careers at innocent
Here at innocent, we’re on a mission to make it easier for everyone to get more fruit and veg into their bodies. We started back in 1999 and since then we’ve gone from selling a few smoothies at a music festival to becoming one of Europe’s biggest drinks companies with around 1,000 people (and the B Corp seal of approval).
It’s nice to be able to say things like that but we’re not patting ourselves on the back just yet. We want to show everyone that it’s possible to be a successful business while looking after people and the planet too, so we’re trying to get better in pretty much every way. And that’s where this job comes in.
what you'll be doing
- to lead on our sustainability ambitions and ensure action to deliver them is integrated across the business.
- lead the creation and delivery of innocent’s sustainability strategy, annual plans & budget
- internal engagement & communicating the strategy, annual plans and progress to people at innocent
- lead the Sustainability SteerCo to coordinate action across the business to meet our sustainability ambitions
- work with relevant teams to ensure innocent is compliant to changing regulatory requirements within its markets for Sustainability topics
- data tracking and reporting ownership for Sustainability
you'll have
- the ability to display solid sustainability experience, ideally from a top tier FMCG company, but we are interested to hear from anyone that is working on climate action and packaging that can translate their skills to the challenges we face at innocent.
- a proven track record of managing a team on driving and achieving the sustainability agenda and influencing internal and external stakeholders.
- You will be a confident self-starter with the passion and enthusiasm to make a positive impact.
- natural curiosity and consumer focus, with a keen eye for emerging ESG trends.
- independent and resilient to work in a busy and complex environment and have the confidence and maturity to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
- have a hands-on mentality and willing to work on all things big and small.
- excellent technical sustainability knowledge and experience
- experience reporting wide ranging data into a variety of complex requirements
- maturity and confidence to work independently and deal with and influence senior stakeholders
- proactive, being able to deliver in a busy environment
- strong team player – able to engage and challenge cross-functional teams and external partners
- creative spark coupled with sustainability astuteness
you'll get
- the chance to work as part of the small but mighty Force for Good team that is at the heart of the business and to go forward on our journey of continuous improvement as a B-Corp.
- this is an exciting opportunity to influence the long term ESG plans for the business and how we can make a positive difference in how we operate.
We want innocent to be a great place to work, so we do lots of stuff to make people feel at home and try to make sure everyone’s career is shaping up the way they want it to. There are plenty of opportunities to have a go at something new or take things further.
In exchange for helping us do business in the right way, you’ll get a solid rewards package that includes a salary (phew), private healthcare, a target-based bonus, and a bunch of other nice things like a day off on your birthday. And yes, you get free smoothies.
We also know that not all our drinkers come from the same background, or think the same – so why should we? At innocent, we want to be a great place to work where a diverse bunch of people from all backgrounds can turn up and thrive. When we hire, we want all the juice, bits, and pulp that make you who you are.
Even if you don’t think you can tick all the boxes, if the job sounds right for you, come and throw your hat in the ring.
Probably best to get your skates on though, as we might close this early if we get loads of applications.