Senior Manager, Sustainable Supply Chain, Extended Enterprise, Risk Advisory
Deloitte
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Advising clients on developing and implementing comprehensive supply chain sustainability programs, particularly with a focus on supplier engagement to decarbonise, transformation for the achievement of circular economy across the value chain, and to help suppliers build capacity, knowledge and skills for lasting impact and to meet regulatory requirements such as for Digital Product Passports and Supply Chain Due Diligence.
- Working closely with clients to help them support suppliers to meet their sustainability standards and compliance requirements across key ESG subject areas.
- Developing and maintain strong relationships with clients and support them to build positive partnerships around the subject with their suppliers, ensuring that they understand the client's requirements and expectations.
- Supporting to clients in the development and implementation of the circular strategy in order to reduce the environmental impact throughout all stages of the product development cycle.
- Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices relating to circular economy action planning across the value chain, how clients are achieving success with supplier engagement activities to achieve decarbonisation, and regulatory developments across the subject matter.
- Developing the technical knowledge and capability of our junior team members working across sustainable supply chain transformation programmes.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in supply chain sustainability or related field, preferably in a consulting environment or within a sustainability function in a business with a physical supply chain (e.g. Consumer Goods, Industrial Products or Pharmaceuticals) or a government department.
- Experience advising businesses, or driving transformation, to deliver circularity or decarbonisation strategies.
- Experience working with suppliers to create positive sustainability impact and demonstrate the benefits of the impact achieved is a core requirement.
- Experience in capturing data and engaging with suppliers on the subjects of decarbonisation, traceability, transforming supply chains for regulatory compliance, circularity, or decarbonisation.
- Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks and regulations.
- Experience in developing and implementing circular economy or decarbonisation strategies.
- Experience in working with suppliers to decarbonise their processes and operations in emerging markets or complex supply chains.
- Strong understanding of sustainability risks and threats, including regulations, as well as sustainability management principles and practices.
- Experience in conducting sustainability risk assessments and audits, as well as developing and implementing sustainability management strategies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and their suppliers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and assess risks and develop effective sustainability management strategies.
- Have the ability to learn fast and deliver quality work under pressure and produce key client work upon joining the firm.
- Have an agile and analytical mind and enjoy problem solving and independently finding creative solutions to client problems is a critical skill to succeeding in this role.
- Experience of being able to provide advice on sustainable supply chain best practices, including related to procurement category management planning, supply chain risk assessment, supplier engagement, contracting and on-going supplier risk management.
- Experience using the MS Office suite such as Powerpoint and Excel and the ability to concisely present an idea or position will be crucial.
- A Batchelors or Master's degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management or related field is preferred but not critical.
- Relevant certifications such as CSCP, or SCPro are helpful.