Esg Packaging

As our ESG Packaging & Compliance Co-ordinator, you’ll play a key role in the business’ packaging sustainability & cost mitigation goals for Halfords Group. This role will work alongside our ESG Programme manager, and Packaging Manager, but will be exposed to suppliers and a variety of internal teams, including (but not limited to): Buyers, quality, global sourcing, procurement, logistics, operations and continuous improvement teams.

You will support our range review process, liaising with suppliers, buyers and packaging manager to identify best materials + formats, tailored to each range. This role will support an increased visibility of our sustainability on pack, (i.e OPRL, FSC, PEFC labelling) as well as driving awareness within Halfords. In addition to sustainability, there will also be legal compliance requirements and involve working with quality team & packaging manager to meet requirements.

**More about the role**:
**Compliance**:
1) EPR reporting (Packaging, WEEE, Batteries) in UK & Ireland
2) Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) submissions
3) Day-to-day management of External compliance Schemes (i.e PRNs)
4) Opportunity to attend external events, including peer-group at British Retail Consortium (BRC)

**ESG**:
1) Packaging Project Management (i.e plastic-reduction, use of PCR, promoting recyclability)
2) Presenting progress updates
3) Delivering Training/contributing to an internal resource centre
4) Adhoc support with wider ESG activities, including Supply-Chain Management, Waste, C02-reduction

**More about you**:
**Skills**
- Data Management (Excel) (SumProduct/ Vlookup/Index Match)
- Effective communicator
- Negotiation Skills
- Project Management
- Prioritisation
- Flexible in working with different styles and people
- Presentation skills
- Curiosity for the role, to seek out further areas of expertise
- Fast-learner

**Knowledge**:

- 3+ years’ in role that requires data management (required)
- 3+ years’ experience in a role managing external parties (required)
- Previous experience as packaging technologist
- Knowledge of Producer Responsibility regulations and future changes (Extended Producer Responsibility - EPR)
- Awareness and understanding of packaging terms (PCR, Waste Hierarchy, Circular Concepts, how to avoid-greenwashing)
- Experience working with Retailers

**Notice**:
We active encourage anyone who has worked in Packaging Compliance (_either in-house or in a compliance scheme_), but we also believe this knowledge can be taught, and are ideally looking for the right person in the team.

**Where is it based?**

We offer hybrid working, with a requirement to visit our three sites semi-regularly, and, on the rare occasion, some store visits may be required for strategic projects. Your ‘base’ will be at our Support Centre in Redditch, Worcestershire.