Sustainable Procurement Expert

We are currently seeking a self-driven Sustainable Procurement Expert with a passion for developing innovative solutions to join our sustainable procurement team.

What will you do?

• Understand the sustainable procurement framework of Schneider Electric and gain subject matter knowledge on ESG-environmental, social and governance topics including climate change and human rights etc. (training will be provided).
• Development of suppliers on various sustainability initiatives and provide on-site support
• Lead implementation of designated sustainability initiatives with suppliers, mentioned below but not limited to (people with expertise on more than one domain are welcome)
  • Onboarding suppliers on sustainability initiatives
  • Support procurement teams by providing innovative solutions for sustainability challenges
  • Support supplier decarbonization with inputs on\:
    • Carbon footprint calculation & reduction target
    • Training
    • Climate governance and change management
    • Onsite assessment and benchmarking
    • Energy audit and techno-commercial solution
    • Implementation hand holding and periodic monitoring
  • Develop solution for chronic challenges related to working conditions
  • Engage and lead the execution with suppliers
  • Develop innovative models for implementation with suppliers
  • Quantification of benefits
  • The Zero Carbon Project\: Responsible for\:
  • Decent work program
• Business Process Optimization\:
  • Optimization of business processes to take the procurement sustainability to next level
  • Work collaboratively with other departments (Procurement, Finance, HR, IT, etc. as required) to improve data integrity or clear system issues.
    
• Training & Change Management\:

• • Develop subject matter expertise (ESG-environmental, social and governance topics) and stay abreast of new or existing technologies through application training to promote effective system performance and optimize business utilization of applications.
  • Support and coach additional team members