Procurement Sustainability Lead

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes.  It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

• Salary - Circa £80,000 per annum
• Location - London (hybrid) - one day a week in Hove required.
• Contract Type - Full time. Permanent

Your role at a glance

Our Group Procurement function are excited to announce an opportunity for an experienced leader, with expertise in Sustainability, to join in the brand-new role of Sustainability Procurement Lead.

In this exciting role you’ll develop, deliver, and monitor a best in class Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy as it pertains to Legal & General’s supply chain. Working closely with the broader business, you’ll translate the corporate sustainability goals in to a clear and succinct procurement strategy that will deliver our ambitions within set timescales.

You will be accountable for setting clear policy and procedures within the Group Procurement function that drive an inclusive and sustainable supplier strategy to deliver against L&G organisational goals and to support a diverse and sustainable supply chain.

Finally, you’ll act as an SME on all topics relating to ESG Supply Chain, supporting both sourcing and supplier management teams during the supplier lifecycle to assess suppliers ESG responses during due diligence and reviewing ongoing plans to further improve ESG credentials.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work from a blank canvas, giving you the autonomy to define your role and the way that we operate in this area. You’ll be operating across all areas of the business to develop a community of interest with internal stakeholders, as well as working with a variety of top suppliers. This is a role that gives you excellent exposure, offers fantastic potential, as well as ample opportunity whilst working in an emerging, forward thinking, and innovative Procurement team.

What you'll be doing

• Accountable for setting, maintaining and monitoring compliance to ESG-supply chain policy and procedures.
• Work collaboratively across Sourcing and Supplier Management teams to identify carbon hot spots across L&G supply chain, ensuring plans in place to ensure reduction of carbon is in line with organisational net zero targets.
• Support Sourcing and Supplier Management teams to develop effective plans to improve sustainable and diverse supply chain.
• Enable appropriate governance is in place to measure and report upon initiatives including, but not limited to; supplier code of conduct, usage of SME’s, modern slavery & human rights on high-risk areas, carbon emission reduction, biodiversity impacts and supply chain diversity
• Actively engaging & upskilling the Procurement team, Supplier relationship managers and the wider business to deliver the aims of the programme
• Develop and execute a communications programme, targeting a wide audience, internally and externally, to support the successful deployment of the programme aims.
• Building a strong network of organisations and contributors (peers, relevant bodies & groups) to help drive the maturity evolution of the ESG agenda both internally and externally. Represent L&G in relevant industry forums
• Build meaningful reporting to share with our stakeholders and drive focused action plans

What we're looking for

• In depth knowledge of ESG methodologies, reporting & standards (e.g. TCFDs, GHG, GRI, CDP, SBTi, ISO20400)
• Strong business partnering skills and experience, to successfully engage with and influence internal and external key stakeholders and peers.
• A track record of experience in supply chain sustainability & ESG, including delivery of sustainability and supplier diversity programmes & initiatives in complex business environments would be highly advantageous.
• Extensive knowledge of procurement best practice and innovation would be advantageous.
• Circular Economy models, sustainable procurement best practice

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. 

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.