Director, ESG - Supply Chain

What Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) contributes to Cardinal Health

Strategy is responsible for leadership, direction and expertise in the development of business strategy, strategic management disciplines and business analytics that support the company's mission vision and valuation objectives, in close collaboration with business leaders.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) sets enterprise strategies and manages programs to mitigate environmental, social and governance-related risks across the business, and identify opportunities, in collaboration with others across the company. ESG supports enterprise goalsetting by tracking and reporting on progress against the enterprise ESG strategy and goals. ESG manages stakeholder engagement, which includes employees, customers, investors, and others, as it relates to ESG topics.

Job Summary

The leader in this role is responsible for developing and leading strategies to strengthen Cardinal Health’s supply chain and to ensure Cardinal Health remains compliant with growing legislation worldwide. This role leads a high-performing team focused on identifying and mitigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks across the global supply chain, advancing ESG program maturity, preparing the company for compliance with regulations, and driving supplier engagement to meet our science-based climate target. The Director will work closely with senior leaders across sourcing, legal, regulatory, global trade, and manufacturing operations to ensure ESG considerations are embedded in sourcing decision-making and risk management. This role also plays a key part in shaping ESG communications and stakeholder engagement strategies to enhance internal alignment and external reputation.

This position works collaboratively across the enterprise and with suppliers across the world and requires an experienced and detail-oriented leader who can function independently with diverse stakeholders and manage through influence across levels and functions. This position requires an individual who has experience building and supporting strategies in a matrixed business environment and who operates with a consistent awareness of deadlines and results.

This position manages two direct reports.

Responsbilities

Supplier engagement, due diligence and data

• Lead the team in risk-based supplier due diligence and improvement through inherent risk assessment, new supplier screening surveys, EcoVadis scorecard requests, on-site ESG audits, corrective actions to address findings, and targeted online training to improve supplier performance

• Develop and lead the supplier environmental engagement strategy which aims to engage 75% of suppliers, by spend, to adopt climate targets aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Engagement includes supplier relationship building, information collection, training, and identifying opportunities for partnership

• Oversee the ongoing development and maintenance of supplier risk and performance data and dashboards to prioritize areas of focus and inform internal stakeholders

• Prepare audit-ready data required for Cardinal Health’s external reporting, including the annual ESG Report, Global Reporting Index (GRI), and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior cross-functional leaders, and deliver strategic messaging to leadership across the company to increase visibility and buy-in

• Lead the cross-functional working group that is focused on identifying and mitigating ESG-related adverse events in the supply chain to strengthen supplier performance and reduce risk of supply chain disruption

• Prepare and deliver reports to executive leadership to inform them of emerging risks, and response to new legislation

• Lead the team in reinforcing and advancing their position as trusted advisors for multiple business units

Advance Program Maturity

• Advance the program by expanding the scope of due diligence, improving platform integration and data management, advancing supply chain mapping, expanding audits, creating supplier grievance mechanisms, and improving supplier/stakeholder training

• Engage internal and external stakeholders to gain new insights to meet the changing landscape of legislation and global strategies, monitor emerging risks, and share best practices

• Engage cross-industry peers in the Responsible Glove Alliance (RGA), which Cardinal Health is a founding member of; participate in conferences and industry collaboratives; and collaborate across the industry to improve leverage to remediate risks