Programme Manager - Sustainability

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B&M are a fast-moving, high-growth retailer with a nationwide store footprint and a strong culture built around doing the right thing. As our business continues to scale, sustainability is central to how we operate, comply, and grow responsibly.

We're looking for a proactive and passionate Sustainability Programme Manager to lead and coordinate our environmental compliance and ESG delivery strategy. This is a hands-on, business-critical role where you'll shape how we plan, govern, track and deliver sustainability initiatives across the business, from packaging and recycling to carbon reduction and regulatory compliance.

You'll be an agile thinker, a natural collaborator, and confident working with senior leaders and operational teams across the business, translating sustainability ambition into practical, scalable programmes.

The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Lead and manage group-wide sustainability and environmental compliance programmes, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, timelines and regulatory requirements
• Own the end-to-end coordination of ESG reporting programmes, including SECR, TCFD and Plastic Packaging Tax
• Design, govern and continuously improve environmental compliance programmes (WEEE, batteries, packaging waste, PPT, waste duty of care)
• Track upcoming UK and EU environmental legislation, assessing business impact and leading readiness and compliance activity
• Develop and maintain robust systems and processes to collect, audit and report environmental data (emissions, waste, packaging)
• Embed practical and consistent sustainability processes across stores, distribution centres and head office
• Partner with buying, logistics, finance, legal and operational teams to deliver joined-up, programme-led initiatives
• Produce programme-level reports, dashboards and insights for senior leadership and board-level review
• Support delivery of ESG and Net Zero goals, including decarbonisation roadmaps, supplier engagement and waste reduction initiatives
• Act as the key programme contact for audits, regulators and sustainability-related enquiries

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience leading programmes or complex projects within sustainability, ESG or environmental compliance
• Strong knowledge of UK environmental legislation and reporting requirements (e.g. WEEE, Plastic Packaging Tax, SECR, ESOS)
• Experience designing and managing auditable processes and environmental data-collection frameworks
• Strong programme and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence at all levels
• Confidence communicating complex sustainability and regulatory topics clearly, including presenting to senior stakeholders
• A structured, detail-driven approach, balanced with the ability to prioritise and focus on material issues
• Knowledge of ESG frameworks such as GRI, CDP or SASB
• Experience supporting Net Zero, decarbonisation or circularity programmes

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to shape a new function and play a critical role in the evolution of our store estate. You'll be joining at a pivotal time, with the scope to make a tangible impact on how our customers experience B&M.

We offer you a range of great benefits including discount in our stores, a colleague portal offering discount for numerous retailers, hospitality & much more! Check out our full benefits here - https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/

B&M Retail are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all colleagues.

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