EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-6 years of relevant work experience in procurement, climate, sustainability or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, environmental science, engineering, sustainability, climate studies, or a related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Delivering outcomes that contribute to a sustainable business, through x-functional teams.
• Engaging with and influencing others – both internal and external resources - for meaningful outcomes.
• Program / project management skills: delivering an agreed program of work in time, on budget and including stakeholder management / communication.
• Track record of working interdependently and delivering within x functional teams.

JOB PURPOSE

Be part of a team that is responsible for driving an exciting agenda to deliver our commitment to reaching -40% CO2 (industrial & energy) emissions and -30% CO2 (forest, land & agriculture emissions) in our Scope 3 value chain by 2030.
The Supplier Climate Program (SCP) is the biggest lever in driving decarbonization for UL. It has established a good foundation with the engagement of TOP300 suppliers, and close to 200 delivering on the program ask to establish a CO2 baseline, set a target, and provide Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data.
The focus of this position is to develop and deliver joint decarbonization roadmaps and execution plans for key ingredients and material portfolios, working in close collaboration with procurement, key suppliers as well as externally with advisory and delivery partners.
The role requires a leveraging of resources, skills and knowledge, such that we are able to scale in-house and expert capabilities across the procurement organization and beyond (with upstream suppliers). It requires experience in working with procurement and a diverse supplier base to drive a sustainability agenda; and program management skills to identify and deliver the required reductions.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Joint decarbonization roadmap development with key suppliers within a specific material or ingredient portfolio, leading to reductions in GHG emissions aligned with UL targets:
• Jointly and collaboratively identify quantified and costed decarbonization plans for priority materials, that is cognizant of R&D and Sourcing strategies, Supplier Strategies and disruptive innovations.
• Drive co-financing of the reductions where required, in partnership with the Climate & Nature Fund team and partners.
• Establish and maintain a cadence for reviewing performance and progress against the plan; follow up on specific actions to ensure that the overall goals are delivered.
• Contribute to the communications plan for updating stakeholders on progress.
• Supplier engagement and procurement capability-building
• Support buyers in establishing a climate dialogue with climate-priority suppliers, basis the decarbonization plans and Supplier Climate Programme.
• Empowering and guiding procurement teams through the supplier engagement framework on Climate and building climate capabilities within procurement.
• End-to-end Buying processes and integration of Climate into that
• Provide advisory on the options for integration of climate clauses into contracting terms & conditions and commercial levers to activate with suppliers.
• Practitioners’ knowledge of the end-to-end buying process between buyers and suppliers, and contractual / policy frameworks.