Position summary

Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a UK-headquartered molecular-analysis technology company, is seeking an ESG & Risk Associate to work with suppliers and internal stakeholders on operational tasks within the Procurement function while working with the Direct and Indirect teams to improve ESG and reduce risk within supply chains. The role undertakes procurement ESG, risk, and operational tasks and projects to ensure alignment with organisational policies and objectives.

Why this role matters

As a company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries, Oxford Nanopore relies on a resilient, well-governed supply chain. This role strengthens supplier ESG performance across carbon, environmental, and ethical sourcing dimensions, improves supply chain risk visibility, and ensures due diligence and governance standards are met.

Key responsibilities

• Support supplier ESG programmes across carbon emissions, environmental performance, labour, and ethical sourcing.
• Support ESG and risk reporting by collecting, validating, and analysing data from suppliers, internal systems, and third-party platforms.
• Maintain data governance by keeping accurate, consistent data and meeting governance and due diligence requirements across the supply chain and procurement systems.
• Prepare ESG reports by working with cross-functional stakeholders to prepare and validate them.
• Monitor supply chain risk by tracking emerging risks and recommending corrective actions, and conducting supplier screening for sanctions, modern slavery, financial stability, anti-bribery, cybersecurity, and ESG criteria.
• Produce dashboards and MI by creating regular risk and ESG dashboards, reports, and management information.
• Ensure procurement compliance by identifying risks, monitoring adherence, and developing corrective actions, and proactively identifying opportunities to improve governance, ESG performance, and supply chain resilience.
• Support sourcing operations by onboarding new suppliers and coordinating contracting and sourcing workflows, ensuring ERP data integrity, policy compliance, and efficient turnaround, while removing process bottlenecks.
• Advise stakeholders by acting as a trusted advisor on compliance matters and analysing supplier and procurement data for trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits within the Procurement function (Manufacturing & Supply Chain), working with the Direct and Indirect procurement teams, suppliers, and cross-functional internal stakeholders.

Key details

This is a full-time role based at Oxford Science Park, Oxford (Job Identification 3317). Benefits include a bonus, generous pension contributions, and private healthcare.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the ESG/risk/procurement environment.
• Experience working with suppliers to achieve mutual objectives.
• Track record in manipulating data to provide actionable insights.
• Understanding of company finance and how to integrate suppliers successfully into a business.
• Knowledge and understanding of procurement in a fast-changing environment.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Skilled communicator, able to maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to analyse and manipulate complex data and provide meaningful information.