Rituals

Retail

SustainabilityManagerStoreDevelopment

€70–105k ~AI est. Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sustainability Manager – Store Development at Rituals. Skills: Sustainable materials, Circular design, Project management. Translate sustainability ambitions into roadmap. Set clear priorities and targets”

Industry & Context.

Retail
Problems you'll solve

Solution-oriented

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8-10 years relevant experience, Deep expertise in materials, Hands-on experience with circular design, Experience building material standards

Nice to Have

Experience with Python and machine learning frameworks, Experience with Kubernetes

What You'll Do.

Translate sustainability ambitions into roadmap

Set clear priorities and targets

Act as subject matter expert

Develop sustainability guidelines

Maintain sustainability standards

Develop material roadmaps

Own materials database

Improve materials database

Advise teams on material selection

Support teams on material selection

Partner with Construction

Partner with Maintenance

Partner with Procurement

Partner with Technical Design

Partner with Impact Team

Partner with suppliers

Drive sustainability integration

Define sustainability KPIs

Track sustainability KPIs

Report on sustainability KPIs

Build sustainability awareness

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Format & Design team; ESG Team; Impact Team; Technical Design team; Construction; Maintenance; Procurement; Studio; PM; Suppliers

Process & Methodology

Project management, Roadmap development, Standards development

Full Job Description

As a Sustainability Manager – Store Development, you will lead the sustainability agenda for materials, design and construction choices within our global Format & Design team initiatives and help translate Rituals’ Net Zero ambitions into practical decisions across concepts, materials and execution. In this role, you will be part of Format & Design, the ESG Team, and Impact Team. From early design intent through to supplier selection, prototyping, rollout and in-store improvements, you ensure sustainability is embedded across the full project lifecycle. You will act as the subject matter expert on sustainable materials, circular design principles and responsible construction choices for retail environments. You bring structure to a broad and evolving agenda by setting clear priorities, frameworks, and measurable targets that help teams make better decisions. By combining strong materials expertise with a hands-on project management approach, you turn long-term ambitions into concrete roadmaps, standards and actions. You guide stakeholders through trade-offs with clarity and care, always balancing sustainability, brand experience, quality, safety, timing and cost. In doing so, you help us build retail environments that are more circular, responsible, and future-ready. In this role, you will: * Translate Rituals' overall sustainability ambitions into a clear and actionable roadmap for Format & Design, with defined priorities, measurable targets and practical steps for implementation. * Act as the subject matter expert for sustainable materials, sustainable construction and circular design within Format & Design and the Technical Design team. * Develop and maintain sustainability guidelines, design standards and material roadmaps focused on circularity, durability, repairability, recyclability and responsible sourcing. * Own and continuously improve the materials database, ensuring clear material standards, documentation, approved alternatives and transparency on envir

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