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Position Overview:

The Role

Moderna is seeking a Manager, Supplier Sustainability, to be a key member of the Global Procurement team focused on engaging our value chain in support our environmental sustainability initiatives.  The primary focus of this role will be on our Scope 3 program with specific emphasis on partnering with our top suppliers to support and track reductions in their carbon emissions.

This position is based in Moderna’s Atlanta, Georgia office.

Here’s What You’ll Do

This role will be responsible for creating, implementing and managing the following key activities:

• Scope 3 Program: Evaluate the current baseline across all scope 3 categories, create roadmaps and action plans, implement the program to drive reductions in Moderna’s scope 3 carbon footprint, and track and report improvements in alignment with expectations of the Science-based Target Initiative (SBTi).
• Top Supplier Engagement Program: Evaluate the current purchased goods and services baseline and top supplier impact, create roadmaps to engage top suppliers, implement the program to drive material reductions with current and future supply base, and track and report improvements.  Top supplier engagement activities will be performed in conjunction with the Global Procurement category team and executive sponsors and will have high visibility across the Moderna senior leadership team.
• Annual Measurement and Tracking:  Manage annual footprint calculation for all Scope 3 categories including updating supplier-specific factors and incorporating reduction program impacts.
• Category Strategies:  Support the Global Procurement organization by building supplier sustainability metrics, goals and initiatives into category strategies across all areas of Moderna spend.
• Sourcing Initiatives:  Support the Global Procurement organization by incorporating systemic evaluation of carbon impact into sourcing projects and supplier selection decisions.
• ESG Support:  Be a key partner to Moderna’s Environmental Health and Safety and ESG strategy teams supporting Moderna overall ESG strategy and programs, including additional value chain outreach on water use, recycling and biodiversity.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a large or medium-sized professional procurement or supplier sustainability organization.
• Minimum 2 years of supplier sustainability experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proficient-level skills in the following key competencies/skills: communications, project management, relationship management, influencing, negotiation, financial acumen, analytical, presentation, aptitude for technology, results-focus, professionalism, and success in a matrixed environment.
• A proven track record of savings delivery and ability to manage complexity and change.
• Ability to work in a highly metric-driven environment and deliver against challenging performance targets.
• Ability to lead through influence, recommend sourcing strategies, and deliver business results.
• Strong collaboration and communications skills required to address and resolve issues in a matrixed environment.
• Master’s degree (MBA, MS) preferred.
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  •    Vacation, sick time and holidays
  •    Volunteer time to participate within your community
  •    Discretionary year-end shutdown
  •    Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna’s capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna’s mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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