Sustainability Specialist in London

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials.

These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment.

Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and specialty threads.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across some 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Headquarter in the UK, Coats* connects talent, textiles, and technology, to make a better and more sustainable world.

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*Coats is named one of the World's Best Workplaces™.

This prestigious recognition is awarded annually by Fortune and Great Place To Work® to the top 25 companies that are committed to fostering exceptional workplace cultures.

Role Purpose:

To lead market research for the footwear sustainability team and lead divisional regulatory sustainability reporting (including Greenhouse Gas emissions reporting across Scopes 1, 2 and 3) and customer reporting requirements .

Manage sustainability data for the Division and generate clear actionable insights which enable business units within the FW Division to deliver improved sustainability performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage key sustainability data across the Footwear Division and generate and communicate actionable insights that will aid target delivery across core sustainability metrics.
• Lead and support on assigned sustainability workstreams designed to ensure delivery of divisional sustainability targets.
• Participate in cross functional sustainability projects across the Division and Group, supporting delivery of our sustainability targets.
• Liaise with different functions across the Division to compile and deliver key sustainability data enabling production of high quality and insightful internal management reports.
• Effectively communicate sustainability performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead divisional process of delivering customer data requests (climate questionnaires, environmental reporting etc)
• Support process for Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) of structural footwear components, including management of primary and secondary LCIA data through our EcoChain LCIA system.
• Keep abreast of market and legislative trends that will impact our industry and related stakeholder groups, including new EU/US Directives and Brand requirements.
• Lead divisional requests associated with internal and external audits and assurance processes.
• Provision of ad-hoc technical support for customer/commercial requests.
• Develop cross functional partnerships to drive the sustainability strategy across the Division.
• Liaise with marketing and sales teams to provide key communication updates on sustainability initiatives and performance.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Strong knowledge and background in supply chain and products, materials and process sustainability.
• Strong numerical literacy and attention to details.
• High degree of competency with MS Excel.
• Ability to spot trends and develop conclusions from available data.
• Good analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to create concise and impactful senior management reports and presentations.
• Self-motivated with strong sense of teamwork.
• Good knowledge of the footwear industry and an ability to gain new knowledge with regards. to environmental reporting and sustainability.

Desirable

• Previous experience within the footwear industry.
• Further education in relevant technical or environmental field.
• Knowledge of Coats sustainability strategy.
• Understanding of customer requirements regarding sustainability reporting.
• Ability to work independently and use own initiative.

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive.

If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of textiles.