Director, Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy

Mastercard • Chicago, IL

5h

About The Position

The Director, Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy will play a pivotal role in embedding decarbonization into decision making throughout Mastercard’s global procurement processes. This individual will partner closely with internal stakeholders to drive sustainable purchasing behaviors across the company, embed carbon visibility into company supplier decisions, and communicate the associated emissions impact.—making. This role will report directly to our Vice President of Environmental Sustainability.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading change management initiatives within a large company.
• Ability to work effectively in a high volume, fast paced setting with shifting priorities volume, fast paced setting with shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple assignments independently in a virtual or hybrid environment.
• Experience building, launching, and scaling new programs or processes within a complex organization.
• Strong understanding of greenhouse gas accounting, particularly Scope 3 emissions and supply chain impacts.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and independent problem-solving skills.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an embedded partner within Sourcing and the broader business to influence sustainable purchasing decisions at scale.
• Shape and guide high impact purchasing decisions by integrating carbon considerations alongside cost, risk, and strategic fit impact purchasing decisions by integrating carbon considerations alongside cost, risk, and strategic fit impact purchasing decisions by integrating carbon considerations alongside cost, risk, and strategic fit
• Lead change management efforts to establish carbon impact as a standard input into purchasing evaluations and business case development.
• Collaborate with internal finance teams to improve data visibility and documentation of purchases, enabling more accurate Scope 3 supply chain emissions accounting.
• Engage Finance teams to track major future expenditures and communicate the carbon implications of proposed expenditures.
• Conduct market and industry research on high spend categories to identify sustainability trends, risks, and decarbonization opportunities.
• Develop and deliver training programs that support internal stakeholders in adopting sustainable procurement practices.
• Quantify, prioritize, and communicate procurement levers that advance Mastercard’s decarbonization goals.

Benefits

• insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• flexible spending account and health savings account
• paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
• 401k with a best-in-class company match
• deferred compensation for eligible roles
• fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
• eligibility for tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed