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Senior Sustainability Manager – Ethical Trade, Nature & Social Value
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver and shape apetito’s sustainability agenda, with a focus on ethical trade, nature, and social value. Working across the business and with suppliers, you will help turn strategy into practical action and measurable impact.
apetito aims to be one of the UK’s leading companies in ethics and sustainability, and this role has a key responsibility in helping deliver that vision. By creating real competitive advantage—winning over customers to fuel business growth—we seek an individual with the passion, drive, and commitment to share and deliver on this vision.
Our Progress So Far
- Won the 2024 King’s Awards for Enterprise – Sustainable Development
- One of the UK’s strongest Net Zero commitments, independently validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
- First business to publish short-term climate targets and refused to greenwash
- Pioneered closed-loop packaging recycling for CPET ready meal trays, recycling over 45 million trays and influencing UK Government packaging policy
- Currently building Kitchen West, a £100m, ultra-sustainable food production facility, requiring this role to embed circularity and water efficiency—with learnings applied across Kitchen East
Key Responsibilities
- Ethical Trade
- Lead apetito’s Ethical Trade programme, ensuring alignment with ETI Base Code and Modern Slavery requirements
- Deliver the Ethical Trade Action Plan, tracking progress and driving continuous improvement
- Manage key external memberships and relationships (e.g., Ethical Trading Initiative, Food Network for Ethical Trade)
- Oversee supplier due diligence processes, including SEDEX data management, risk assessments, and corrective action follow-up
- Support Modern Slavery risk mapping, quarterly reporting and the anual statement.
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Nature, Biodiversity & Agriculture
- Track and drive progress on apetito’s Nature Strategy, focusing on biodiversity, sustainable water management, and nature-friendly supply chains
- Implement onsite biodiversity enhancement projects across apetito’s sites
- Assess and manage supply chain water risk
- Engage with suppliers to define ’Nature-Friendly Supply Chain’ standards and ensure implementation
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Social Value
- Co-lead the apetito Social Value Committee, coordinating with internal committee members
- Drive social value and charitable activities across the business
- Manage relationships with corporate charity partners, e.g., Beyond Dementia & FareShare.
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Animal Welfare & Compliance
- Support delivery and monitoring of apetito’s animal welfare commitments
- Maintain supplier standards and compliance monitoring.
About You
Essential Skills & Experience
- Degree or equivalent qualification in sustainability or related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong computer literacy
- Strong organisation skills
- Ability to manage stakeholders effectively, communicate clearly, and foster collaboration
- Ability to influence key decision-makers
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience across ethical trade, nature, and/or social value
- Strong analytical skills for confident data interpretation
- Experience achieving successful sustainability project delivery
- Project management capability, including multi-tasking and organisational skills
- Familiarity with ETI, Food Network for Ethical Trade, or similar organisations
- Valid UK driving licence
Personal Qualities
- Passion for ethical and sustainability issues, with a desire to learn and grow
- Clear communicator—able to work with diverse stakeholders across the business
- Collaborative networker—builds relationships to drive decision-making
- Proactive and organised, with the drive to own challenges and navigate details while keeping the bigger picture in mind
- Ability to connect sustainability initiatives with business outcomes, proving value to customers.
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About apetito
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors, serving:
- Over 1,300 care homes, healthcare, and education settings
- Expertly crafted meals developed by dieticians and chefs, frozen to preserve nutritional quality
Our sister company, Wiltshire Farm Foods, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier, offering 330+ meal varieties nationwide. Both businesses focus on supreme service, British food integrity, and Net Zero sustainability.
Company Benefits
- Competitive salary – Accredited Living Wage Employer
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with option to buy up to 5 extra days annually
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme
- Pension scheme with 4% employer match
- Life assurance scheme (worth ≥1x annual salary)
- Subsidised canteen & free parking
- Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
- apetito Perks scheme (salary sacrificing opportunities, retail discounts)
Our Values
- Family-owned business dedicated to real difference, focused on health & well-being meals
- Commitment to Mission Zero 2040 and British food integrity
- Net Zero–aligned, ETI-accredited, Living Wage Employer
- Inclusive culture where diversity empowers individuals to reach their potential
Join us in shaping a more sustainable, ethical future. 🌱🔄
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