Procurement Sustainability & Compliance Consultant

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the worlds most successful individuals families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and analytical professional to support our Sustainable Procurement lead. This role plays a key part in advancing our responsible sourcing initiatives ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements and supporting communications and engagement across three key workstreams: supplier inclusion modern slavery and climate. This individual will work in an agile team and will mostly support the sustainable procurement lead with the following responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Assist in the development and execution of modern slavery risk assessments across supplier tiers.

Support sustainability reporting and data collection efforts including supplier ESG performance tracking.

Maintain and analyze procurement data using Excel and other tools to identify trends risks and opportunities.

Coordinate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to gather documentation and evidence for compliance purposes.

Assist with monitoring regulatory developments related to modern slavery human rights and sustainability and help translate them into actionable procurement practices.

Contribute to supplier due diligence processes and support audits or assessments as needed.

Help prepare presentations dashboards and reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Attend supplier inclusion fairs and represent the procurement team in support of supplier inclusion initiatives.

Assist in the creation and distribution of marketing and communications materials across Global Procurement.

Maintain organized records and documentation to support transparency and traceability.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Sustainability Communications or a related field.

Strong analytical skills with advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables formulas data visualization).

Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

General understanding of regulatory frameworks such as the UK Modern Slavery Act EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) or similar.

Experience in procurement compliance sustainability or supplier inclusion.

Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Preferred Skills

Experience with procurement systems or sustainability platforms (e.g. Watershed EcoVadis Coupa).

Familiarity with ESG reporting standards and supply chain transparency tools.

Experience in event coordination or stakeholder engagement.

Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements in a practical business context.

Experience utilizing Co-Pilot to increase team productivity and communications.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension) health and welfare benefits (medical dental vision spending accounts and disability) paid time off parental and caregiver leave life & accident insurance and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve!Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply today.#MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please email our HR Service Center at .

We hope youre excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.