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Job Description

As a multinational pharmaceutical company, our Company is committed to minimizing its environmental impact and advancing sustainability across its global operations. The Associate Director, renewable energy and carbon offset procurement lead will be a key strategic leader responsible for driving environmental sustainability. Leveraging your deep expertise in renewable energy and carbon offset, supplier engagement, and stakeholder management, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders and our supplier network. You will lead the category and leverage strong communication skills and program management expertise to rapidly adapt and scale our program in a dynamic environment.

Job Description:

Our sourcing teams partner with the business to ensure the efficient acquisition of goods and services that enable the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines, and Animal Health products. We collaborate internationally and are grouped into center-led categories and regional operating teams.

Position Description:

• The Associate Director of Renewable Energy and Carbon Offset Procurement and Sourcing will report to the Director Energy & Utilities and Renewable Energy lead and will lead the sourcing and risk management for renewable energy and carbon offset strategies to achieve the corporate sustainability goals.

• Partnering with leaders throughout the organization, the primary objectives of this role are to:

• Manages the global portfolio of renewable energy and carbon offset initiatives from end to end, including direct and virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA), utility green tariffs, renewable energy credits, carbon offsets, sustainable business solutions and services.

• Provides leadership and oversight for the Company’s renewable energy and carbon offset risk management program with support of business partners and third-party advisors.

• Lead the sourcing of carbon offsets annually from 2025 through project development, forward purchasing, and spot market purchases.

• Supports our Company Sites ( 65 sites) globally for evaluation of their local PPA’s, green tariffs etc. to ensure alignment with the overall renewable energy portfolio strategy.

• Leads the Renewable Energy Supply Strategy Council and provides updates to senior leaders on the drivers, risks, opportunities and progress being made with the Team.

• Provides high quality renewable energy and carbon offset market intelligence and analysis to key business partners in order to support strategic purchasing and risk management decisions.

• Leads the renewable energy and carbon offset Team’s assessment of business requirements, generation and evaluation of strategic options, development of business cases for selected options, and reporting out of actual renewable energy and carbon offsets.

Primary capabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Business Outcome Orientation; uses in-depth knowledge of stakeholder needs, market trends and risks and proactively provides market intelligence to identify and tailor renewable energy and carbon offset procurement activities to positively impact stakeholder relationships, improve the quality of decisions, and reduce risk to the Company.

• Category &Technical Expertise;

• Applies in-depth Energy and Utility-specific knowledge to propose recommendations to enhance existing and/or introduce new renewable energy and carbon offset procurement processes or service capabilities that align with and support our corporate energy and sustainability goals.

• Direct experience with sourcing and contracting utility scale renewable power purchase agreements (i.e., virtual, direct offtake) and procurement environmental sustainability program management.

• Change Management;

• Lead change management activities to identify issues and make necessary adjustments to keep the renewable energy and carbon offset portfolio activities on track. Identifies comprehensive group of stakeholders from across the entire business and at appropriate senior levels to drive support for projects and initiatives.

• Builds support for proposed solutions by influencing through others and making the case for change relevant to our business and sustainability goals.

• Negotiation and Contract Management;

• Sets, leads, and implements negotiation strategies with key suppliers and uses innovative solutions to resolve conflicts.

• Manages complex agreements such as VPPAs, energy service agreements, and advises on above-site level renewable energy and carbon offset supply agreements to improve value and reduce risks to our Company.

• Leverage internal/external expertise and make financially impactful decisions regarding the procurement and risk management of renewable energy and carbon offset.

• Sourcing Management Process;

• Leads cross functional teams through the Sourcing Management Process and creates and implements strategy that considers the internal and external impacts of the organization.

• Drive competitive sourcing events (RFQs, RFIs, RFPs) and support vendor selection, commercial negotiation and contracting.

• Communication;

• Build relationships with key business partners to successfully drive and influence strategies.

• Ensure effective collaboration with key senior stakeholders across geographies.

• Diversity and Inclusion;

• Actively support diversity and inclusion, both within our Company as well as expanding relationships and spend with Diverse Partners.

• Supplier Relationship Management;

• Implement Supplier Relationship Management with key suppliers to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, establish a Governance Model, and optimize supplier capabilities to address business requirements.

• Looks for opportunities to leverage supplier investment in renewable energy and carbon offset procurement with Company’s portfolio of initiatives to address corporate sustainability goals.

• Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics and manage the feedback process.

• Process Optimization; drives continuous improvement opportunities based on deep knowledge of global energy markets and how they impact our operations.

• System and Tools - Ariba;

• Proficiency in using the Ariba tool, preferably with advanced knowledge of the modules; sourcing, contracting, vendor master data.

• Ability to perform various tasks and activities using Ariba, such as creating and managing purchase orders, generating reports, and maintaining supplier data.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the Ariba tool.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Procurement – 5+ years Global Procurement / Global Strategic Sourcing or global business management (Engineering, Operations, Finance, Administration) experience and/or Sustainable Sourcing Management.

• Technical – Indirect Procurement / Global Category Management knowledge, including global experience in Energy & Utility operations and with renewable energy contracting.

• Expertise in Energy & Utilities procurement including Category Strategy Development, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Project Management, and a foundational understanding of global energy markets.

• Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) and Carbon offset purchasing experience.

• Business Acumen - Demonstrates skills incorporating financial data and deep industry knowledge to identify key business opportunities in energy and utility markets.

• Leadership – A self-starter with interpersonal skills and the ability to exert influence and leadership within and among procurement colleagues, business partners and stakeholders and leaders.

• Problem Solving - Demonstrates the ability to identify and integrate patterns, trends, and inconsistencies across multiple data sources to determine their broader implications

• Productive Communications - Demonstrates ability to articulate complex thoughts and ideas accurately and clearly, being able to quickly detect and correct instances of miscommunication

• Project Management - Demonstrates the ability to create accountability among project team members to drive on-time delivery of products

• Strategic Thinking - Demonstrates active skill in challenging the status quo, offering practical alternatives.

• Service Mindset – Demonstrates a business partner-first approach to ensure energy and sustainability-related goals and objectives are clearly defined and delivered upon.

• Innovation – Demonstrates ability to implement strategies to improve operational efficiency, drive preferred business outcomes and improve Ways of Working across the Enterprise. Drives innovative approaches in utilization of energy market intelligence and emerging low-carbon technologies at our production sites.

• Enterprise Approach – Demonstrates skill in developing and maintaining networks that span divisions and geographical boundaries. Ensures that the Category approach is aligned with and supports our Company's global procurement strategy. Understands global markets and supplier capabilities. Drives global compliance at Category level.

• Growth Mindset - Demonstrates a clear focus on investing in one’s development by thriving in challenges and growing through experience and learning from others.

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Expected salary range:

$122,800.00 - $193,300.00

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Requisition ID: R290397