Senior Manager, Supplier Decarbonization & Sustainable Sourcing

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About this Role:

The Supplier Decarbonization & Sustainable Sourcing Manager executes supplier-facing climate and sustainable sourcing programs for an assigned supplier category or initiative portfolio. The role turns strategy into measurable action by engaging suppliers collecting and improving emissions and sustainability data developing transition and improvement roadmaps delivering climate and sustainable sourcing campaigns and embedding requirements into sourcing and supplier management. The role reports to the Supplier Decarbonization Lead and works in matrix partnership with the Circularity & Sustainable Sourcing Lead.

How you will contribute:

• Execute assigned supplier decarbonization and sustainable sourcing programs in line with agreed strategy standards and annual plan.
• Manage supplier engagement data requests reviews workshops roadmaps follow-up and escalation for the assigned portfolio.
• Support programs related to supplier climate targets CDP renewable energy PCF data emissions reduction and capability building.
• Deliver assigned sustainable sourcing initiatives such as EcoVadis sustainable materials packaging circularity green chemistry nature or water programs.
• Integrate approved requirements into sourcing events specifications scorecards contracts supplier segmentation and SRM.
• Maintain high-quality data evidence dashboards action plans and impact records.
• Partner with Category Managers and technical stakeholders to identify feasible commercially sound solutions.
• Share learning improve tools and playbooks and provide clear progress and risk reporting to both Leads.

Accountabilities:

Supplier Decarbonization Delivery

• Segment and prioritize assigned suppliers using emissions contribution maturity feasibility and business relevance.
• Engage suppliers on credible targets emissions disclosure renewable electricity operational improvements materials logistics and PCF data.
• Co-develop supplier transition roadmaps with supplier owners milestones evidence and expected impact.
• Track commitments and escalate stalled progress or material delivery risk.

Climate Programs & Data

• Execute assigned CDP Supply Chain SBTi engagement Energize PCF training and supplier capability activities.
• Collect validate reconcile and document supplier emissions and activity data using approved methodologies.
• Support hotspot analysis category pathways impact quantification and auditable reporting.
• Maintain dashboards and evidence for supplier category and program performance.

Sustainable Sourcing Delivery

• Manage assigned supplier sustainability assessments and improvement actions.
• Support sourcing and qualification of lower-impact materials packaging chemistry logistics and circular solutions.
• Coordinate pilots supplier audits or reviews technical evaluation and scale-up planning with the relevant experts.
• Track environmental and business outcomes such as material change waste avoidance resource efficiency innovation or supplier maturity.

Category & Supplier Integration

• Translate approved standards into practical category requirements and supplier selection criteria.
• Support Category teams with market insight supplier options RFP content evaluation negotiation contractual commitments and SRM reviews.
• Connect sustainability action to cost innovation quality risk resilience and continuity considerations.
• Ensure accountabilities and follow-up are clear after sourcing or governance decisions.

Program Management & Continuous Improvement

• Plan deliverables dependencies stakeholder engagement risks and status for assigned initiatives.
• Maintain action logs supplier documentation lessons learned and reusable playbooks.
• Work across the two Lead portfolios with transparent prioritization and early escalation of capacity conflicts.
• Contribute ideas for automation data quality standardization and improved

Education Behaviors Competencies Skills:

Required

• 7 years of experience in procurement supply chain sustainability supplier engagement environmental programs or related work.
• Bachelors degree in Sustainability Environmental Science Engineering Chemistry Supply Chain Business or related field.
• Hands-on experience delivering supplier programs collecting and interpreting sustainability data and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Scope 3 supplier climate frameworks sustainable sourcing and environmental improvement levers.
• Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills.
• Fluent English written and spoken.

Preferred

• Masters degree or relevant professional certification.
• Pharmaceutical life sciences chemicals packaging manufacturing or regulated-industry experience.
• Experience with CDP SBTi GHG Protocol EcoVadis PCF methods renewable energy circularity green chemistry or sustainable materials.
• Additional European or supplier-market language.

Skills & Competencies

• Supplier engagement and practical influencing.
• Analytical rigor and data quality mindset.
• Program execution organization and follow-through.
• Ability to translate technical sustainability topics into procurement action.
• Commercial awareness and problem solving.
• Comfort working for a solid-line manager with matrix priorities.
• Collaborative working style across global and technical teams.
• Resilience and persistence in driving long-cycle supplier change.

The role demonstrates Takeda-ism through integrity fairness honesty and perseverance and applies PTRB by placing Patient Trust Reputation and Business in that order. The role delivers credible supplier action and sustainable sourcing outcomes that support resilient supply responsible growth and a healthier planet.

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