaxed environment, we’ve worked hard to build an office you’ll want to work in. We also know that, when it comes to school pick-ups and home deliveries, it’s nice to have the flexibility to do both.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the packaging sustainability agenda and performance against business agreed targets, meeting corporate social responsibility ambitions and regulatory requirements
- Work with vendors to improve packaging data coverage accuracy with the aim to use and deliver any potential improvements
- Work with vendors to deliver sustainable packaging roadmaps
- Collaborate with category teams, Kingfisher range & sourcing teams, and supply chain teams to optimise efficiency and enable/realise packaging changes
- Be expert in packaging regulation that affects the Screwfix business in the UK and Ireland, horizon scan for updates, and communicate changes in concise and tailored way across the business
- Create, manage and maintain a packaging database, reporting on progress against targets and regulatory requirements e.g. EPR – illustrating both performance and risk – highlighting potential actions for stakeholder review and decision making
- Identify, explore and execute plans to mitigate Packaging financial levies and taxes (e.g. EPR and PPT).
- Verify reporting and plastic packaging tax compliance, alongside owning relevant tax and regulatory submissions.
- Acting as a point of expertise and guidance in the business within the sustainability team and across functions
- Identify potential circularity changes and work with relevant teams to exploit potential circular waste streams via packaging compliance and changes
- Work with sustainability experts, NGOs (non-government organisations) and 3rd party partners to identify best practices that Screwfix can implement.
- Build strong relationships with wider Sustainability team, Commercial Buying teams, Quality team and Kingfisher Packaging team
Qualifications:
- Management experience of product packaging, ideally in a large retail business
- Experience with EPR and packaging regulations in the UK and EU
- Commercial and retail experience/knowledge beneficial
- Data gathering, analysis and communication experience
- A passion for sustainability
- A team player with the ability to work cross functionally, delivering complex business wide projects
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all management levels, in particular verbal and written communication must be clear, detailed, and accurate
- Confident and competent in MS Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and be comfortable presenting to large audiences
What’s in it for You?
We’ve built a workplace that works for you. Here’s how we support your success:
- Flexible Working: Enjoy a hybrid model—spend three days a week in our welcoming Head Office with flexible hours to fit your life.
- Belonging & Inclusivity: Join a team that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, where leaders listen and colleagues have your back.
- Career Progression & Learning: Access award-winning apprenticeships, development programs, and the tools to ‘Make More of Yourself.’
- Health & Wellbeing: Enjoy subsidised meals, gym discounts, and counselling services through the Retail Trust.
- Family-First Policies: Inclusive parental leave, enhanced pay, and resources to support your family moments.
- Financial Perks: Benefit from a market-leading pension scheme, bonuses up to 20%, and exclusive discounts at Screwfix, B&Q, and more.
- Convenience: Free parking, a relaxed Head Office environment, and flexibility to work at your best.
- Sustainability That Matters: Join a company committed to protecting the planet through bold initiatives in carbon reduction and sustainable practices.
We move fast, adapt quickly, and deliver big. If you’re proactive, collaborative, and love a challenge, you’ll thrive here. At Screwfix, the more you put in, the more you get out.
We believe in equity for all. Please let us know at careers@screwfix.com if you need any additional support or adjustments when it comes to your application.
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