Manager, Sustainability

Nextpower; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextpower in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Manager, Sustainability to lead ESG initiatives across logistics and material sourcing. You will develop dashboards, set KPIs, and drive emissions reduction with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasises data-driven strategy, global collaboration, and embedding sustainability into sourcing processes to meet corporate goals. Requires 10+ years in manufacturing/renewable energy contexts and excellence in analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, SCM, Environmental Engineering, Logistics, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Sustainability, Logistics, Supply chain, or materials management within manufacturing or renewable energy.
• Proven ability to lead carbon reduction and sustainability programs globally.
• Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and geographies.
• Experience with supplier engagement, sustainable sourcing, and ESG data management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead sustainability initiatives and execution for logistics and material sourcing goals.
• Establish and maintain sustainability dashboards, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Collect and analyze data across logistics and materials for impact analysis.
• Quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3, Categories 1 & 4).
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to align goals and execution.
• Identify efficiency opportunities in freight, packaging, and materials to reduce waste and emissions.
• Support supplier sustainability assessments and capability-building initiatives.
• Track and benchmark performance to identify areas for improvement and innovation.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and sustainability standards.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, guidelines, and SOPs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Influencing across functions

Supplier engagement

Sustainable sourcing

ESG data management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Global supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sustainability / SCM / Environmental Engineering / Logistics

Job description

Job Description:

The Manager, Sustainability will be based in Hyderabad, India. The Manager, Sustainability will report to the Global Director, Logistics Strategy and plays a pivotal role in advancing Nextpower’s sustainability initiatives across logistics and material sourcing. This role is responsible for collecting and analysing data, developing and maintaining sustainability dashboards, and creating strategies to reduce emissions and environmental impact while helping execute current initiatives. The position focuses on embedding sustainability principles into sourcing processes, ensuring measurable progress toward corporate sustainability goals. The ideal candidate is a data-driven sustainability professional with strong supply chain or logistics experience, capable of developing actionable emission-reduction strategies, managing sustainability metrics, and fostering cross-functional alignment across logistics and material sourcing teams.

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We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance.

Here is a glimpse of what you will do:

• Develop and lead sustainability strategic initiatives and execution for logistics and material sourcing goals and objectives
• Establish and maintain sustainability dashboards, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Collect and analyze data across logistics and materials for impact analysis and report out.
• Quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3, Categories 1 & 4) associated with logistics and materials.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams (logistics, material, packaging, corporate sustainability, quality, operations, packaging and supply chain) to align goals and execution.
• Work cross-functionally to identify efficiency opportunities in freight, packaging, and material used to reduce waste and emissions.
• Support supplier sustainability assessments and capability-building initiatives.
• Track and benchmark performance, identifying areas for improvement and innovation in supply chain sustainability.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and sustainability standards
• Work with the COE to develop and maintain process documentation, guidelines, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Here is some of what you will need (required):

• Bachelor’s or bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Environmental Engineering, Logistics or a related field.
• Min 10 years of relevant experience in Sustainability, Logistics, Supply chain, or materials management within a manufacturing or renewable energy environment.
• Proven ability to lead carbon reduction and sustainability programs within global operations.
• Ability to work in high paced matrixed environment.
• Experience with supplier engagement, sustainable sourcing, and ESG data management.
• Excellent analytical, project management, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and geographies.

Here are a few of our preferred experiences

• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional technical projects, balancing timelines, quality, and cost.
• Strong background in high-volume production environments and global supply chain collaboration.

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