Sustainability Program Manager

***MUST BE BASED IN GUADALAJARA ***

As a Sustainability Program Manager for Supplier Sustainability & Decarbonization you will drive supplier engagement and sustainability performance improvement across NetApps global supply base. You will play a key role in advancing supplier maturity in environmental performance circularity and Scope 3 emissions reduction. This role also owns the foundation of sustainability data across the supply chain including Full Material Disclosure (FMD) BOM-level material mapping and lifecycle/carbon data readiness. You will work across Engineering Procurement Supply Chain and Sustainability teams to ensure supplier data is accurate consistent and actionable enabling scalable reporting compliance and decarbonization initiatives.

• Lead supplier sustainability programs to improve performance transparency and alignment with NetApp expectations
• Collaborate on developing NetApps next generation sustainability supplier engagement program to include Tier 1 2 and 3 direct and indirect suppliers
• Drive supplier maturity frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner with Sustainability to embed criteria into supplier selection contracts and scorecards
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with internal stakeholders such as Commodity Managers and Product Compliance teams as well as external suppliers to accelerate sustainability initiatives and improve performance.
• Engage suppliers to support NetApps Scope 3 reduction and climate target alignment
• Track and analyze supplier environmental data (greenhouse gas (GHG) water waste plastics biodiversity)
• Collaborate to build supplier environmental training programs
• Support supplier environmental target-setting and monitor progress
• Identify opportunities to reduce lifecycle emissions through supplier and design collaboration
• Drive collection consolidation and maintenance of Full Material Disclosure (FMD) data
• Perform BOM-level data mapping and standardize data across sources
• Ensure data accuracy completeness and consistency
• Support LCA and PCF data preparation and validation for downstream analysis
• Engage suppliers to collect and improve material and sustainability data
• Improve data quality and responsiveness through proactive engagement
• Ensure adherence to governance standards templates and SOPs
• Maintain documentation for traceability and audit readiness
• Identify inefficiencies and drive process improvements to scale and reduce manual effort
• Collaborate across Engineering Supply Chain Procurement and Sustainability
• Support sustainability reporting (including regulatory and strategic reports) dashboards and customer requests

• Bachelors degree in Sustainability Engineering Supply Chain or related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in sustainability corporate responsibility supply chain or supplier engagement
• Experience working on Scope 3 environmental metrics or sustainability programs
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Experience working with data reporting and sustainability frameworks (e.g. GHG Protocol Sustainability reporting)
• Strong data management skills (Excel data tools dashboards)
• Key personality traits beneficial to have :
  • Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage and influence suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills able to translate sustainability goals into clear actionable plans
  • Proactive and improvement-driven mindset with a passion for driving continuous supplier performance improvements
  • Strategic yet practical thinker able to connect enterprise goals with supplier-level execution
  • Influential without authority capable of aligning stakeholders across functions
  • Curious and eager to learn with strong interest in sustainability decarbonization and circularity
  • Resilient and patient able to sustain progress in long-term initiatives
  • Comfortable working in evolving and ambiguous environments
  • Strong ownership and accountability in driving initiatives independently
  • Build trust and positive working relationships across teams and suppliers