Senior Procurement Sustainability Specialist

About the role

Ensto, an international family business and technology company creating smart solutions for electricity distribution networks, is hiring a Senior Procurement Sustainability Specialist. The role optimizes the company's material portfolio by combining material expertise, sustainability considerations and value optimization in procurement decisions, contributing to material-related sustainability initiatives, supplier material development and Scope 3 upstream emissions reduction.

Key responsibilities

• Lead material-related sustainability data management, including collection, validation, analysis and reporting of supplier and material data such as product carbon footprints and supplier emissions
• Develop methodologies and tools for Scope 3 emissions calculations and drive carbon reduction initiatives with Category Managers, suppliers and Product Development
• Build sustainability dashboards, KPIs and reporting, and support customer requests, sustainability reporting and regulatory disclosures
• Develop procurement strategies that embed sustainability into material selection and supplier management, including supplier selection, RFQs, evaluations and supplier development
• Manage supplier sustainability assessments, ESG reporting, circularity and responsible sourcing, and monitor emerging sustainability legislation and due diligence requirements
• Provide material expertise to procurement, support alternative material evaluation, material standardization and value engineering, and advise product development, sourcing, manufacturing and quality teams
• Collaborate with Procurement, Product Development, Product Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Sustainability and suppliers to balance technical performance, cost, sustainability and compliance

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Industrial Engineering or a related field
• 5-10+ years of experience in materials engineering, procurement, sustainability, supplier development or a related technical role
• Experience in manufacturing and industrial supply chains
• Experience with sustainability programs, carbon accounting, LCA or supplier sustainability management is highly desirable

Required skills

• Sustainability and ESG: Scope 3 emissions accounting, product carbon footprints, LCA, circular economy, REACH, RoHS, CBAM, CSRD, DCSDD, EU Taxonomy
• Materials: engineering materials, material qualification, testing and validation, TCO
• Procurement: strategic sourcing, category management, supplier development and assessment
• Data and reporting: advanced Excel, KPIs and dashboards, ERP and sustainability reporting tools
• Project management, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration