Expert (f/m/d) for Sustainable Supply Chain & Supplier Engagement

Expert (f/m/d) for Sustainable Supply Chain & Supplier Engagement

Meet your Team

Join SAP's Corporate Sustainability team to accelerate our suppliers sustainability transformation. This role leverages financial rigor and sustainability expertise to convert our supply chain into a competitive advantage through comprehensive supplier engagement on climate action and human rights principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier Sustainability & Scope3 Enablement: Support SAP’s supplier sustainability agenda with a focus on Scope3 upstream emissions, human rights and circular economy principles.
• Drive and support selected Global Procurement initiatives related to real‑world decarbonisation measures, supplier engagement programs and data improvement efforts.
• Drive the transition from spend based to primary supplier data (i.e., Product Carbon Footprints), strengthening the credibility and usability of supplier‑related emissions data.
• Strategic Support for Global Procurement: Act as a senior sustainability expert and sparring partner for Global Procurement teams, providing methodological guidance and sustainability expertise for supplier engagement activities led by Global Purchasing Organization.
• Support and drive executive level stakeholder engagement across lines of business to secure buy‑in and support for sustainability‑driven procurement decisions.
• Reporting, Governance & Financial Rigor: Apply CSRD/ESRS and EU Taxonomy expertise to supplier‑related sustainability and human rights topics.
• Contribute to double materiality assessments, with a particular focus on upstream value‑chain risks and impacts.
• Strengthen the integration of sustainability data into corporate reporting and decision‑making, applying a clear “estimates‑to‑actuals” logic.
• Capability Building & Systematic Change: Support the integration of sustainability aspects into procurement‑related processes, governance frameworks and IT systems.
• Enable supplier capability‑building approaches that demonstrate clear environmental and social impact while creating business value.
• Act as an internal multiplier for sustainability mindset and knowledge across functions.

What you'll bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience combining sustainability leadership with strong financial background, including exposure to social sustainability and human rights topics.
• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Experience in coordinating and orchestrating supplier engagement processes to identify and assess environmental and Human Right risks across the supply chain, ideally with tool experience like IntegrityNext.
• Hands‑on experience orchestrating ESG reporting platforms and data flows and coordinating cross‑functional input at scale.