Remote Supply Chain Research Analyst | ESG & Commodities

Riskmethods Sp. Z o.o.; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 210,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services for environmental, health, safety and sustainability management. We seek a Research Analyst to support product roadmap development and client engagements by performing structured supplier discovery across complex commodity supply chains.

You will execute OSINT-driven supplier discovery, map tiered supply networks, and document findings with rigorous citations.

Qualifications

• Strong desk research skills with comfort navigating trade databases, corporate filings, news sources, and industry publications.
• Familiarity with commodity supply chains, extractive industries, or global trade is a strong advantage.
• Clear written communication for internal research notes and source documentation.

Responsibilities

• Execute supplier discovery research at T2, T3, and T4 levels using OSINT, trade data, and web-based source triangulation.
• Research commodity supply chains including critical minerals such as cobalt, gallium, germanium, lithium, and rare earths, identifying producers, processors, and distributors at each tier.
• Record supplier nodes, trade relationships, sourcing geography, and source citations accurately and consistently in accordance with defined methodology.
• Apply defined confidence scoring criteria consistently across research findings.
• Flag data gaps, sourcing anomalies, and single-source dependencies for senior analyst review.

Skills

Desk research

OSINT research

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services for environmental, health, safety and sustainability management. We seek a Research Analyst to support product roadmap development and client engagements by performing structured supplier discovery across complex commodity supply chains.

You will execute OSINT-driven supplier discovery, map tiered supply networks, and document findings with rigorous citations.