Director, Sustainability – Supply Chain

ResMed • Singapore, CA

14h

About The Position

The Director of Sustainability – Supply Chain is responsible for setting the strategic direction and leading the execution of environmental sustainability initiatives across the global supply chain. This role, situated within the procurement team, aims to achieve measurable reductions in carbon emissions and overall environmental impact by integrating sustainability principles into sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and supplier partnerships. The Director will advance science-aligned decarbonisation efforts and enhance supply-chain sustainability performance, while also improving environmental data visibility and reporting. The company, Resmed, creates life-changing health technologies, pioneering innovative technology to empower millions of people in over 140 countries to live happier, healthier lives. They offer AI-powered digital health solutions, cloud-connected devices, and intelligent software to make home healthcare more personalized, accessible, and effective. Resmed envisions a world where individuals can achieve their full potential through better sleep and breathing, with care delivered in their own homes. The company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression, and leveraging innovative ideas.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in sustainability, engineering, supply chain, environmental science, or a related technical or commercial discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience in sustainability, supply chain, procurement, or operations, including senior leadership roles in complex global environments.
• Proven experience defining and executing environmental sustainability strategies across end-to-end supply chains (sourcing, manufacturing, logistics).
• Demonstrated leadership of Scope 1, 2, and 3 decarbonisation initiatives, delivering measurable emissions and environmental impact reduction.
• Strong working knowledge of global sustainability standards and frameworks, including GHG Protocol, SBTi, and audit-ready environmental reporting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering sustainability or decarbonisation programs within global manufacturing, med-tech, or highly regulated supply chains.
• Hands-on experience addressing upstream Scope 3 emissions across high-impact materials and transport networks.
• Track record of building supplier sustainability expectations, governance, and improvement programmes in partnership with procurement teams.
• Experience embedding environmental performance into sourcing strategies, supplier segmentation, and business review processes.
• Familiarity with advanced sustainability data, analytics platforms, and scenario modelling to support executive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the environmental sustainability vision for the end-to-end supply chain, ensuring alignment with corporate climate and environmental commitments.
• Translate sustainability strategy into actionable roadmaps across procurement, manufacturing operations, logistics, and distribution functions.
• Partner within Supply Chain to drive supply-chain decarbonisation through validated initiatives such as: Freight mode optimisation and lower-carbon transport, Renewable-energy integration in supply-chain sites, Material- and process-level emissions reductions, Energy-efficiency programs across owned and outsourced operations.
• Lead multi-year Scope 1, 2, and 3 decarbonisation pathways with specific focus on high-impact upstream materials and transport networks.
• Embed environmental sustainability into supply-chain governance, risk assessment, and operational decision-making.
• Set clear environmental expectations for suppliers, including emissions measurement, reporting, performance thresholds, and continuous improvement targets.
• Build and lead supplier sustainability development programs that accelerate emissions reduction, energy efficiency, and environmental innovation.
• Develop frameworks, playbooks, and tools that enable suppliers to quantify, analyse, and improve environmental performance.
• Partner with category managers to integrate environmental performance into sourcing strategies, supplier segmentation, and business reviews.
• Own environmental data, analytics, and reporting across all supply-chain scopes, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance with global standards (e.g., GHG Protocol, SBTi).
• Develop advanced supply-chain sustainability analytics, dashboards, and forecasting tools to monitor performance against science-aligned pathways.
• Provide high-quality insights and scenario modelling to senior leadership to inform strategic decisions, capital allocation, and operational planning.
• Ensure supply-chain environmental data is audit-ready and seamlessly integrated into enterprise-level reporting and disclosures.
• Serve as the senior environmental sustainability voice for the supply chain at enterprise governance forums, ESG committees, and executive-level discussions.
• Influence and shape corporate sustainability strategies by providing credible, data-driven insights rooted in supply-chain realities and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk & Compliance, Finance and Product team to ensure cohesive and aligned environmental outcomes.
• Monitor global best practices, regulatory trends, technological advancements, and industry benchmarks to ensure the supply chain remains ahead of emerging expectations.
• Represent the company externally with regulators, industry alliances, supply-chain coalitions, and sustainability networks as appropriate.

Benefits

• A culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones.
• A diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thriving on innovative ideas.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees