Background
We are moving in the ESG transformation journey. The ESG reporting remains a legal obligation. Failure to comply with EU requirements would result in auditor statement qualifications and the loss of Ingka s outstanding reputation as a sustainability leader.
While ESG also represents an opportunity for our community:
- To improve strategic risk management.
- To deepen transparency leadership with rigorous and robust measurement in line with growing stakeholder expectations.
- To focus on performance management to drive action.
The deployment area where we are opening this post is the SCM area to support the ESG requirements that are related to all SCMrelated data products.
The scope of the consultant services is to assist in
- Facilitate discussions with stakeholders to confirm the scope and clarify ESGrelated functional requirements.
- Analyze business needs to map ESG KPIs to SCM processes and systems.
- Design and document functional solutions to incorporate ESG KPIs in ERP systems (e.g. SAP ERP) that will be the base for the technical solution/ref architecture.
- Propose system enhancements or extensions in source systems to address ESG requirements.
- Recommend integration strategies for ESG KPIs across SCM touchpoints such as procurement inventory and logistics.
- Support evaluation and onboarding of external systems for advanced ESG metric tracking.
Requirements
Desired knowledge experience competence skills etc
- Minimum 7 10 years of experience in SCM and ERP system management (preferably SAP ERP Ariba).
- Demonstrated experience in ESG strategy implementation with knowledge of climate change human rights and sustainable practices.
- Familiarity with ESG reporting frameworks.
- Understanding of data flows and integration between ERP systems and sustainability tools.
Demonstrating the ability to:
- Build bridges between business and technology teams.
- Deliver sustainable SCM solutions.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Leadership skills to guide crossfunctional teams and drive consensus.
What 3 things from above are most important
- ESG Background
- SCM ERP background
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.