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Description
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.
Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.
Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. Whether it’s negotiating with some of our largest global partners or creating next year’s financial plan, you can influence both our day-to-day P&L and the future direction of the company. As part of the team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career. Find your place in finance on #TeamAmex.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Global Supply Management (GSM) is responsible for helping Amex maximize the purchasing power of over $11B of third party spend. We provide strategic consultation to the business and provide end to end procurement services. We maximize the purchasing power of the Company to drive the best value from our supplier base which then frees up investment capacity for the Blue Box. GSM together with our business partners manages the supplier strategy for the Company, identifying and on-boarding new suppliers, realizing significant cost saves and revenue generation relating to working with Global Commercial Services and Global Merchant Services to increase billings and merchant coverage and ensuring an optimal user experience for Amex employees and suppliers.
Position Summary:
Strategic Sourcing and Business Enablement (SS&BE) is responsible for helping Amex maximize its purchasing power and meet enterprise sustainability priorities. This is a global role playing a pivotal role in driving AXP climate ambition by managing and implementing strategies to measure and reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions across our supply chain.
Your mission:
Join the newly established team within our procurement function that is leading the supplier engagement efforts to decarbonize our supply chain. This role will both lead and support core workstreams across all aspects in driving AXP’s climate ambition and will be responsible for partnering across categories to develop and grow relationships with business partners to understand objectives, key priorities, and identify opportunities to reduce supplier emissions.
Responsibilities will at a high level, include:
Program Management:
Start up a robust data collection & reporting mechanisms (leveraging CDP) to monitor & track supplier emissions, climate maturities that will provide regular updates to stakeholders across the business and senior management
Guide the selection & mgmt. of systems and back-end data infrastructure for our emissions pipeline. Perform data mining, exploration, and analysis.
Prepare regular reports, dashboards and filters tailored to the different stakeholders on supplier climate data/commitments, program overall progress, and key performance indicators (KPIs)
Maintain and refresh the tool as needed, pulling input from multiple sources incl. internal procurement tools, inputs from suppliers through procurement/business unit teams, SBTi website, annual CDP disclosures etc.
Collaborate closely across the procurement team to engage suppliers in emission reduction initiatives, including setting and monitoring reduction targets
Partner with Enterprise ESG team to identify synergies with the GHG accounting tool and how supplier data can help refine American Express Scope 3 emission calculations
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in the implementation roadmap and develop the next wave of priority suppliers to engage (incl. strategies, tactics)
Actively engage BUs on supplier engagement strategy and act as a sustainability advocate promoting the inclusion of climate in business decisions and interactions with suppliers
Stay informed about evolving environmental regulations & industry best practices
Additional:
Build strong partnership with select strategic suppliers and manage them effectively
Ability to travel 10%
Minimum Qualifications:
Sustainable Procurement – strong general manager, including strategic thinking, financial acumen, and negotiation skills with a deep understanding of market opportunities and broader business issues to be able to capitalize on market changes and future trends. Strong project management skills with a track record of successfully implementing sustainability or ESG programs across the supply chain
In-depth knowledge of sustainability standards, environmental regulations, and industry trends, especially related to Net Zero commitments.
Certification in sustainability (e.g., Certified Sustainability Professional) is a plus
Strong proficiency in data management, analysis, and reporting, including expertise in sustainability reporting frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, CDP)
Analytical – results-driven mindset with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations while balancing multiple priorities. In-depth knowledge of sustainability standards, regulations, industry trends, and reporting frameworks (e.g. CDP)
Comfort with white space – ability to navigate white space and bring structure
Adaptable – ability to manage day-to-day business priorities along with long-term strategic deliverables with a positive attitude and the flexibility to deal with ambiguity and rapid change
Strategic thinker – strategic and creative thinker who likes to solve business and operational problems and identify clear action plans and drive resolution
Customer focus – customer-first mindset with knowledge of procurement/sourcing process
Strong collaborator – collaborative partner with strong cross-functional leadership and influence management skills with global experience
Excellent communicator – excellent oral and written communication skills with comfort presenting ideas to leaders at all levels
Qualifications
Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually bonus benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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Job: Finance
Primary Location: US-New York-New York
Other Locations: US-Arizona-Phoenix
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 24006430