Remote Supply Chain Research Analyst - ESG & Trade Data

Sphera Solutions, Inc.; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphera Solutions, Inc. is hiring a Supply Chain Research Analyst to support product roadmap development and client engagements through structured supplier discovery research.

The role emphasizes OSINT, trade data, and triangulation to map supplier nodes across Tier 2 to Tier 4 within critical mineral supply chains. The analyst will document findings with rigorous sourcing citations and apply confidence scoring to ensure robust, defensible results for client deliverables in an ESG-aware, global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; supply chain, international studies, political economy, earth sciences, or related disciplines preferred.
• 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 a strong advantage.
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain structured data records accurately across large research sets.
• 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.

Skills

Desk research

Commodity supply chains

Attention to detail

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher; supply chain, international studies, political economy, earth sciences, or related disciplines preferred

Tools

Trade databases

Job description

Sphera Solutions, Inc. is hiring a Supply Chain Research Analyst to support product roadmap development and client engagements through structured supplier discovery research.

The role emphasizes OSINT, trade data, and triangulation to map supplier nodes across Tier 2 to Tier 4 within critical mineral supply chains. The analyst will document findings with rigorous sourcing citations and apply confidence scoring to ensure robust, defensible results for client deliverables in an ESG-aware, global