Sustainability Manager

We’re Müller UK & Ireland, a family-run dairy business and we’re experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we’re super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into these key areas. Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD), and Müller Milk & Ingredients Distribution (MMID).
MMI is all about producing milk, cream, butter, milk drinks, and dairy ingredients from 1,300 British. They’re the logistics legends, delivering over 1 billion litres of milk every year to more than 5,500 locations across the UK, making sure everything flows smoothly from farm to fridge. Together, we’re growing fast, powered by passionate people who care about quality, sustainability, and making every day delicious.
Milk flows through everything at Müller – from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers.
As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we’re always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we're helping to create a more sustainable dairy future. We’re growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that’s bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking – and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal.
Sustainability Manager
Location: Market Drayton / Hybrid - 3 days on-site per week.
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: Monday–Friday (40 hours)
Are you ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britian’s most chosen dairy brand? Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our Sustainability Manager position.
Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts and development opportunities.
As Sustainability Manager, you will partner with sites within Muller UK & Ireland to coach and drive best practice in line with sustainability standards and guidelines (there will be regular travel required).
Your challenge for the Sustainability Manager -
Partner with sites to drive compliance in line with sustainability standards
Support the creation, development, implementation and management of tools and systems to achieve best in class environmental sustainability status
Ensure and manage compliance against the ISO14001 standard
Benchmark performance against internal and external measures to ensure compliance to mandatory and voluntary standards and requirements including internal audits, monthly KPI sheets
Identify local training needs and design and deliver relevant training interventions to address gaps
Drive achievement of targets on site against the Sustainability Roadmap statements
Provide technical input into critical projects at site level including contributing to the environmental impact assessment of project
Coach sites on data reporting and outputs including ensuring relevant data is being collected and reported
Assist sites with communications relating to sustainability at site level including providing relevant material and input
Translate site performance and concerns into relevant forums and ensure needs are addressed
Ensure sustainability agenda is represented at critical meetings (e.g. MPR) and provide visible leadership at a site level in all sustainability related activity
Key skills & experience for the Sustainability Manager: -
Experience of coaching and mentoring with excellent influencing skills
Extensive understanding of sustainability standards and requirements at operational level
Understanding and awareness of legal horizon and implications for sites
Ability to translate technical requirements to operational teams to ensure buy-in to sustainability agenda
Actively support development of sustainability culture on site
Ability to analyse data and translate outputs