About this role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supplier Compliance & Sustainability Lead to join our team. This is a varied, hands-on role working across our global supply chain to strengthen responsible sourcing, supplier compliance, environmental performance and packaging. You will turn changing requirements into practical action, build trusted relationships with suppliers and internal teams, and use robust data and governance to reduce risk and deliver measurable improvement. You may bring deeper experience in supplier compliance or in environment and packaging; what matters most is your ability to apply strong compliance, programme management and stakeholder skills across a broad agenda. You will have ownership of defined workstreams while collaborating closely with colleagues across Buying, Technical, Freight, Customs, Finance, Technology, Operations and Marketing. Leading assigned ethics, sustainability and compliance workstreams, translating legal requirements and business commitments into clear plans, controls and measurable outcomes. Maintaining practical policies, standards and guidance for suppliers and internal teams, and supporting effective onboarding, training and adoption. Managing risk-based due diligence, audit or assurance activity, assessing findings and ensuring corrective actions are proportionate, time-bound and verified through to closure. Improving the completeness, accuracy and auditability of supplier, product, packaging and environmental data, including traceability records, certifications and supporting evidence. Supporting compliance with relevant human rights, modern slavery, environmental, packaging, waste, labelling and product-claim requirements across our international markets. Partnering with suppliers and colleagues to reduce packaging, improve material choices, strengthen responsible sourcing and identify practical carbon and resource-efficiency opportunities. Monitoring performance, investigating exceptions and recurring issues, and coordinating timely resolution across internal teams and external partners. Producing clear dashboards, reports and recommendations that highlight progress, emerging risks, priorities and opportunities for continuous improvement. Keeping up to date with relevant legislation, industry standards and best practice, assessing business impacts and supporting proportionate implementation. Building effective relationships with auditors, assurance providers, compliance schemes, industry bodies and other specialist partners.