Hello, we're SURI (Sustainable Rituals) - we're on a mission to radically transform oral care for people and planet, with beautiful everyday essentials designed for life. For like-minded individuals who already believe in the power of sustainable choices, we aim to create personal care products that are more sustainable, beautiful, and convenient alternatives. We seek to continually push the boundaries of what is possible and invite honest conversation on our collective journey.
Since launching our sustainable sonic toothbrush in 2022, we've delighted over 300k customers across the UK, Europe and US. In doing so, SURI has risen to become the highest-rated electric toothbrush on Trustpilot, while achieving B-Corp certification and securing listings in major US and UK retailers. As well as garnering widespread media attention, SURI has also picked up numerous prestigious industry awards including The Grocer Startup of the Year, Red Dot Design Award, and the Marie Claire Sustainability Award.
We are searching for a fixed term contract (12 months) Sustainability Operations Manager to join our team to help us to continue to drive reductions in our environmental impact across all areas of the business.
Reporting into the COO, you will be the voice and guardian of sustainability in our business, keeping up to speed on latest news and industry trends and owning and developing our sustainability relationships (B Corp, ClimatePartner, FuturePlus and others). You will be responsible for ensuring our global sustainability operations run smoothly in terms of our recycling and returns schemes and be accountable for all reporting linked to our sustainability. If this excites you and you are keen to shape SURI with us we'd be thrilled to hear from you!
The ideal start date for this role will be April/Early May 2025.
Role & Responsibilities: - Lead and execute on our 2025 sustainability strategy
- Support the recertification of our B Corp status in 2025
- Maintain strong relationships with key sustainability partners including Climate Partner and FuturePlus.
- Have oversight over our global operations on return, recycle and re-use of our products for each of the markets we operate in. You will ensure readiness from a sustainability perspective as we enter new markets and channels.
- Understand the landscape and implications of material, product and packaging developments for SURI as we scale globally
- Oversee any claims related to sustainability and act as approver for all other teams
- Work with Operations and Product teams to develop a robust and right size process to audit of our global supply chains
- Work with our Product teams and suppliers to collect environmental and social data for our reporting and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of our products
Requirements- Passionate about sustainability and working for purpose led businesses
- A minimum of 3+ years experience working in a similar role
- Very familiar with global environmental frameworks and industry standards
- Experience driving culture change in an organisation and upskilling teams
- Data-driven with strong analytic skills and able to drive measurable improvements
- Commercially astute with an awareness financial trade offs on sustainability
- Experience of working in a business with complex global supply chains
- Strong problem solving skills, solution-oriented with a strong bias for action
- Comfortable with balancing a role with some admin coupled with strategic projects
- Autonomous, strong influencing skills and great team player
Benefits- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day for your birthday
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working - up to 2 days working from home each week
- Bupa Private Healthcare and Dental cover
- Life Insurance & Income Protection
- 1 Charity Day per year
- Central London offices- based in London Bridge; a stone's throw from Borough Market
- 4x "Work from Anywhere" weeks, with no requirement to be in the office those weeks
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which grants free therapy and coaching sessions to all staff
- Monthly social events, organised by different team members
- 5x free toothbrushes every year
- £1000 personal development budget each year, per employee
- Fantastic career opportunities; with the chance to grow as SURI does
- Ross Fridays; dreamed up by our Head of Commercial, Ross; a Ross Friday gives you the opportunity to finish at 3pm on a Friday of your choosing every month
- Fresh fruit and snack orders every week
- Cycle to Work scheme, and Electric Bike Cycle to Work scheme
- Regular product swaps with other fantastic companies
At SURI, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We look for team members who will positively contribute to our dynamic, passionate culture and believe that an inclusive and diverse work environment is one in which we all thrive.
