Procurement Risk, Sustainability & Programs Specialist

As the Risk, Sustainability & Programs Specialist - NA Procurement, you will support the execution and continuous improvement of Procurement risk management, sustainability, governance, and strategic program initiatives across North America. This role plays a critical part in strengthening supplier resilience, advancing responsible sourcing and sustainability objectives, enabling compliance with evolving regulatory requirements, and supporting the successful delivery of Procurement transformation programs.

Working closely with Procurement, Sustainability, R&D, Operations, Finance, Legal, and suppliers, you will leverage data, insights, and stakeholder collaboration to identify risks, drive program execution, and support informed decision-making. Success in this role requires strong analytical thinking, project management capabilities, stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to translate complex information into actionable business recommendations. This role will help accelerate Procurement's ability to manage risk, improve supplier performance, advance sustainability commitments, and deliver strategic business priorities.

• Support the development, execution, and continuous improvement of supplier risk and resilience programs across North America.
• Monitor supplier, operational, regulatory, financial, and supply continuity risks and provide insights to category and business teams.
• Support risk assessment processes, mitigation planning, and crisis response activities when required.
• Maintain risk monitoring tools, dashboards, and reporting to enable proactive decision-making.
• Partner with category teams and cross-functional stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities and drive mitigation actions.

• Support the execution of responsible sourcing, sustainability, supplier inclusion, and ESG initiatives across the Procurement organization.
• Coordinate supplier sustainability assessments, data collection activities, and compliance reporting requirements.
• Track progress against sustainability commitments, including packaging sustainability, environmental compliance, and responsible sourcing objectives.
• Partner with Sustainability, R&D, Legal, and external suppliers to ensure alignment with evolving regulatory and customer requirements.
• Support supplier engagement activities related to sustainability performance improvement.

• Support the deployment and governance of strategic Procurement initiatives and transformation programs.
• Coordinate project plans, milestones, governance forums, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful execution.
• Maintain Procurement policies, procedures, playbooks, and operating guidelines.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs), program milestones, risks, and action plans.
• Prepare executive summaries, presentations, and reporting materials for Procurement leadership.

• Leverage procurement systems, reporting tools, automation, and emerging digital technologies to improve transparency and decision-making.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and analytics to support risk management, sustainability performance, supplier insights, and program governance.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance standards across reporting processes.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and support implementation of automation, AI, and digital solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations for business stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain,…