Senior Manager, Sustainable Procurement

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

The Sustainable Procurement Sr. Manager primary responsibility will be to support Teva’s Healthy Future Strategy, through Global Procurement’s (GP) sustainability strategy. The person will drive our Sustainable Procurement Framework, focusing on making progress towards our mid-term Scope 3 reduction and supplier ESG assessment targets. He/She will be responsible to ensure the data behind our targets and KPIs is accurate, to monitor progress against targets, and produce reportable and auditable information for external and internal assessments. The position will also identify ways to further integrate sustainability into our Source-to-Contract process, by working closely with the GP Process excellence team. The role is also responsible to drive regulatory preparedness within the GP function, by being on top of current and incoming sustainability related legislation (e.g., CSRD). Lastly, the person will play an important role in our industry participation activities, by attending different meetings and joining working groups to set ESG standards for all actors.

How you’ll spend your day

• Own the list of suppliers in scope for our sustainability targets and ensure periodic update of sustainability status (e.g., Ecovadis, SBTi, AMR).
• Prepare Sustainable Procurement information (e.g., Scope 3 results, SBTi/Ecovadis status, etc.)  for internal (e.g. Teva Healthy Future Report, Assurance of KPIs) and external purposes (e.g. external assessments such as CDP, Ecovadis).
• Engagement lead with Ecovadis & CDP, directing our supplier outreach activities.
• Build and deliver KPIs for multiple governance instances on a Quarterly basis.
• Prepare and deliver internal and external educational and engagement material.
• Represent Teva in different sector initiatives (e.g. Energize, PSCI Decarbonization Group).
• Lead PSCI audit plan & execution - with support of an external auditing company, and in collaboration with EHS&S.
• Review and update – when material - of Suppliers ESG Handbook and GP ESG Handbook.
• Identify and implement best practices in decarbonization of suppliers through constant benchmark, attending webinars, etc.
• Lead the Supplier Code of Conduct revision when necessary.
• Identify improvements to Teva’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process to drive efficiency and effectiveness for ESG reporting.
• Lead data collection for Small Business US Spend calculation on a quarterly basis and develop material for government reporting on a yearly basis.
• Support Teva’s regulatory preparedness for CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM, EUDR, and others. Including support to local teams with regulatory disclosures (e.g., Germany)

Your experience and qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Law, Procurement, Chemistry, Engineering or equivalent
• MBA or relevant MS degree and experience with ESG ERPs or Scope 3 management systems (e.g. Sphera) is preferred
• 4+ years on ESG related positions, with hands-on decarbonization and scope 3 experience, including deep knowledge of Scope 3 (including its 15 sub-categories) and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
• Knowledge of regulations affecting the ESG landscape is a plus
• 3+ years in Procurement, EHS&S or Supply Chain; pharma experience is nice to have, but not mandatory 
• Minimum experience of 7+ years combining previous requirements required 
• Experience in working with remote management with limited supervision
• Experience with Ecovadis (mandatory), SBTi (mandatory), Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), GHG Protocol, Energize, PEG, Responsible Health Initiative, Together for Sustainability, others
• Professional fluency in English (speaking & writing), excellent listening skills, concise and persuasive and additional languages are a plus
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, as well as the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiences
• Service oriented, concise and persuasive; able to collaborate & influence cross functionally and across the globe
• Advanced project management, analytical and reporting skills; managing data and information to report KPI’s and update progress against program objectives
• Ability to work independently, with supervisor remotely located
• Solid understanding of procurement best practices, policies and tools
• Advanced MS office skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

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