Application Deadline:
30 September 2025
Department:
Buying
Location:
London
Description
At Mountain Warehouse we are passionate about the great outdoors and minimising the impacts from our operations. We are looking for a passionate Ethical and Sustainable Assistant to join our team in London. It is an entry level role which would suit a university leaver with an ethical, environmental, sustainable qualification or an admin professional with a passion for delivering positive change.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintaining supplier ethical compliance via SEDEX.
* Reviewing factory ethical audits and engaging with suppliers to close non-conformities
* Collating proof of sustainable claim certificates and mitigating risk.
* Tracing our high-risk supply chains to tier 5.
* Providing ethical, sustainable, and greenhouse gas reports to key stakeholders.
* Collating supplier score cards and assisting with supplier ethical performance meetings.
* Keeping up to date on industry advances and making recommendations for developments.
* Supporting development of sustainable attributes to meet international green claims codes.
* Supporting to identify opportunities to eliminate, minimise, or recycle packaging and materials.
* Raising awareness of correct recycling methods to meet recycling targets.
* Taking responsibility to oversee a greenhouse gas reduction project.
We Would Like To Meet Someone Who Is
* A passion for all things ethical and sustainable with an inquisitive pro-active nature.
* Appropriate university degree or at least one year's experience in an administrative role.
* Good awareness of ethical and sustainable topics, organisations, and systems.
* Organised and analytical with excellent attention to detail.
* Accurate administration and data management.
* Good communication and influencing skills capable of supporting complex projects.
* Team player capable of working on their own initiative to meet deadlines.
* Ability to apply formulas and look-ups in Excel.
Benefits
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
* Holiday allowance
* 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
* Pension scheme