Job Description
What you'll do - Product Sustainability Enablement (60%)
- Run pilots for new technologies (materials, processes, circularity): scope, test, derisk, and scale with Measurement & Verification (M&V) of environmental, business and cost impact.
- Operationalize LCA/PCF: partner with the LCA team to integrate ISOaligned results (ISO 14040/44, ISO 14067, GHG Product Standard) into product sustainability factsheets and customer deliverables.
- Model/compute product decarbonization: quantify COe, water, waste impacts from design or process changes and produce reproducible, financegrade calculations.
- BOM intelligence: interpret multilevel Bills of Materials map parts/materials to LCA datasets identify highimpact components and lowercarbon/recycled substitutions.
- Documentation & standards: ensure methods, data sources, and assumptions are traceable and auditready.
- Support Design for Sustainability initiative through ideation, measurement and project tracking
What you'll do - Supply Chain Sustainability Deployment (30%)
- Upstream Scope 3: measure, track, and reduce supplierattributed emissions (Categories 1 & 2) prioritize hotspots and drive supplier decarbonization roadmaps (energy, materials).
- Recycled content: set targets, verification, and traceability for recycled inputs increase PCR/PIR content while meeting quality and compliance requirements. Identify innovation and outside-in avenues to catalyze alternatives
- Responsible sourcing: support Conflict Minerals due diligence (RMI/RMAP), cobalt and other critical minerals, and broader responsible supplychain expectations.
- Supplier engagement: cocreate action plans with Procurement and strategic suppliers define KPIs, data requirements, incentives, and consequence management run supplier workshops/clinics.
What you'll do - Program Management & Governance (10%)
- Program management: build the execution plan, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs, and stage gates from pilot scale track KPIs and publish dashboards.
- Governance: align to corporate goals and ensure ontime exec/customer updates.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering-Environmental Engineering or a closely allied discipline (Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, Industrial with sustainability focus). ORMaster's in an Environmental/Engineering field or Sustainability.
- Technical depth in sustainability: working knowledge of LCA/PCF, decarbonization levers, and environmental data (emission factors, energy, materials).
- Handson delivery: experience piloting technical solutions on the factory floor or in product development (experiment design, metering/M&V, rootcause and controls).
- BOM literacy: comfortable reading and analyzing multilevel BOMs and material specs ability to link to environmental datasets.
Requirements
- Supplychain knowhow: upstream emissions fundamentals, recycledcontent measurement, and Conflict Minerals basics proven collaboration with Procurement and suppliers.
- Program management: track record leading crossfunctional programs from concept to scaled adoption with clear KPIs and timelines.
Skills
- Tools: openLCA/GaBi/SimaPro ecoinvent/GaBi databases.
- Standards/frameworks: ISO 14040/44, ISO 14067, ISO 46001 (water), GHG Protocol (Corporate & Product), SBTi, EPEAT/ENERGY STAR, RMAP/RMI.
- Experience qualifying recycled materials, lowcarbon materials, EPDs, or supplier PCF verification.
Additional Information
- Solid data management, analytical, data interlocking and program management background
- Demonstrated ability to lead-by-influence teams
- Ability to learn from challenges and demonstrate resilience.
- Apply WD core valuesCustomers, Results, Connection, Excellence, and Innovation within the role
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