Title: Supplier Risk Team Manager

Location:

Bucharest, RO

Date: Jun 15, 2026

At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast.

Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, with operations across main centers and 16 offices worldwide. We provide tailored, end-to-end procurement solutions that enable transformation, drive scalability, and deliver substantial reductions in our clients' indirect spend. Our culture is built on innovation, entrepreneurship, ownership, and impact. Here, your voice matters - bold thinking is encouraged, and action follows ambition.

Supplier Risk Team Manager

Join our team

It is an exciting time at Chain IQ, and we are looking for a Supplier Risk Team Manager (80–100%) based in Bucharest, Romania.

Chain IQ generates value far beyond cost reduction. We transform our client’s indirect procurement towards a world-class, resilient, ethical and digitalized end-to-end function. We promote a culture of collaboration and share excellence while encouraging an open and honest exchange of ideas. We offer the potential for significant corporate growth and career development.

Our ambition is to strengthen the existing highly experienced team to provide the best in industry support for our growing client base.

Role Purpose

The Supplier Risk Team Manager leads a multi-location team across Romania and India to deliver best in class ESG supplier risk management for our clients.

The role owns end-to-end supplier risk management delivery, from intake and prioritization through to execution and reporting, while acting as the interface between clients, stakeholders, and delivery teams, and driving structured change management, continuous improvement, and a consulting-led approach to enhance client outcomes.

It requires strong people and process leadership to ensure service quality, clear governance, and disciplined management of risks, dependencies, and escalations. The role also develops team capability and improves processes to drive better data, insights, and client outcomes.

Responsibilities

Service Delivery & Governance

Own end-to-end supplier risk management process delivery from intake and planning to execution and closure

Ensure clear governance, timelines, and progress visibility

Align priorities and provide transparency on risks, dependencies, KPIs, and resources

Own and maintain accurate and complete data for reporting and decision-making

Identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities from delivery and risk data

Define and improve quality standards, controls, and audit-ready documentation

Collaborate across regions and stakeholders in a global matrix environment

Client Management & Consultancy

Act as primary contact for client teams and manage expectations

Translate client needs into clear delivery plans

Challenge constructively and identify improvement opportunities

Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of escalations

Support assessments, remediation follow-up, exception handling, and reporting

Support improvement of supplier risk frameworks and processes

Performance Management & Reporting

Own KPIs, reporting, and operational review cadence

Manage capacity planning, forecasting, and workload allocation

Maintain and improve dashboards to enable proactive performance management

Deliver accurate, timely client reporting and improve data quality over time

Continuous Improvement & Capability Building

Drive process optimization to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability

Drive automation and practical use of AI tools

Deliver training and develop SOPs, playbooks, and knowledge materials

Support audits and ensure strong documentation and controls

People Leadership & Resource Planning

Lead, develop and motivate a high-performing team across Romania and India

Set clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards

Foster accountability, collaboration, trust and continuous learning

Manage capacity and workload distribution

Identify skill gaps and drive capability development

Requirements

Ownership

Proven experience in operational service delivery, consulting, supplier or risk management, or procurement

Strong process and project management skills with the ability to structure work, manage priorities, and drive end-to-end delivery

Accountability

Proactive and reliable, with the ability to take ownership of decisions, operate independently, and deliver in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment

High level of professional integrity and strong communication skills

Client Centricity

Proven stakeholder and client-facing experience, with the ability to understand needs, manage expectations, and deliver practical outcomes

Mutual Respect

Proven leadership experience, including leading, coaching, and developing teams across locations

Ability to build trust, collaborate effectively, and work across diverse teams and stakeholders

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Data-driven and improvement-oriented, with strong Excel skills (large datasets, analysis, reporting, dashboards)

Experience in process optimization, digitalization, and use of tools including AI where relevant

General

Relevant degree in supply chain, business, or environmental sciences/engineering; sustainability focus is a plus

Interest in supplier risk management, ESG, or related topics

Fluent in written and spoken English

Join a truly global team.

We offer a dynamic and international environment where high performance meets real purpose. We're proud to be Great Place to Work-certified and even prouder of the people who make that possible. Let’s shape the future of procurement - together.

Chain IQ – Create. Lead. Make an impact.

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