What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Risk Management Consultant position at AccruePartners?
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
- AccruePartners Project Solutions, a consulting practice delivering high-impact talent to solve complex business and technology challenges across enterprise organizations
- A high-visibility engagement supporting a global, industry-leading manufacturing organization within its Global Procurement function
- A leadership team focused on strengthening enterprise-wide supplier risk management, compliance, and supply chain resilience across a complex global footprint
- A highly cross-functional environment spanning Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Finance, IT Security, and Enterprise Risk Management, requiring alignment across multiple stakeholders
- Immediate, high-impact consulting engagement with strong visibility across Procurement and Enterprise Risk leadership
- Opportunity to operate as a subject matter expert in supplier risk management within a global, regulated environment
- Exposure to enterprise procurement systems (SAP S/4HANA), risk intelligence platforms, and data analytics tools (Power BI)
- Flexible engagement with strong potential for extension based on performance and business need
- 6 month duration project-based engagement
- Hybrid – Charlotte, NC (3 days onsite)
- The organization is evolving its procurement function to better manage supplier risk, ensure compliance, and strengthen supply chain resilience across a global and highly regulated environment.
- Currently, supplier risk processes, data visibility, and governance require further structure and integration into procurement workflows. Without a consistent and scalable approach, the organization faces risk related to supplier continuity, regulatory compliance, ESG requirements, and operational disruptions.
- This consultant will play a critical role in establishing and embedding a procurement risk management framework, improving supplier risk visibility, and enabling more proactive, data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.
- Deep expertise in procurement, supply chain, or third-party risk management within global or regulated environments
- Strong experience implementing or operating within supplier risk frameworks (ISO 31000, COSO, or similar)
- Hands-on experience with supplier due diligence, risk assessments, and business continuity planning
- Experience working with risk intelligence platforms (e.g., Resilinc, Everstream, RapidRatings, Dun & Bradstreet, EcoVadis)
- Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA) and data visualization tools (Power BI or similar)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate risk insights into actionable recommendations
- Executive communication presence with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Proven ability to operate in complex, matrixed environments and drive execution across Procurement, Legal, Compliance, and IT Security