Assistant Manager, Environmental Improvement Program

Key responsibilities

• Lead the engagement and collaboration with suppliers to develop and implement decarbonization and environmental improvement strategies and measure progress toward targets.

• Assess supplier environmental footprints (carbon, energy, waste, water) and support the development of performance improvement plans. Experience in wastewater improvement initiatives is considered an advantage.

• Identify operational gaps and co-develop practical solutions with suppliers.

• Conduct site visits, workshops, and technical support sessions to build supplier capabilities.

• Partner with procurement, group sustainability team (ESG), and operational teams to ensure supplier alignment with corporate sustainability policies and standards.

• Provide feedback and insights to internal teams on supplier performance and challenges.

• Contribute to internal dashboards and progress reports.

• Support audits, sustainability reviews, and reporting cycles tied to supplier performance and climate action.

• Monitor emerging regulations and corporate commitments relevant to supplier environmental performance, assisting suppliers in achieving compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree on Environmental Science, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, or related field.

• Professional certifications in environmental management, carbon accounting, or supply chain sustainability preferred.

• 5+ years relevant experience, preferably within sustainability, supply chain, or supplier management.

• Proven track record in driving supplier engagement on climate actions, decarbonization, or environmental impact projects.

• Experience in manufacturing or large-scale procurement business environment preferred.

• Able to collect and evaluate supplier environmental metrics (e.g. carbon emissions, water use, wastes..etc) and identify performance improvement gaps.

• Able to translate data insights into actionable recommendations for environmental improvements.

• Strong understanding of carbon accounting (including scope 1, 2, & 3 emissions).

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and partnership skills with suppliers.

• Analytical skills for data management and performance tracking.

• ~30% local & international travel

• Fluent in English