As a key member of the Corporate Responsibility team, the Director of Global Environmental Sustainability is the senior most expert responsible for building and executing Cencora's enterprise-wide environmental strategy. This role involves advising the company on sustainability initiatives, setting and achieving targets, and managing resources and timelines. The Director leads efforts to make Cencora a more sustainable enterprise, engaging both internal and external stakeholders to drive impactful environmental outcomes. This self-motivated leader is also responsible for educating senior management on sustainability strategies to secure necessary approvals and resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the company’s environmental sustainability and climate strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and global best practices.

• Utilize data analytics to track environmental performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive strategic decision-making.

• Educate senior management and other key stakeholders on sustainability issues, making compelling cases for strategic initiatives and resource allocation.

• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and industry standards, and oversee the preparation of sustainability reports and disclosures.

• Continuously seek opportunities to enhance the company’s sustainability efforts, introducing innovative solutions to complex environmental challenges.

• Develop and manage budgets for sustainability initiatives, ensuring efficient use of resources.

• Identify appropriate sustainability metrics; track, measure, and analyze inputs, outputs, and impacts for internal and external reporting.

• Develop and implement a decarbonization roadmap to achieve Cencora’s science-based targets for carbon reduction and supplier engagement.

• Lead U.S. and global decarbonization working groups, fostering cross-functional collaboration to meet sustainability objectives.

• Spearhead the enterprise's renewable energy procurement strategy worldwide.

• Develop and implement strategies to reduce resource use, energy consumption, pollution, and waste.

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate exceptional sustainability outcomes and build strong partnerships.

• Provide global sustainability best practices guidance, collaborating with key partners across Cencora’s businesses.

• Draft and implement globally relevant sustainability guidelines and policies.

• Build partnerships across the enterprise to align sustainability goals with shared business objectives, involving operations, HR, PR, government affairs, investor relations, and more.

• Monitor sustainability regulations and issues, communicating relevant changes to ensure compliance.

• Oversee the CDP and TCFD submission processes and annual data collection.

• Collaborate with the business resilience team on climate-related risk assessments and incorporate findings into business continuity planning.

• Operate effectively with limited resources, taking initiative and action with minimal direction.

• Supervise and develop direct reports, maximizing team resources and performance.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.

• Minimum of 7-10+ years of experience in environmental sustainability, with demonstrated leadership experience.

• Experience with CDP, SBTi, TCFD, and GHG reporting protocols is preferred. 

• Experience managing remote team members.

Skills and Knowledge

• In-depth understanding of sustainability best practices and trends; strong knowledge of CDP, TCFD, and other ESG rankings/ratings.

• Strong strategic planning skills, including roadmap development, timeline management, and resource allocation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex topics to varied audiences.

• Ability to educate and influence senior management and team members on strategic plans.

• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.

• Proven ability to work effectively across teams and functions.

• Ability to foster a positive work environment.

• Demonstrated project planning and management skills.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong decision-making skills and proactive initiative, with the ability to influence and introduce new ideas.

• Proficiency in MS Office and strong aptitude with technology tools and applications.

• Experience with Salesforce (Net Zero Cloud) preferred.

• Ability to create, edit, and manage complex data files.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

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