Sustainability & ESG Analyst

Job Description

Sustainability & ESG Analyst (admin) - Accrington (Hybrid), £28k p.a. pro rata for 12m fixed term contract. Focusing on data collection and interrogation to identify cost and carbon savings, with the opportunity to get involved with a diverse rangeof sustainability related projects, suiting someone who is naturally inquisitive with an eye for spotting data trends and anomalies, passionate about sustainability matters with effective communication skills. The Role - Sustainability & ESG Analyst (Environmental & Social Governance)We are currently looking for an experienced Sustainability & ESG Analyst to join our HQ support team.The main focus of the role is data collection and interrogation to identify cost and carbon savings. This may vary between looking at how an individual sites consume gas and electric, all the way through to how our products are packaged and transported.The majority of this data is used for compliance purposes, to report progress and achieve our sustainability objectives and targets.Daily responsibilities include:

• Analysing electricity, gas, waste and water data to identify anomalies and trends, and emissions data for accuracy.
• Work with multiple stakeholders to reduce energy consumption to realise cost and emissions savings.
• Being the first point of contact for our energy bureau provider, ensuring SLAs are met and processing change of tenancys for electricity, gas and water accounts
• Keeping the relevant company databases updated with the correct site utility information and that data is accurate for reporting purposes
• Collating data for the annual investor ESG requirements and for legislation such as ESOS, SECR, plastic packaging tax, the Producer Responsibility Obligation: Packaging Waste, TCFD etc.
• Integrate sustainability into policies across the organisation and help support training and colleague awareness of sustainability topics, playing your part in helping Bensons for Beds meet their Net Zero by 2040 target.
• Take minutes during the sustainability focus group meetings and contribute to the development of the Bensons for Beds Sustainability Strategy

Skills neededWe are looking for an experienced Sustainability and ESG Analyst with the following skills, experience and attributes to be successful in this role:

• Great attention to detail and accuracy, highly analytical with strong administration skills.
• An ability to manage time and work load effectively to prioritise and organise accordingly
• Able to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Work well with different stakeholders, able to build good working relationships and comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Have good spoken and written communication skills
• Be confident about gathering facts and statistics
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel to compile large data sets to identify trends or errors with the ability to present the data in a concise way for a number of stakeholders.

Our Benefits!In return for your contribution to the team’s performance, we offer a competitive base salary plus all these extra benefits:

• Employee discount scheme for Bensons products
• *Medicash - cashback options for Health and Wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other healthcare services and more)
• Unum Income Protection - for peace of mind if you’re off work long term due to illness
• *Pension scheme – provided by Legal & General
• *Discounted Gym membership
• *Cycle to Work scheme
• Annual leave buy & sell scheme – you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you
• *Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)
• Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills
• Career progression – access to internal opportunities to build your career within Bensons for Beds
• *Long service awards and ‘Love to Shop’ voucher rewards to spend as you like

(*qualifying periods apply)About Bensons for BedsWere Bensons for Beds! We put Sleep Wellness™ at the heart of everything we do. With 100 years of experience in sourcing the best quality beds, frames and mattresses, at Bensons we understand how to design the perfect, tailored sleep experience. We have170+ locations and employ c 1800 colleagues. Under new ownership of Alteri Investors we have an ambitious 3 year plan to grow the business further and achieve our mission of becoming the market leading bed retailer with a strong omnichannel presence.Apply now!If you love working with a great team, engaging with a variety of challenges, growing your skills and developing new ones then click now to apply to join us! There is a brief online application process to complete, to tell us about yourself, answer some questions and confirm your eligibility. We’ll reply to you asap!