Job Description
Job Purpose and Background in summary
CDP, one of the world's leading climate change charities, is seeking a highly motivated individual to support CDP's corporate engagement work. In your role as Account Manager, Supply Chain, you will work closely with our member companies as they embed sustainability into their procurement processes. Through a range of advisory, capacity building and analytical activities you will support the creation of data driven strategies to underpin ambitious corporate targets to reduce emissions, improve water security and halt deforestation in global supply chains. The role covers UK and Worldwide (WW) members. WW is defined as companies from regions not currently covered by other CDP offices or partners (e.g. Russia, Middle East)
About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working with over 590 institutional investors with assets of over US$110 trillion, we leverage investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts. Over 9,600 companies with over 50% of global market capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2020. This is in addition to more than 940 cities, states and regions who disclosed, making CDP's platform one of the richest sources of information globally on how companies and governments are driving environmental change. CDP is a founding member of the We Mean Business Coalition.
About the Supply Chain Team
CDP's Supply Chain team works with our member base to cascade action on climate change, deforestation and water security down the supply chain. Through this action, precipitated by annual disclosure and driven by engagement between customers and suppliers, CDP's Supply Chain program continues to change the face of environmental stewardship across the world.
The role includes:
Program growth
Recruiting new members for CDP's Supply Chain program and general business development for the program in the UK;
Establishing, maintaining and leveraging relationships with relevant sustainability and procurement managers as well as trade associations, industry working groups and other organizations working in the sustainable supply chain and procurement field;
Presenting on webinars and at events to raise awareness and develop new leads for future members of the program.
Program impact
Managing relationships with existing members including advising on current best practice and providing strategy support towards sustainable supply chain goals and ambitions;
Supporting member companies' engagement around annual supplier disclosure through communications support and providing capacity building content for suppliers and procurement teams;
Delivering analysis of supplier data and facilitating member integration of data into procurement processes and decision making;
Other work, as required, supporting global program initiatives and collaborating with other CSC teams to drive CDP impact and engagement objectives.
Required skills and experience:
Essential
An entrepreneurial and enthusiastic spirit with the ability to self-manage;
Good business communications experience, a strong command of business language and confidence in interacting with senior contacts;
Strong networking, sales or negotiation skills;
A clear understanding of the aims of CDP's supply chain program and a strong conviction about CDP's impact;
Data analysis and / or thorough research skills.
Excellent attention to detail;
Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office software suite with particular emphasis on Excel;
Fluency in English.
Desirable
Existing knowledge in understanding climate change, deforestation and water-related issues from a business and procurement perspective;
Experience of public speaking, presenting or delivering online content;
Experience of CDP and its mission.
This is a full-time role based at CDP's London office reporting to the Senior Manager, Supply Chain.
Salary and benefits: £37,000 - £43,000per annum, 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and other benefits.
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. We cannot sponsor this role.
Before you apply
We'll only use the information you provide to process your application. By uploading your CV and covering letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.
How to apply:
Please visit our website to fill out a short form and then upload your CV in the application form along with a covering letter as an additional document setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages. The deadline is 4th January.