Supplier Risk & Resilience Lead

POL - 6999 Takeda SCE; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 328,000 - 451,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Łódź, Poland, seeks a Supplier Risk and Resilience Lead to own global strategy and governance for supplier risk across Procurement. You will design end-to-end risk management, lead multi-functional teams, and provide executive reporting on threats, resilience gaps, and incidents.

The role requires 10+ years in supplier risk or related fields, advanced degrees, and experience in regulated industries. Hybrid work arrangement with up to 10% travel supports a patient-focused mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• Experience designing or leading risk frameworks, governance, and cross-functional mitigation programs in a global organization.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
• Relevant certification such as ISO 31000 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own the global supplier risk and resilience strategy and governance model.
• Design and improve end-to-end supplier risk management framework from onboarding to offboarding.
• Lead cross-functional risk domains including supply continuity and scenario planning.
• Establish early warning, incident triage, and disruption response protocols.
• Provide executive reporting on risk portfolio, threats, and incidents.
• Lead and develop the Supplier Risk and Resilience team and manage portfolios.
• Represent Procurement in cross-functional risk forums and external networks.

Skills

Strategic thinking

People leadership

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Crisis leadership

Influence without authority

Integrity and discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Risk Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Advanced degree in Risk Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or Business

Tools

ISO 31000

Certified Professional in Supply Management

Job description

Job Description About the role:

The Supplier Risk and Resilience Lead provides global leadership for Procurement’s supplier risk and resilience service line.

In this role, you will own the strategy, governance, operating model, and performance of end-to-end supplier risk management, continuous monitoring, early warning, business continuity, resilience, critical supplier risk reviews, and supplier disruption response. You will turn risk information from multiple areas into clear priorities and coordinated action, helping Procurement and business teams anticipate threats, protect supply continuity, and support uninterrupted delivery to patients.

How you will contribute:

• Own the global supplier risk and resilience strategy, service catalogue, governance model, risk appetite alignment, and multi-year roadmap.
• Design and improve the end-to-end supplier risk management framework, from onboarding and segmentation through monitoring, mitigation, periodic review, escalation, and offboarding.
• Lead a consistent approach across financial, operational, geopolitical, cyber, quality, regulatory, environmental, social, and governance, concentration, and supply continuity risks, while keeping domain ownership with the relevant specialist teams.
• Own critical supplier and critical supply chain resilience standards, including business continuity planning expectations, recovery preparedness, scenario planning, stress testing, and mitigation governance.
• Establish early warning, escalation, incident triage, and disruption response protocols, including decision rights and links to enterprise crisis management.
• Provide executive reporting on the supplier risk portfolio, emerging threats, concentration exposures, resilience gaps, mitigation status, and material incidents.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Supplier Risk and Resilience Managers, assign portfolios and priorities, and ensure consistent service delivery.
• Represent Procurement in cross-functional risk forums and relevant external supplier risk and resilience networks.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Direct 2 Employees 10 or more years of relevant experience in supplier risk, third-party risk management, procurement, supply chain resilience, business continuity, or enterprise risk.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Risk Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience designing or leading risk frameworks, governance, and cross-functional mitigation programs in a global organization.
• Strong experience with supplier business continuity planning assessment, disruption management, and executive risk reporting.
• Experience leading people, projects, or major global workstreams in a matrix environment.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Advanced degree in Risk Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or Business.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare, or another highly regulated and supply-critical industry.
• Relevant certification such as ISO 31000, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or equivalent.
• Experience with supplier risk platforms, external risk data providers, and multi-tier mapping solutions.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic enterprise thinking and sound judgement.
• People leadership, coaching, and capability building.
• Executive communication and risk storytelling.
• Strong analytical, scenario-planning, and decision-framing skills.
• Crisis leadership and composure under pressure.
• Ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
• Integrity and discretion when handling sensitive supplier and business information.

Travel requirements:

Up to 10% (supplier risk reviews, resilience workshops, incident support)

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world. This position is currently classified as "hybrid" following Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Locations

Lodz, Poland

Base Salary Range

zł328,000.00 - zł451,000.00

Worker Type

Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.