Job Description
Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!
Location: East Croydon
Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am – 5.30pm – Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
Salary: Competitive
Why Superdrug?
Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.
We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.
Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.
Here’s the exciting bit… A day includes:
Lead Superdrug in accelerating their Environmental, Social and Governance strategy, with a primary focus on environmental sustainability. Manage a broad range of projects across climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, sustainable store development, recycling, and ESG reporting.
At Superdrug, “Doing Good Feels Super” is a core strategic pillar guiding how we operate and the impact we aim to make as leaders in the health and beauty sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on the implementation and measurement of the Superdrug “Doing Good Feels Super” sustainability strategies, including Double Materiality Assessment outputs and alignment to wider AS Watson group sustainability projects.
- Managing ESG compliance and UK/EU reporting obligations—serving as an adviser on environmental legislation, regulatory risk, and statutory requirements.
- Leading on the ESOS action plan development, tracking and approvals.
- Deliver ESG reporting required as part of the AS Watson Group and Cheung Kong Holdings e.g. CSRD and SECR.
- UK lead on the New Plastic Economy reporting and strategy support for Own Brand packaging.
- Oversee the procurement and management of high‑value contracts including our energy services and utility management and waste and recycling services.
- Project managing major environmental transformational initiatives such as solar panel deployment, advanced energy monitoring and analytics, low‑carbon store design, and circularity‑driven waste reduction initiatives.
- Acting as the business authority on Extended Producer Responsibility, including ensuring robust reporting and shaping the company’s approach to compliance and operational excellence.
- Championing sustainability achievements internally and externally by partnering with Marketing and Internal Communications to amplify impact and engagement.
- Develop strong and fruitful relationships with external stakeholders to ensure we deliver on sustainability projects, including packaging compliance suppliers, energy management partners, and NGOs.
- Engaging closely with the operational executive teams at Superdrug to embed sustainability into decision‑making, investment planning, and day‑to‑day operations.
- Providing inspirational leadership through effective cross‑departmental working.
- Horizon scanning for opportunities and risk regarding sustainability within the UK and EU retail landscape.
This job is a good fit for you if:
- A genuine passion for environmental and social impact.
- Strong technical expertise in sustainability, environmental legislation, and ESG strategy.
- Proven ability to navigate rapidly evolving UK/EU ESG regulatory landscapes with confidence and foresight.
- Advanced knowledge of climate mitigation, GHG reduction, UK waste regulation, and Net Zero pathways.
- A proactive, ambitious, solutions‑driven approach to influencing change.
- Strong contract management, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to operate in a fast‑paced environment and tailor communication to diverse audiences.
- Strong influencing skills and the ability to secure support across the business.
What you’ll need:
- Outstanding project leadership skills to plan, manage, and deliver complex, cross‑functional sustainability initiatives.
- A strong understanding of ESG value creation and its strategic importance to business performance.
- Ideally, a degree or equivalent expertise in Sustainability, Environmental Science, or a related field.
Here’s what’s in it for you:
- 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
- 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
- 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
- Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
- Company pension matching and bonus.
- We offer Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
- Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
- We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
- Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
- Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and loss and support.
- Come and be part of something special!
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