About The Role
As a business we are driven by our purpose to make Everyone Feel and Look Their Most Beautiful and this extends beyond our products and into the impact that we make as a business on broader society. You will be joining our Sustainability team which sits in our Business Transformation Function. This role presents a real opportunity to make a visible impact in a fast‑growth global business for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is driven to work within a business and galvanise sustainability action. The Sustainability Analyst develops and implements effective data collection methods and tools to support our reporting requirements both internally and externally. You are passionate about sustainability, understand the challenges and opportunities for businesses, and want to use your skills in data management to support the Sustainability team in measuring and tracking performance of our Sustainability goals. You love gathering and analysing data and finding ways to use it to problem‑solve and support decision making. You have an eye for detail and can easily spot trends and errors in data sets, as well as find ways to explain and visualise it for a range of audiences. You enjoy problem solving and working to find ways to improve our data accuracy and ease of reporting that enable the team to make informed decisions.
As Sustainability Analyst you will be responsible for
- Develop, manage and organise sustainability data collection, analysis, and reporting methods for sustainability KPIs and initiatives. Use existing data sets as well as identifying new data sets for collection and analysis, ensuring that all data is accurately reported, with appropriate evidence.
- Create visual data dashboards for the team in Monday.com, Looker/ Power BI to track performance or build spreadsheets that combine data from multiple sources. Compose the narratives that accompany the data to support interpretation and story‑telling.
- Ensure that Carbon data (Scope 1, 2 and 3) is prepared, accurate and formatted for regular submission to the parent company. Work to develop solutions to automate processes, increase data accuracy from different areas of the business and provide internal teams with regular updates of carbon emissions performance.
- Develop analytical models and scenarios for sustainability KPIs to support identification of sustainability projects, decision‑making and provide teams with tangible benefits of their actions.
- Support the Sustainability team in having readily available and accurate data for use in supplier sustainability scorecards.
- Support Sustainability team in benchmarking activities against competitors and industry standards.
- Co‑ordinate with internal teams and collect responses for external disclosures, preparing data that is accurate, meets the required standards and has the appropriate supporting documentation (CDP Climate, CDP Forests, CDP Water, EcoVadis, TCFD, SECR, Modern Slavery Statement, CBAM, CSRD, Retailer or Membership SAQs).
- Support the Sustainability team on projects such as research, data gathering and developing insights on Sustainability trends, risks and opportunities, identifying and assessing impact of existing and emerging sustainability regulations and progressing tasks such as tailoring documents, policies and preparing presentations for the Sustainable Business Committee and Supplier meetings.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to the Senior Sustainability Manager.
About You
- Good understanding of sustainability data and GHG reporting, ideally with some experience of compiling, reviewing and analysing environmental sustainability data such as Scope 3 emissions and Product Carbon footprints.
- Strong numerical skills and advanced Excel skills, confident with manipulating large data sets (Charts, Tables, Lookups, Conditional Formatting, Automation).
- Confident with analysing data, an eye for detail, and the ability to identify hot spots, trends and anomalies.
- Skilled at visualising complex data to aid decision making and speak to the datasets for a range of audience. Experience of using data analytics and visualisation software (Tableau, Power BI, Looker).
- Good understanding and passion for sustainability, the challenges and opportunities, sustainability issues present for business (e.g., governance, environment, material use, supply chain and manufacturing, human rights and community relations).
- Awareness of ESG reporting standards and frameworks (GHG protocols, SBTi, CDP, GRI, TCFD, UN SDGs).
- Awareness of existing and emerging ESG regulations.
- Degree in a related subject with sustainability or ESG modules.
- Curious by nature with the appetite to learn, develop and use data to drive change.
- Good at building relationships and excellent communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, able to prioritise, problem‑solve and manage time effectively.
Nice to have
- Experience of Lifecycle analysis tools.
- Experience working in corporate sustainability in a Retail or FMCG business.
Why join us?
- Be a part of this values‑driven, high‑growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves.
- We're a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you.
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday.
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
- Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all.
- Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues.
- Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog‑friendly days and spaces.
- And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!
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