Sustainability Manager at Seven Up Bottling Company Limited

Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the nation’s most- loved beverages in the country like; Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC has recently entered into Home & Personal Care category with the 2SURE brand and launched its first product, a Hand & Surface Sanitizer. Seven Up boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sustainability Manager

Location: Lagos
Reporting Line: Reports directly to the Head of Sustainability.

Job Summary

• Lead and coordinate SBC’s sustainability strategy by embedding climate action, circular economy, water stewardship, and community empowerment into core manufacturing and business operations

Key Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of SBC’s five sustainability Strategic pillars across all plants and operations.
• Oversee ESG reporting, compliance, and alignment with frameworks (GRI, ISSB, SASB, IFC, UNGC, TCFD etc).
• Lead decarbonization initiatives (Scope 1,2 &3 emissions reduction, renewable energy adoption and energy conservation campaigns).
• Champion EMS implementation and drive environmental best practices like circular economy practices (Sustainable waste management, EPR programs) and water stewardship projects, ensuring efficiency and community access.
• Build stakeholder partnerships with regulators, NGOs, Industry Associations and host communities.
• Drive Supply chain sustainability through audits, due diligence and trainings.
• Oversee CSR in host communities across SBC CSR focus areas.
• Supervise sustainability specialists, leads, champions and crossfunctional teams.
• Support in enabling the business source climate finance/credits
• Oversight on Environmental regulatory compliance eg EIA, ECM, Licences & permits and monitors NESREA and other environmental MDAs regulations and mandates as pertaining to
• Food & Beverage Industry.
• Present sustainability performance updates to the Head of Sustainability and executive leadership.

Requirements

• B.Eng or BSc Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field, MSc in Sustainability related course would be an added advantage.
• 6 - 9 years’ experience in corporate sustainability and ESG leadership.
• Strong knowledge of climate finance, reporting standards, and Nigerian/Global regulatory frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of EMS (ISO 14001) implementation
• Proven track record in project management and stakeholder engagement
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft tools for data analysis, infographics and visualization

Application Closing Date
19th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@sevenup.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.