Global Supply Chain Risk Business Partner

Poutrix; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is leading the Supplier Risk & Qualification function from Europe, coordinating with North America, Europe, and APAC. The six-month contract covers onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, and governance across global operations.

The role drives continuous improvement, escalation management, and performance reporting while protecting our business from regulatory and reputational risks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supplier risk management and related disciplines.
• Experience leading operational teams in an SSC/GBS environment.
• Strong knowledge of onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, and governance processes.
• Bachelor's degree in business, procurement, law, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supplier qualification and risk assessment processes, including escalation management, due diligence, risk reviews, approvals, and documentation in line with policies.
• Act as the final escalation point for high-risk or complex supplier cases, coordinating with cross-functional experts to ensure timely resolution.
• Manage and develop the Supplier Risk & Qualification team in the Global Shared Services Centre, ensuring workload balance, performance tracking, and continuous capability building.
• Partner with Procurement, business stakeholders, and SMEs to support supplier onboarding, manage escalations, and provide insights and reporting for governance forums.

Skills

Supplier risk mgmt

Supplier qualification

Procurement operations

Third-party risk

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, procurement, risk management, finance, law

Tools

Procurement systems

Supplier mgmt systems

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

This is a 6 month fixed contract.

Role Purpose

Lead the day-to-day management of Supplier Risk & Qualification activities to ensure suppliers are assessed, approved, and monitored in line with Arcadis policies and risk appetite. Based in Europe, the role engages with stakeholders across North America, Europe and APAC, oversees Supplier Risk & Qualification operations delivered through the Global Shared Service Centre in Manila, and ensures consistent application of supplier onboarding, due diligence, and risk management processes to support business operations while protecting Arcadis from regulatory, financial, operational and reputational risks.

Role description:

• Lead end-to‑end supplier qualification and risk assessment processes, including escalation management, due diligence, risk reviews, approvals, and documentation in line with policies.
• Act as the final escalation point for high‑risk or complex supplier cases, coordinating with cross‑functional experts (e.g., Legal, Compliance, InfoSec, ESG) to ensure timely resolution.
• Manage and develop the Supplier Risk & Qualification team in the Global Shared Services Centre, ensuring workload balance, performance tracking, and continuous capability building.
• Partner with Procurement, business stakeholders, and SMEs to support supplier onboarding, manage escalations, and provide insights and reporting for governance forums.
• Drive implementation and continuous improvement of risk‑based workflows, tools, and methodologies, identifying opportunities for automation, simplification, and user adoption.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and internal requirements, support audits, monitor KPIs and service levels, and oversee ongoing supplier risk monitoring and reassessment programs.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in supplier risk management, supplier qualification, procurement operations, third‑party risk management, compliance, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading operational teams within a shared service centre, or global business services environment.
• Strong understanding of supplier onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, and governance processes.
• Experience working with enterprise procurement and supplier management systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, procurement, risk management, finance, law, or equivalent experience.
• Strong risk assessment and problem‑solving capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Data‑driven mindset with strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to balance risk management requirements with operational efficiency and business needs.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.