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Consultant – Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Data Quality & Assurance

  • Full Time
  • Remote - India
  • 6 months
  • Project posted on: 11/11/2026
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Consultant – Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Data Quality & Assurance

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Procurement and vendor management
  • Demand Planning and forecasting
  • Sustainable Supply Chain (ESG)

Remote - India
tooltip_icon_dark Open to consultants anywhere in India

Full Time

6 months

 11/11/2026

Assignment Details

Key Responsibilities

 


1. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Data Validation

  • Review supplier-submitted PCF values, primary activity data, and supporting documentation on a case-by-case basis.
  • Validate product information, supplier identifiers, manufacturing details, material composition, product weight, process flows, and facility-level data.
  • Verify PCF calculations against documented methodologies, system boundaries, functional units, GWP indicators, and relevant emission factors.
  • Assess the completeness, accuracy, consistency, uniqueness, and reliability of submitted PCF data.
  • Validate unit conversions, numerical values, and data consistency between the Terralytiq platform and supporting documents.


2. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Methodology Review

  • Evaluate supplier methodologies against relevant PCF and LCA frameworks, including ISO 14040, ISO 14067, PACT, and the GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard.

Review system boundaries, allocation approaches, primary versus secondary data, assumptions, and calculation methodologies.

  • Assess temporal, geographical, and technological representativeness of the underlying data.
  • Evaluate the verification status and supporting evidence for supplier-reported PCF values.
  • Identify unsupported assumptions, methodological inconsistencies, and potential non-conformities.


3. Benchmarking & Data Quality Assessment

  • Benchmark supplier PCF values against relevant industry references and available datasets.
  • Investigate significant deviations, including values outside the defined ±50% benchmark range.
  • Validate material breakdowns, recycled content, renewable electricity treatment, manufacturing processes, and other relevant product inputs.
  • Identify duplicate records, missing information, inconsistent values, and implausible data points.


4. Supplier Coordination & Stakeholder Management

  • Coordinate with global suppliers to clarify missing information, discrepancies, and inconsistencies in submitted PCF data.
  • Provide structured feedback and request supporting evidence or corrective information wherever required.
  • Collaborate with internal sustainability, procurement, and supplier decarbonization teams.
  • Escalate complex, ambiguous, or non-conformant cases to the designated subject matter experts or decision owners.


5. Documentation & Reporting

  • Maintain detailed review records, evidence, exceptions, and approval recommendations in designated trackers and platform workflows.
  • Document validation outcomes, review rationales, corrective actions, and outstanding information requirements.
  • Ensure consistency in applying defined PCF review methodologies across suppliers, materials, and manufacturing regions.
  • Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable supplier data governance and access-control requirements.

 

Project Location: Bangalore

 

Skills Required

Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Energy, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), GHG accounting, sustainability data assurance, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), or supplier sustainability.
  • Strong working knowledge of PCF and LCA methodologies, including system boundaries, functional units, allocation, emission factors, primary and secondary data, and Global Warming Potential (GWP) indicators.
  • Familiarity with international frameworks and standards such as ISO 14040, ISO 14067, PACT, and GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard.
  • Experience reviewing technical documentation, validating numerical data, and tracing calculations back to source documents.
  • Strong Excel and data analysis skills, including data reconciliation, duplicate detection, unit conversions, exception tracking, and numerical validation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with global suppliers and internal stakeholders in English.

About the Client

A leading global specialist in energy management and automation

Industry

Professional Services - Consulting

Experience Required:

7+ years

Additional Skills:

  • Carbon Footprint Assessment
  • ISO 14040
  • ESG Data
  • ISO 14067
  • PCF
  • LCA
  • EPD
  • Supplier Decarbonization
  • GHG Protocol
  • GHG Accounting
  • Product Carbon Footprint
  • Life Cycle Assessment

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