We are currently seeking a self-driven sustainable procurement expert with a passion for developing innovative solutions to join our sustainable procurement team. This position is based out of India/China/Hungary.

What will you do:

- Understand the sustainable procurement framework of Schneider Electric and gain subject matter knowledge on ESG-environmental, social and governance topics including climate change and human rights etc. (training will be provided).
- Development of suppliers on various sustainability initiatives and provide on-site support
- Lead implementation of designated sustainability initiatives with suppliers, mentioned below but not limited to (people with expertise on more than one domain are welcome)
- The Zero Carbon Project: Responsible for:
- Onboarding suppliers on sustainability initiatives
- Support procurement teams by providing innovative solutions for sustainability challenges
- Support supplier decarbonization with inputs on:
- Carbon footprint calculation & reduction target
- Training
- Climate governance and change management
- Onsite assessment and benchmarking
- Energy audit and techno-commercial solution
- Implementation hand holding and periodic monitoring

- Decent work program

- Develop solution for chronic challenges related to working conditions
- Engage and lead the execution with suppliers
- Develop innovative models for implementation with suppliers
- Quantification of benefits

- Business Process Optimization:
- Optimization of business processes to take the procurement sustainability to next level
- Work collaboratively with other departments (Procurement, Finance, HR, IT, etc. as required) to improve data integrity or clear system issues.

- Training & Change Management:




- Develop subject matter expertise (ESG-environmental, social and governance topics) and stay abreast of new or existing technologies through application training to promote effective system performance and optimize business utilization of applications.
- Support and coach additional team members

- Technical expertise (one or more areas)
- Decarbonization
- 5+ years working experience in energy audits in manufacturing industries
- Must be a certified energy auditor (by domestic or international bodies)
- Hands on experience on ISO 50001 audits
- Strong demonstration of energy saving projects and/or CO2e emission reduction project
- Decent work & labor rights
- Hands on experience on factory audits in labor/human rights
- Awareness about global regulations on working conditions

- Procurement/supplier engagement/management/sourcing background
- Solid verbal/written English communications skills
- Excellent reporting skills
- Advanced digital skills: Tableau, AI, ML, RPAs and understanding of programming algorithm to develop RPA capability within team.

- Strong MS Office tool skills are mandatory

- Ability to work in complex virtual organization
- Process and technology oriented
- Demonstrated leadership skills: Influence, drive for results, effective planning / prioritization, project management & collaboration
- Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Management, Industrial Relations (focus on worker rights), Labor Laws, Supply chain, Information Systems, Business, Accounting or Engineering

Preference will be given to candidate with
- Knowledge and/or experience in
- GHG Protocol
- ISO 14064
- CO2e emission calculation and reduction
- SA 8000
- Exposure to data sciences and advanced languages (Python)

📌 Sustainable Procurement Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Bengaluru