Position summary

Takeda is seeking a Senior Manager, Supplier Decarbonization & Sustainable Sourcing to execute supplier-facing climate and sustainable sourcing programs for an assigned supplier, category, or initiative portfolio. The role turns strategy into measurable action, engaging suppliers, collecting and improving emissions and sustainability data, developing transition roadmaps, delivering climate and sustainable sourcing campaigns, and embedding requirements into sourcing and supplier management. It reports to the Supplier Decarbonization Lead and works in matrix partnership with the Circularity & Sustainable Sourcing Lead.

Why this role matters

Supplier decarbonization and sustainable sourcing are central to Takeda’s Scope 3 reduction and responsible growth. This role delivers credible supplier action, targets, disclosure, PCF data, and improvement roadmaps, that supports resilient supply and a healthier planet.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver supplier decarbonization by segmenting and prioritizing suppliers (emissions contribution, maturity, feasibility, relevance) and engaging them on credible targets, emissions disclosure, renewable electricity, operational improvements, materials, logistics, and PCF data, co-developing transition roadmaps and escalating stalled progress.
• Run climate programs and data by executing CDP Supply Chain, SBTi engagement, Energize, PCF, and capability activities, and collecting, validating, and documenting supplier emissions data using approved methodologies, supporting hotspot analysis and auditable reporting.
• Deliver sustainable sourcing by managing supplier sustainability assessments (e.g. EcoVadis) and improvement actions and supporting sourcing of lower-impact materials, packaging, chemistry, logistics, and circular solutions, coordinating pilots, audits, and scale-up.
• Integrate with category and supplier management by translating standards into category requirements and selection criteria and supporting Category teams on market insight, RFPs, evaluation, negotiation, contracts, and SRM.
• Manage programs and improve by planning deliverables, risks, and status, maintaining action logs, documentation, and playbooks, working across the two Lead portfolios, and contributing ideas for automation and data quality.

Team and stakeholders

Reporting to the Supplier Decarbonization Lead and partnering in a matrix with the Circularity & Sustainable Sourcing Lead, the role works with Category Managers, technical stakeholders, suppliers, and global and technical teams.

Key details

This is a full-time role based in Boston, MA, within Corporate Functions (Finance). Compensation includes benefits in addition to base salary.

Requirements

Essential

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, sustainability, supplier engagement, environmental programs, or related work.
• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience delivering supplier programs, collecting and interpreting sustainability data, and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Scope 3, supplier climate frameworks, sustainable sourcing, and environmental improvement levers.
• Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Preferred

• Master’s degree or relevant professional certification.
• Pharmaceutical, life sciences, chemicals, packaging, manufacturing, or regulated-industry experience.
• Experience with CDP, SBTi, GHG Protocol, EcoVadis, PCF methods, renewable energy, circularity, green chemistry, or sustainable materials.
• An additional European or supplier-market language.