Manager, Sustainability

Job Description:

The Manager, Sustainability will be based in Hyderabad, India. The Manager, Sustainability will report to the Global Director, Logistics Strategy and plays a pivotal role in advancing Nextpower’s sustainability initiatives across logistics and material sourcing. This role is responsible for collecting and analysing data, developing and maintaining sustainability dashboards, and creating strategies to reduce emissions and environmental impact while helping execute current initiatives. The position focuses on embedding sustainability principles into sourcing processes, ensuring measurable progress toward corporate sustainability goals. The ideal candidate is a data-driven sustainability professional with strong supply chain or logistics experience, capable of developing actionable emission-reduction strategies, managing sustainability metrics, and fostering cross-functional alignment across logistics and material sourcing teams.

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We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance.

Here is a glimpse of what you will do:

• Develop and lead sustainability strategic initiatives and execution for logistics and material sourcing goals and objectives
• Establish and maintain sustainability dashboards, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Collect and analyze data across logistics and materials for impact analysis and report out.
• Quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3, Categories 1 & 4) associated with logistics and materials.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams (logistics, material, packaging, corporate sustainability, quality, operations, packaging and supply chain) to align goals and execution.
• Work cross-functionally to identify efficiency opportunities in freight, packaging, and material used to reduce waste and emissions.
• Support supplier sustainability assessments and capability-building initiatives.
• Track and benchmark performance, identifying areas for improvement and innovation in supply chain sustainability.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and sustainability standards
• Work with the COE to develop and maintain process documentation, guidelines, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Here is some of what you will need (required):

• Bachelor’s or bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Environmental Engineering, Logistics or a related field.
• Min 10 years of relevant experience in Sustainability, Logistics, Supply chain, or materials management within a manufacturing or renewable energy environment.
• Proven ability to lead carbon reduction and sustainability programs within global operations.
• Ability to work in high paced matrixed environment.
• Experience with supplier engagement, sustainable sourcing, and ESG data management.
• Excellent analytical, project management, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and geographies.

Here are a few of our preferred experiences

• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional technical projects, balancing timelines, quality, and cost.
• Strong background in high-volume production environments and global supply chain collaboration.

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