Third-Party Risk & Resilience Specialist

Third-Party Risk & Resilience Specialist (ref 59439) in Oss, Noord-Brabant, sector Pharmaceuticals. Our client is a global organization operating in a highly regulated environment, with complex international supply chains and strict compliance requirements. The company works cross-functionally across procurement, supply chain, risk, audit, and quality to ensure resilient operations and strong third-party governance. For our client, we are looking for a Third-Party Risk & Resilience Specialist to strengthen their third-party resilience and policy compliance capabilities.

This role focuses on identifying and managing supplier and product-related risks before they impact supply continuity, revenue, or reputation. The Supplier Risk & Compliance Specialist will work with stakeholders across the business to improve risk visibility, enhance risk models and reporting, and support compliance programmes and internal control assessments.

Responsibilities: develop and facilitate the third-party resilience approach to proactively manage supplier and product risk; maintain and improve supplier risk scoring models, risk ratings, and prioritization methods; support product risk mapping and multi-tier (N-tier) supplier mapping to increase supply chain visibility; ensure availability, accuracy, and quality of data used for risk assessments across supplier risk drivers; partner with cross-functional teams (procurement, supply chain, risk management, internal audit) to align on risk insights and mitigation actions; monitor emerging supplier risks and escalate critical issues where needed; provide meaningful risk reporting and inputs for risk dashboards and leadership updates; create and deliver guidance and training to internal stakeholders to ensure consistent application of processes; support the development of playbooks, controls, and assessment frequencies to improve governance; help run internal control system assessments and monitor compliance with procurement policies; maintain and support policy/SOP documentation and training plans for relevant stakeholders; facilitate supplier compliance programmes linked to relevant regulations (e.g., REACH, conflict minerals, SCIP) and coordinate with external solution providers; support internal and external audit activities by preparing information and tracking follow-up actions.

Requirements: 5+ years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain, quality, or risk management; strong understanding of supplier risk management and the business impact of supplier disruptions; experience working in complex, matrix organizations with cross-functional stakeholders; strong analytical skills and attention to detail (experience with data analytics/reporting tools is a plus); excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to influence beyond direct reporting lines; ability to take ownership, prioritize effectively, and deliver measurable results; fluent in English; experience in a regulated industry (quality/technical/IT exposure) is an advantage; project management experience is a plus.

Other Information: if you are interested and want to apply, please submit your application via the apply button below and contact me. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of supplier resilience, risk transparency, and compliance, collaborating with diverse stakeholders across the organization and external partners.