Supplier Decarbonization & Sustainable Sourcing Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in Boston, MA is seeking a Supplier Decarbonization & Sustainable Sourcing Manager to lead supplier-facing climate and sustainability programs. You will turn strategy into action by engaging suppliers, collecting emissions data, and embedding requirements into sourcing and supplier management.

You will coordinate with Category Managers and technical stakeholders to develop roadmaps, manage data dashboards, and report progress and risk to senior leads.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, sustainability, supplier engagement, environmental programs, or related work.
• Bachelor's 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Supplier engagement

Data quality

Program execution

Stakeholder comms

Commercial awareness

Collaboration

Resilience

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Supply Chain, Business

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in Boston, MA is seeking a Supplier Decarbonization & Sustainable Sourcing Manager to lead supplier-facing climate and sustainability programs. You will turn strategy into action by engaging suppliers, collecting emissions data, and embedding requirements into sourcing and supplier management.

You will coordinate with Category Managers and technical stakeholders to develop roadmaps, manage data dashboards, and report progress and risk to senior leads.