Sustainable Sourcing Manager
Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. [With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint.
Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.
We are looking for a Sustainable Sourcing Manager to lead and drive our Sustainable Sourcing and Scope 3 Strategy within the Global Sourcing Organization. This role is key in aligning our sourcing practices with Arxada's sustainability goals, ensuring compliance, and meeting our ambitious targets.
Qualifications & Experience:
Lead and drive the entire Sustainable Sourcing and Scope 3 Strategy within the Global Sourcing Organization and across all sourcing disciplines.
Assume accountability for Sustainability Compliance and Targets with Global Sourcing in alignment and in support of the Arxada sustainability strategy.
Works closely with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to develop effective strategies that enable step change improvements in Sustainability.
Acting as an internal ambassador raising the teams' awareness of the importance of the company's CSR policies and its challenges, encouraging positive steps in-house and with suppliers, promoting socially and ecologically responsible public procurement
Develop and keep relationships to external stakeholders (e.g. EcoVadis, Science Industry etc.) to ensure state of the art sustainability strategies and processes within Arxada Global Sourcing
Be interface to technical functions (operations, process optimization, legal and compliance) and external partners in regards of Sustainable Sourcing.
Develop and implement Sustainability strategy and coordinate the implementation of Sustainability related optimization projects in alignment with the Global Arxada program.
Identify and engage with internal stakeholders, especially but not limited to Business Unit and Sustainability Team.
Implements strategies that manage Sustainability along the entire sourcing process including Supplier Selection and Development
Set appropriate KPI’s and assume accountability to achieve long-term corporate sustainability targets
Lead the global Scope 3 accounting and strategy in alignment with the GHG protocol and SBTi requirement.
Analyze and interpret Sustainability related business and stakeholder requirements with the aim to improve Sustainability within Arxada.
Requirements:
Strong and effective communication.
Analytical and problem solving.
Relationships building, both internal and external
Strong Project Management skills
Passion for Sustainability
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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