Net Zero Global Procurement Manager

At Arcadis, you will help deliver sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets as part of a global business dedicated to improving quality of life.

Role purpose:

Act as a global business partner for sustainable procurement and supply risk, driving programmes and embedding sustainability and risk practices into sourcing, supplier management and procurement delivery to support business objectives and compliance.

Role description:

• Lead/manage delivery of applicable sustainable procurement and risk programmes, managing scope, priorities, dependencies and issues.
• Drive integration of programmes into procurement processes, tools and business operations.
• Support development of programme plans, governance (e.g. RASCI) and implementation tracking.
• Act as key interface to align priorities and drive ownership of initiatives.
• Influence adoption of sustainable procurement and risk practices across regions and teams.
• Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the programs, escalating matters where appropriate.
• Conduct analysis on sustainability and risk topics to support programme development and decisions.
• Support implementation of supplier ESG and risk requirements in sourcing and supplier management.
• Support implementation of governance and regulatory requirements across procurement.
• Monitor programme performance, risks and compliance, escalating issues as required.

Role accountabilities:

• Collaborates with the Sustainable/Risk Procurement team and Sustainable Procurement Director.
• Interfaces with the Sustainability/Risk department and Sustainability Advisory colleagues for strategic and operational alignment.
• Interfaces with the procurement community, business and enabling functions to support, advise and drive change and ownership.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience in sustainable procurement and/or supply chain risk, preferably with relevant qualification, including programme delivery, supplier ESG or due diligence.
• Strong understanding of sustainability and risk frameworks within procurement and sourcing.
• Proven ability to embed sustainability and risk into procurement processes and supplier management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across procurement, business and functional teams.

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

You will do meaningful work and help deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.