Manager, Global Procurement Sustainability

About the role

As a Global Procurement Travel & Sustainability Manager (GSSM), you will be responsible for managing the integration of the procurement sustainability strategy within the Travel procurement category group and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates (SAFc) category.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage internal and external stakeholder relationships in Travel category group, SAFc and an assigned region, including key contacts related to sustainability, ensuring regional or country specific activity is supported.
• Proactively assess current state of supplier sustainability activities across the assigned category, with key focus on carbon emissions reduction / mitigation, and influence stakeholders to support changes / improvements where required.
• Develop and establish supplier development programs to educate on supply chain sustainability, reduce supplier operational emissions and improve emissions reporting.
• Collaborate with the other GSSMs to define supplier sustainability commonalities across the network to align program objectives while also accommodating necessary local variation.
• Ensure that the supplier sustainability strategy is executed across category, sourcing, contracting, supplier relationship management, activity reporting efforts, and key sustainability projects / special projects related to sustainability.
• Manage and partner with team members across different geographies to meet established sustainability goals and ensure cohesive strategic execution.
• Mentor and coach junior staff to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supplier management or related field
• BS degree in Supply Chain Management or Business or equivalent relevant experience
• Subject matter expertise in Supplier Sustainability, Travel, SAFc and demonstrated experience with a supplier sustainability program
• Persuasive and convincing communication and presentation skills with ability to engage senior executives to influence decisions
• Excellent data and analytics execution skills (e.g., complex TCO modelling) and robust experience with ERP procurement and data visualization tools (e.g., Spend Visibility, Tableau, etc.)

Qualifications

• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.