Sustainability Manager - NPP AOA

POSITION SNAPSHOT Location: Head Office, Bangkok Company: Nestlé Department: Technical Application Group Full-time Minimum 5+ years of experience in sustainability, carbon accounting or environmental management, ideally within an industrial or FMCG setting A DAY IN THE LIFE… • GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGY DELIVERY • Own the regional sustainability strategy and governance, aligning critical functions and markets around a common agenda • Drive end to end collaboration across functions, ensuring efficient governance across entities and teams • Orchestrate projects across category, keeping delivery on time, on cost and on quality • Embed GHG and carbon considerations into the way of working, notably within Idea to Launch (I2L) framework, so climate impact gets assessed at each development stage • SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT DELIVERY & PERFORMANCE • Align annual ESG targets with Zone and secure delivery against these, particularly for packaging circularity (D4R, VPR), climate, and regenerative agriculture • Oversee project benefits and compliant reporting through Service Now, GPS and SHE-PM • Challenge assumptions and secure the long-term project pipeline • Escalate issues to the right stakeholder and lead resolution • RISK, COMPLIANCE & NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING SUPPORT • Support external disclosure for Group and local markets, aligning with Centre, Legal and Regulatory teams • Respond to local customer disclosure requests in coordination with Centre, NiM Legal and Regulatory • Develop the regional climate risk and opportunity assessment, integrating adaptation and resilience into operations and sourcing • DATA MANAGEMENT & CARBON FOOTPRINT ACCURACY • Build and maintain the NPP AOA ingredient emission factors database, aligned with GPS and reflected in the formulation tool, for accurate and compliant formula carbon footprint calculations • Lead the transition from secondary to primary data, ensuring scientific validity and identifying the size of the opportunity • Maintain a single source of truth across data sets and ESG tracking/reporting systems avoiding double entry or misalignment • COMMUNICATION & VALORIZATION • Collaborate with marketing on valorization, providing facts and tangible data for them to craft communications and secure brand equity. • Review brand claims, communications approvals and digital website content, ensuring every statement carries scientific evidence and proof points, in collaboration with legal and regulatory. • CAPABILITY BUILDING • Build sustainability capability across NPP AOA markets through strong onboarding, continuous training, and one to one support • Integrate sustainability content into NPP AOA digital learning solutions for newcomers (in collaboration with education & training lead) • Act as SPOC for training from Climate Hub on tools, regulations, and related topics ARE YOU A FIT? • Master's degree in environmental science, agronomy, carbon accounting or a related field. • At least 5 years of experience in sustainability, carbon accounting or environmental management, ideally within an industrial or FMCG setting. • Strong understanding of GHG accounting methodologies (Scope 1, 2 and 3) and life cycle assessment tools. • Experience managing emission factors databases and primary data collection for carbon footprint calculations. • Familiarity with regenerative agriculture, packaging circularity and biodiversity frameworks. • Track record of cross functional collaboration with factories, application groups, marketing, legal, regulatory and category teams. • Comfortable navigating a matrixed, multi-market organisation and engaging stakeholders across cultures.