Head of Sustainability
Lutterworth - UK
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Job Summary
Culina Group is seeking a strategic and commercially minded Head of Sustainability to define and deliver our Group-wide sustainability and ESG strategy.
This is a high-impact leadership role with responsibility for embedding sustainability into how we operate invest and partner with customers. Youll translate ambition into delivery driving measurable environmental and social outcomes while supporting commercial performance operational resilience and regulatory compliance.
You will play a critical role in positioning Culina as a trusted future-ready supply chain partner enabling both the business and our customers to transition to lower-impact operations.
What Youll Be Doing
Strategy & Leadership
- Define and lead the Groups Sustainability & ESG strategy aligned to business priorities and customer expectations
- Set clear ambitions targets and measurable outcomes including decarbonisation goals
- Build and manage a multi-year roadmap of initiatives across the Group
Programme Delivery & Impact
- Lead decarbonisation and climate transition programmes across warehousing and transport
- Drive energy efficiency renewable adoption fleet transition and operational optimisation
- Advance resource efficiency waste reduction and circular practices across the business
Governance & Reporting
- Establish sustainability governance policies and standards across the Group
- Develop an audit-ready ESG data capability covering carbon (Scopes 13) energy waste water and social metrics
- Own sustainability reporting disclosures and external assurance aligned with UK/EU requirements
Commercial Integration
- Embed sustainability into investment decisions business cases and operational processes
- Partner with commercial teams to strengthen customer propositions through sustainability
- Support the business in meeting customer ESG expectations and requirements
Supplier & Stakeholder Engagement
- Drive responsible procurement and supplier engagement on ESG standards and emissions reduction
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships with operations transport engineering procurement finance HR and IT
- Lead internal engagement capability building and culture change across the organisation
Qualifications :
- Proven experience leading sustainability / ESG strategy within a complex operational environment (e.g. logistics manufacturing retail)
- Strong understanding of UK/EU sustainability regulation and disclosure requirements (e.g. SECR CSRD/ESRS ISSB/TCFD-aligned reporting)
- Hands-on expertise in carbon accounting and emissions reduction planning including Scopes 13 and GHG Protocol methodologies
- Track record of delivering measurable sustainability outcomes (e.g. emissions reduction resource efficiency compliance) through structured programmes
- Strong data and systems capabilityable to design ESG data models reporting frameworks and controls that stand up to audit
- Commercial and financial acumen with experience building investment cases (capex/opex ROI total cost of ownership marginal abatement cost)
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to embed sustainability into core business operations
- Experience driving responsible procurement and engaging suppliers on ESG performance and standards
- Knowledge of environmental management systems and compliance (e.g. ISO 14001 principles) and ESG risk management
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical sustainability topics into clear compelling messages for different audiences
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Culina Group is a market leading provider of high quality logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland. We serve a sizeable portfolio of customers - ranging from niche operators to major multinational companies - across our vast depot network, comprised of ov ... View more