John Brugge
USA - Memphis,TN
Summary
Overview
John Brugge is an innovative, values-driven, and highly capable supply chain sustainability leader with proven track record of driving responsible sourcing initiatives, building leading-edge supply chain sustainability departments, influencing leaders, decarbonizing supply chains, and making meaningful positive bottom-line impact. John Brugge leads cross-functional sustainability teams within billion-dollar international organizations while delivering world-class results, exceeding KPIs, and fostering collaboration. Creative, supportive, practical, challenge-embracing, and passionate thought leader and self-starter.
Key Areas
Sustainability, Strategy, Net-Zero, Procurement, Supply Chains, Supplier Engagement, Renewable Energy, ESG Risk Management, Reporting
Highlights
- Head of Deloitte CoRe Procurement Sustainability department - lead diverse group of 15, including four sustainability managers
- Responsible for ESG/sustainability long-term strategy, toolkit, KPIs, and performance across $7B spend and 1.5MM tC02e in 36 countries
- Conducted full supply chain ESG risk assessment across Deloitte supply chain, identifying 13 critical action areas
- Report to Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer- key interface with external NGOs- CDP, SBTi, SPLC, RE100, Ecovadis
- Lead multiple VPPA and onsite solar energy sourcings up to 120MW
- Launch supplier engagement SBT campaign, yielding 40 YoY additional supplier SBT commitments, representing 19% of Scope 3
- Developed and introduced holistic sustainability processes and tools across E2E procurement process to influence decision-making
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director - Sustainable Sourcing
Sysco
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Establish Sysco Sustainable Sourcing department with starting team of three
- Own creation and implementation of global supply chain strategic scope 3 sustainability strategy covering $60B spend, 10,000 suppliers, and and 70MT C02e emissions
- Successfully launch One Planet. One Table. sustainable product assortment, encompassing over 3000 sustainably attributed items and up to $200M incremental annual revenue growth
- Create supplier engagement program, tools, strategy, and materials to drive sustainable initiatives including packaging, regenerative agriculture, deforestation, and decarbonization
- Train Sustainable Sourcing Team members, suppliers, and broader procurement organization on sustainability initiatives
- Establish connections with industry groups and develop supplier partnerships
Senior Manager - Supply Chain Sustainability
Deloitte
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Head of Deloitte Procurement Sustainability department - lead diverse group of 15, including four sustainability managers
- Own creation and implementation of global strategic scope 3 sustainability strategy covering $7B spend and 90% of firm emissions
- Lead global VPPA sourcings in multiple regions up to 120 MW
- Drive strategic SBT, reduced embodied and operational carbon, circularity, carbon capture and sustainable aviation fuel initiatives
- Lead development and integration of sustainability tools and software
- Conduct and act on full ESG risk assessment of global supply chain, identifying 13 critical dimensions for sustainability and human rights
- Lead engagement and ESG negotiations with 400 major suppliers
Supply Chain Sustainability Manager
Volvo Cars
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Create Americas procurement sustainability department, develop KPIs and strategy for region; lead diverse supplier negotiation initiatives
- Drive implementation of carbon reporting and reduction action framework for over 4000 direct and indirect suppliers; increase supply chain renewable energy adoption by 18% year-over-year
- Lead solar/wind VPPA sourcings and green-tariff solutions
- Lead sustainable HVAC sourcing initiatives for office campus
- Drive circular economy goals yielding 25% project-to-project increase
- Lead comprehensive procurement sustainability embedding program
- Report and represent region’s performance to executive management
Senior Commodity Buyer
Volvo Cars
05.2017 - 01.2021
- Manage diverse range of global commodities including green steel, LiDAR, and electronics. Responsible for $300M annual spend
- Serve as US sustainability leader and key global contact; drive creation of Americas ESG team
- Support facilities sustainability initiatives including renewable natural gas (RNG) and onsite solar energy
- Drive cost workshops, create and lead category cost down strategies yielding up to 15% annual savings
- Lead global procurement projects, deliver global solutions based on financials, quality, and sustainability
Commodity Buyer
IFA Group
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Manage complex global sourcing projects as lead buyer with spend over $120M, support launch of multiple product line
- Negotiate contracts, year over year savings, and sustainability items
Project Purchasing Specialist
Volkswagen
07.2014 - 05.2016
- Coordinate and launch over 50 RFQ packages with $150M TTO
- Manage diverse procurement and supply chain projects with international supplier base in bilingual environment
Accounting Specialist
Dogwood Financial Planning
05.2011 - 07.2014
- Manage accounts payable and receivable ledgers with CPA assurance
- Manage processing of client plans with fiduciary responsibility
Education
MS - Sustainable Management
Uppsala University - Visby, Sweden
BSBA - International Business
University of Tennessee - Martin, TN
Postgraduate CPA Study
University of Memphis - Memphis, TN
Skills
- People leadership: hiring, optimization, motivation, coaching, and direction
- Sustainability thought leadership: vision, strategy, training, integration
- Scope 2 and 3 carbon reduction: program development, KPIs, and initialization
- Sustainable sourcing: sustainable products, renewable energy, holistic purchasing-process integration including scorecards
- Sustainable supply chain management: engagement, influence, and negotiation
- Circular systems and Life Cycle Assessment: including packaging, zero-waste events, and upstream and downstream recycling
- Systems development and implementation
- Sustainability reporting, public and executive communication
- ESG Risk Management across value chains
- GRI, CDP, SBTi, RE100, ISO14001, SDGs
- SAP, ServiceNow, MS Office, Smartsheet, Trello
Additional Information
- RYT-200 Yoga Teacher - Delta Groove Yoga (2024)
- Certified Sommelier Level 1 - Court of Master Sommeliers (2023)
- Lead Purchasing Manager - Rivian Automotive (Nov 2021 - Mar 2022)
Charitable Causes & Volunteering
- Protect our Aquifer
- Wolf River Conservancy
- St Vincent de Paul Food Mission
- Charleston Animal Society
- Southern Environmental Law Center
- United Way of the Mid-South
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Swedish
Full Professional
German
Professional Working
Timeline
Director - Sustainable Sourcing
Sysco
07.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Manager - Supply Chain Sustainability
Deloitte
03.2022 - 04.2023
Supply Chain Sustainability Manager
Volvo Cars
01.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Commodity Buyer
Volvo Cars
05.2017 - 01.2021
Commodity Buyer
IFA Group
05.2016 - 05.2017
Project Purchasing Specialist
Volkswagen
07.2014 - 05.2016
Accounting Specialist
Dogwood Financial Planning
05.2011 - 07.2014
MS - Sustainable Management
Uppsala University - Visby, Sweden
BSBA - International Business
University of Tennessee - Martin, TN
Postgraduate CPA Study
University of Memphis - Memphis, TN