Sustainability Assistant

Job Title

Sustainability Assistant

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Buying

Closing Date

26 November 2026

 

The Sustainability Assistant supports the Sustainability Manager and Co-Ordinator to collate and present raw data required for our Sustainability reporting. They work with our Suppliers and Sourcing agents to gather documentation and information as required.

They work with the Sustainability managers to keep up to speed with legislation, and industry developments and prepare for upcoming changes.

Find your Everything

• EUDR – ensure compliance with EUDR across George and GM supplier base, track supplier information submitted and support with supplier engagement to gather required information

• PPWR – track and monitor packaging compliance documentation for PPWR across George and GM

• EPR- Packaging – track supplier data submissions, support with supplier engagement for data and review uploaded data

• EPR – Textiles – Support with data gathering and EPR calculations for Textiles across European Geographies.

• ESPR – support with regulatory compliance requirements that fall under ESPR and data requirements/reporting

• Net Zero – support with the submission of supplier data to the central ESG team and external GHG inventory consultants

• ESG reporting – support with ESG reporting requirements across George and GM, data processing and summarising data appropriately

• Liaise with trading teams to ensure accuracy of data in range plans

• EAF’s – Textiles- Check documentation from suppliers ensuring compliance with our policies

 

 

Lets find out about you

• Organisation and data handling. 

• Interest in sustainability and understanding of commitments. 

• Pro- active approach to supporting trading teams. 

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, internally and externally. 

• Excellent communication skills. 

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves