Job Description
Sustainable Supply Chain Manager
Job reference: OCHA0710
Contract type: Permanent
Basis: Full time
Salary: £55,300 - £62,390 inclusive of London Weighting
Location: Guildhall, London
The City of London Corporation has an ambitious Climate Action Strategy including a commitment to be 'Net Zero by 2040 across the City Corporation's full value chain'.
The City of London Corporation seeks a person passionate about climate change, has experience with contract management and stakeholder management to lead the reduction of carbon emissions associated with Purchased Goods and Services. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the City Corporation reduce its environmental impact and promote sustainability through carbon emissions reduction, the circular economy and biodiversity net gain.
Main duties would include:
To establish close and productive relationships with our strategic suppliers, internal stakeholders and peers to drive continuous improvement in sustainability Collaborate with strategic suppliers to track and analyse carbon emissions associated with our contracts and implement strategies to reduce them Support contract managers and procurement professionals to embed carbon metrics into their contracts and report on impacts Ensuring Just Transition principles for ethical sourcing and skills are part of decision making. Please read through the job description and person specification for more information.
This role sits in the wider Procurement, Projects and Transformation services but will be part of a small team that supports the City Corporation embed Responsible Procurement. You will work closely with the City Corporation's officers working on climate action including the waste and circular economy team in our Environment Department and the City Corporation's Energy Team in the City's Surveyor's department.
This role us ultimately about cultivating great partnerships. The postholder is essential for the City Corporation and its supply chain partners focus their efforts to make sustainable choices.
Closing date: 12 noon on 21 May 2024.
Interviews will be held on 30 May 2024.
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The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.