Senior Specialist - Supply Chain Due Diligence (French-Speaking)

ISS A/S; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS A/S is seeking a Senior Specialist – Supply Chain Due Diligence (French-Speaking) to manage supplier due-diligence and onboarding processes. The role requires working with European countries and performing risk assessments within defined business rules.

You will validate supplier attestations, collaborate with the Center of Excellence, and mentor junior team members while ensuring timely onboarding and robust compliance across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in risk control and mitigation.
• Proficiency in responsible sourcing risk domains.
• Strong execution skills and knowledge of compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the supplier due-diligence process is conducted within defined timelines and cost.
• Onboard suppliers to ISS prequalification solution.
• Define validation rules of supplier attestations with the Center of Excellence.
• Call suppliers and troubleshoot onboarding blockers.
• Monitor performance of due-diligence specialists and drive improvements.
• Escalate non-progress to stakeholders and resolve bottlenecks.
• Validate supplier information against due-diligence criteria.
• Facilitate country progress meetings to achieve 100% prequalification compliance.
• Assess risk profile of the supply chain and determine onboarding suppliers.
• Train and mentor due-diligence specialists.
• Collaborate with account operations & country procurement for management reports.

Skills

French language

English communication

Risk assessment

Vendor onboarding

Tools

Coupa RPMA

SIM

P2P

Job description

Senior Specialist - Supply Chain Due Diligence (French-Speaking)

Job title: Senior Specialist – Supply Chain Due Diligence (French-Speaking)

Summary

ISS connects people and places to make the world work better. Are you ready to connect to a place where you belong? At our corporate facilities or at client sites – together, we make places while transforming businesses into having even more positive impact on societies, the environment, and our people.

Main purpose of the position:

ISS Group is looking for an experienced supply chain risk & compliance profile with an operations mindset. Do you have the dedication and executional abilities to be an instrumental part of driving a significant global transformation initiative? Then you could be our new Senior specialist – Supply Chain due-diligence with focus on supplier due-diligence and onboarding. The role is to execute the dur-diligence process as per the defined process and business rules. You will be part of a team that support European countries which would require you to work in timings that matches these locations.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure the supplier due-diligence process is conducted within defined timelines and cost
• Making sure suppliers are onboarded to ISS prequalification solution
• Be a subject matter in risk assurance in responsible souring requirements
• Define validation rules of supplier attestations along with group Center of Excellence
• Call suppliers and trouble shoot if supplier onboarding process is stopped
• Monitor performance of the due-diligence specialists and structure improvements
• Escalate supplier non-progress to relevant stakeholders and resolve onboarding bottlenecks
• Validate supplier provided information against ISS due-diligence criteria
• Facilitate country progress meetings to ensure 100% prequalification compliance achieved
• Assess and analyze the risk profile of supply chain and determine onboarding suppliers
• Train and act as mentor for due-diligence specialists
• Work with account operations & country Procurement with necessary management reports

Who you’ll work with:

• Work with suppliers in onboarding them in due-diligence solution
• Collaborate with country Procurement organization in improving supplier onboarding process
• Engage with Subject Matter experts in addressing and resolving noncompliance
• Work with system responsible tools manager to test solutions
• French language proficiency (written and spoken)
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in risk control and mitigation, Proficiency in responsible sourcing risk domains
• Strong execution skills according defined business rules
• Hands-on experience with compliance requirements of suppliers
• Knowledge of legal compliance requirements
• Risk assessment of supply chain
• Preferred knowledge of risk solutions (e.g. Coupa “RPMA”)
• Excellent communication skills in English ( written & spoken)
• Service mindset and appearance
• Knowledge of Coupa RPMA, SIM, P2P considered an advantage but not a requirement

Personal skills you excel:

• Execution Mindset
• Driving results & Performance

Why ISS

Since our founding in 1901, ISS has been a people-first company. We recognize the power of diversity and celebrate the differences that make us unique. When everyone is free to be themselves, everyone benefits. Our people feel safe, respected, represented, and supported as their authentic selves, allowing them to seize opportunities and reach their full potential. We take seriously our obligation to improve lives, make a difference in our communities, and protect our planet — because when we get things right, the world works better. And that is what drives us.

ISS is a Place to Be You.

Be who you are. Become what you want. Be part of something bigger.

Become more. Become ISS.

ISS seeks to BE a place of belonging and CREATE places where every person is welcomed, embraced, and valued for exactly who they are. Places where people feel safe, respected, represented, and supported as their authentic selves.

Why ISS

Since our founding in 1901, ISS has been a people-first company. We recognise the power of diversity, inclusion and belonging and celebrate the differences that make us unique. When everyone is free to be themselves, everyone benefits.

Our people feel safe, respected, represented, and supported as their authentic selves, allowing them to seize opportunities and reach their full potential. We take seriously our obligation to improve lives, make a difference in our communities, and protect our planet - because when we get things right, the world works better. And that is what drives us.

ISS is a Place to Be You.

Be who you are. Become what you want. Be part of something bigger.