POSITION PURPOSE
The Sustainable Procurement Manager is responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that align with SSAB's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives while ensuring cost competitiveness, quality, and supply continuity. This role partners with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive responsible sourcing practices, reduce supply chain risks, improve sustainability performance, and support SSAB's long-term business and sustainability goals.
The Sustainable Procurement Manager serves as SSAB's subject matter expert for sustainable sourcing and supplier sustainability initiatives. The position provides day-to-day leadership, guidance, and work coordination for procurement team members involved in sustainable procurement activities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Develop and execute sustainable procurement strategies aligned with corporate sustainability and business objectives.
- Lead sourcing initiatives and integrate sustainability principles into procurement processes and supplier selection activities.
- Establish supplier sustainability standards, performance metrics, and compliance requirements.
- Partner with suppliers to improve environmental, social, ethical, and governance performance throughout the supply chain.
- Conduct supplier sustainability risk assessments.
- Monitor emerging sustainability regulations and ensure procurement practices remain compliant.
- Identify opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, waste, energy consumption, and other environmental impacts within the supply chain.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Operations, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), and sustainability teams to achieve organizational ESG goals.
- Develop reporting and analytics related to supplier sustainability performance and procurement outcomes.
- Support contract negotiations by incorporating sustainability requirements and supplier commitments.
- Provide day-to-day direction, technical guidance, and project coordination for sustainable procurement personnel.
- Prioritize, assign, and monitor work related to procurement projects and supplier engagement activities.
- Serve as a resource and mentor to procurement team members on sourcing practices, regulatory requirements, and supplier sustainability expectations.
- Prepare presentations and reports for leadership regarding procurement sustainability objectives, supplier performance, regulatory compliance, and program results.
- Assist in identifying cost optimization opportunities and improve compliance within the supply chain.
- Perform the analysis and maintenance of procurement related activities including contracts, purchase orders, and supplier data.
QUALIFICATIONS
Competencies and Experience
Required:
- 5-8 years of progressive procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or supplier
management experience.
- Experience leading sustainability, responsible sourcing, ESG, supplier compliance, or
procurement improvement initiatives.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders
without direct authority.
Preferred:
- Manufacturing, industrial, or metals industry experience preferred. Supervisory experience preferred.
Education
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Procurement, Business Administration, Sustainability, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES / DIRECT REPORTS
This position has no direct reports and is not responsible for employee performance management, compensation decisions, disciplinary actions, or other personnel matters. However, this position will provide day-to-day guidance, work coordination, and subject matter expertise to procurement personnel supporting sustainable sourcing initiatives.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee is constantly required to:
The employee is frequently required to:
- Stand and walk, and may alternate sitting and standing as needed
- Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb
- Twist at waist level
- Reach above shoulder level, at waist/desk level, and below waist/desk level
- Finger with right hand, left hand, and both hands (fine motor)
- Feel with right hand, left hand, and both hands (sensing temperatures and textures)
The employee is occasionally required to:
- Push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds
The employee is required to:
- Talk person to person, on the phone, and in group settings as needed
- Hear in person, on the phone, and in group settings as needed
- Possess near, midrange, far, peripheral, and depth perception vision
POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- Position is full time, exempt
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.