Responsible Procurement Lead, Global Procurement

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Bloombergs Global Finance team works with all things (you guessed it) financial! We help business partners with all aspects of Procurement to cash collection customer billing revenue recording vendor invoice processing and payments regional treasury and cash funding indirect tax capital planning and fixed assets. Global Procurement supports both the strategic sourcing and operational purchasing of goods and services for the organization. What does that mean We procure and distribute the goods and services that Bloomberg needs to do business. We handle any vendor-related risks and deliver the best customer service in the world.

We understand urgency work hard have commercial acumen and are customer service driven. Our clients internally and externally count on us daily. Our team is tight but our culture is wide open where we challenge and support each others creative ideas to remain first-class.

The Role:

Bloombergs Global Procurement team is seeking a Responsible Procurement Lead to lead the continued development and delivery of our Responsible Procurement agenda. This role will partner closely with Bloombergs Corporate Sustainability team and cross-functional partners across Procurement Legal Vendor Risk Management Engineering and Workplace Sustainability to embed environmental social and governance (ESG) considerations throughout the supplier lifecycle.

Responsible Procurement at Bloomberg means integrating ESG parameters into procurement decisions practices and planning while maintaining a balanced focus on cost quality service risk and commercial outcomes. You will translate enterprise sustainability priorities supplier inclusion goals and emerging regulatory expectations into practical procurement processes supplier engagement strategies and reporting controls. Key priorities include supplier decarbonization supply chain emissions data ESG supplier due diligence modern slavery and human rights risk supplier inclusion nature-related considerations and category-specific responsible sourcing guidance.

Well trust you to:

Responsible procurement strategy and governance

• Own and evolve the Responsible Procurement strategy and roadmap for Global Procurement aligning priorities with Bloombergs Corporate Sustainability agenda procurement governance enterprise inclusion objectives and relevant reporting expectations.
• Develop responsible procurement policies Sustainable Operating Guidelines category-specific guidance and education that translate ESG priorities into practical decision criteria across the supplier lifecycle.

Supplier decarbonization climate data and nature

• Partner with Corporate Sustainability on supplier emissions measurement spend data controls supplier and category mapping output validation and supplier decarbonization transition plans.
• Segment suppliers by emissions impact sustainability maturity and purchasing category then design engagement strategies and incentives that support credible decarbonization and embed climate renewable energy nature and biodiversity considerations into sourcing activity.

ESG risk due diligence and regulatory readiness

• Strengthen ESG supplier risk management including modern slavery and human rights risk assessment ESG screening escalation remediation and audit-ready evidence.
• Work with Legal Vendor Risk Management and Procurement partners to embed ESG due diligence into vendor screening sourcing contracting and ongoing supplier management while translating relevant regulatory and disclosure developments into scalable controls.

Supplier inclusion and social impact

• Lead supplier inclusion initiatives that create practical opportunities for small diverse-owned disabled-owned Indigenous-owned and other underrepresented supplier communities where relevant.
• Support Bloombergs Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) efforts in Australia including ongoing engagement with Supply Nation to strengthen Indigenous supplier inclusion.

Procurement execution and stakeholder leadership

• Build strong relationships with sourcing teams business stakeholders and suppliers influencing across functions and regions to balance ESG objectives with commercial and operational priorities.
• Bring procurement discipline to responsible procurement initiatives including RFI/RFQ/RFP design supplier evaluation negotiation contracting governance supplier performance management and senior-level materials.

Data reporting and technology

Establish KPIs dashboards and controls that measure progress identify risk and opportunity and support internal governance annual sustainability impact and modern slavery reporting.

Youll need to have:

• 5 years of experience in procurement strategic sourcing supply chain sustainability responsible sourcing ESG procurement or a related field; BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering responsible procurement supply chain sustainability or responsible sourcing strategies in a large matrixed organization.
• Familiarity with procurement fundamentals across RFI/RFQ/RFP processes category strategy supplier evaluation negotiation contracting vendor management and supplier performance management.
• Breadth across ESG topics relevant to procurement including carbon nature supplier inclusion human rights responsible sourcing reporting and disclosures.
• Working knowledge of supply chain emissions Scope 3 or spend-based carbon methodologies supplier segmentation and decarbonization engagement approaches.
• Practical understanding of ESG supplier risk due diligence and regulatory readiness including modern slavery human rights CSDDD or comparable supply-chain due diligence requirements SBTis screening escalation remediation and audit-ready evidence.
• Experience translating sustainability inclusion and risk objectives into practical sourcing guidance RFP questions procurement controls and supplier engagement actions.
• Strong analytical capability and comfort working with procurement supplier risk sustainability carbon accounting or ERP systems to improve data quality monitor KPIs and support decision-making.
• Excellent communication writing and presentation skills with the ability to produce clear materials for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders manage complex initiatives lead through ambiguity and drive change across regions and functions.
• Commercial judgment and regional/cultural awareness with the ability to balance ESG objectives with cost quality service operational resilience and risk.
• Attention to detail and a collaborative approach.

Wed love to see:

• Experience in financial services technology data media or another highly regulated or data-driven environment.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Watershed D&B ProcessUnity EcoVadis SAP or equivalent supplier risk procurement sustainability or carbon accounting tools.
• Experience contributing to sustainability or impact reports modern slavery statements ESG disclosures supplier codes of conduct or transition plans.
• Exposure to climate technology AI advanced analytics renewable energy nature and biodiversity responsible materials or hard-to-abate supplier categories.
• Experience engaging with senior leadership executive committees Board-level reporting external ESG forums or procurement peer groups.
• Professional qualification such as CIPS CPSM CPP CPM or credentials in ESG/sustainability human rights due diligence or supply chain risk management.

Does this sound like you

Apply if you think were a good match. Well get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.

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