Sustainability procurement business consultant

Banking for better, for generations to come: sustainable procurement contributes to the purpose of the bank and enables the acceleration of the transition to a sustainable economy. Together with our suppliers we can make an important contribution to alleviating pressure on the environment, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, preventing biodiversity loss, advancing respect for human rights, advancing inclusivity and stimulate the social impact of our suppliers and their supply chains.

Procurement prepares for the step up from voluntary, strategy led ambitions to implementing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ('CSDDD'). Part of this preparation entails analysing the bank's current sustainability supplier due diligence efforts, perform risk assessments on our supply chain and assess what is needed to comply with the upcoming legislation. This means that Procurement needs to gain insight, disclose its current sustainability efforts and strongly deliver on what is needed to comply with these upcoming due diligence requirements. Sustainable procurement has the knowledge and the mandate to tackle this task and ensure compliance.

Are you driven to create impact and support the transition to a more sustainable economy and supply chain? Then continue reading...

This role entails working together with different disciplines, ranging from Legal to Biodiversity. You are able to learn from and listen to the experiences of fellow experts, stakeholders and colleagues as well as be creative in coming up with new concepts Your focus will be on ABN AMRO's suppliers and the impact on our Procurement processes, sourcing decisions and delivery of our climate targets.

You will contribute to:                                                                                               

• Building expertise on new sustainability due diligence legislation;
• Helping determine the bank's approach and level of ambition;
• Designing innovative and efficient ways to tackle and implement CSDDD legislation;
• Developing best practices relating to Procurement and supply chain strategies;
• Drafting advice for a wide variety of stakeholders through applying abstract legal requirements to business practices;
• Building an external network on sustainability due diligence as cooperation with other financial institutions as well as NGO's on this topic is essential.

We are looking for someone with formal knowledge and experience in the field of Human Rights, familiar with client due diligence from a human rights point of view. You understand the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and their effect on and role in the bank.

• Education: HBO or University Degree, preferably in International Law or other Human Rights related areas or in Sustainability, Environmental science, Supply chain management
• Strong analytical skills are necessary to assess the impact of procurement processes, sourcing decisions and analyse data related to sustainability metrics
• As you will be contributing to the design of sustainability due diligence within Procurement it is preferable to have experience with conducting and/or designing due diligence within a bank or similar organisation.
• Experience: a minimum of 3-7 years' experience in Human Rights, Sustainability, Due diligence processes, Stakeholder management
• Competences: analytical, result oriented, structured,  decisive, excellent communication skills.
• Personal: purpose driven, passion to make impact for sustainability and human rights, leadership skills, team player.

You'll join a team of 18 enthusiastic colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team supporting the Procurement MT and overall Procurement department. Procurement (80 colleagues) falls within I&T, under the CITO, aiming to connect business needs with the best partners and suppliers for cost-effective, sustainable and innovative products and services. We are result-oriented with an informal culture. Together with your colleagues, you decide the way of working within your expertise; you share specific knowledge, divide the areas and set standards. Within the context of CSDDD, you will also be working closely with Legal and SCE.

ABN AMRO is committed to personal development. That means a lot of responsibility and scope for entrepreneurship. The essence is that you grow into the professional that you want to be. You work with a group of people with the same drive and vision, with the same diversity of preferences and requests as our customers.

We are offering:

• The gross monthly salary displayed above is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Interested? Apply! For more information, please contact Nelleke Hoffs via nelleke.hoffs@nl.abnamro.com. We look forward to meeting you!

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. No unsolicited services or offers, please.