Sustainable Supply Chain Manager

Home Based (with an expectation to travel to Coventry and/or Reading once a month)

Join Us in Creating a Greener Future

Are you passionate about reducing environmental impact and driving meaningful change across supply chains? We’re looking for a Sustainable Supply Chain Manager to play a key role in shaping and delivering our sustainability ambitions.

As part of our forward-thinking Environment & Sustainability team, you’ll work alongside specialists in carbon, nature recovery, and sustainability reporting—all united by the goal of delivering long-term, positive environmental outcomes.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this influential role, you will:

• Support the delivery of our organisation-wide sustainability strategy and ensure key targets are met.

• Lead sustainability engagement across our supply chain, acting as the main point of contact for partners.

• Be responsible for carbon reduction of Scope 3 emissions; working with our partners to understand and reduce their impact on the environment.

• Help drive our transition toward a more circular economy.

• Support the management and continual improvement of our Environmental Management System and associated accreditations.

• Undertake whole lifecycle carbon assessments to inform design and maintenance specifications.

• Work closely with procurement colleagues to embed sustainability into all relevant activities.

• Reduce single-use plastics across construction and maintenance.

• Analyse waste data, set reduction targets, and champion responsible waste management.

• Conduct research, trial new approaches, and contribute to our organisational thought leadership.

• Stay on top of sector trends, legislation, and emerging best practice.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in a sustainability, supply chain, or construction-related role.

• Strong understanding of environmental legislation and regulation.

• Experience carrying out lifecycle assessments and knowledge of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).

• Familiarity with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Scope 3 emissions reporting.

• Understanding of the environmental impacts of building and construction.

• Proven ability to work across departments and influence a wide range of stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with suppliers.

• Strong IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

• Skilled at managing multiple priorities and working independently.

• High standard of verbal, written, and numerical skills.

• Ability to chair meetings and present information clearly.

• Relevant environmental qualification (or working towards one) is desirable.

Job Description - Sustainable Supply Chain Manager

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Discover Stonewater:

Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.

Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.

We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation.

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Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.