Due Diligence & Sustainability Regional Lead, EMEA

Job Title: Due Diligence & Sustainability Regional Lead, EMEA

Working Arrangement: The V.I.E program, managed by Business France, offers young professionals aged 18 to 28 the opportunity to complete an international assignment lasting between 6 and 24 months. It is an excellent way to gain meaningful global experience, develop intercultural skills, and accelerate your career.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Make an Impact Through Sustainable Supply Chains.

Are you looking to drive real change for local communities, the environment, and the long-term sustainability of global supply chains? Are you motivated by hands-on fieldwork, stakeholder engagement, and delivering lasting impact? Would you like to join a company with ambitious CSR commitments?

Join our Responsible Sourcing team and play a key role in advancing our sustainability strategy across upstream supply chains in Europe, Africa, and the Indian Ocean region.

As Operational Lead for Sustainability & Due Diligence, you will be a central contributor to the rollout of our due diligence roadmap. You will collaborate closely with:

Internal teams: Procurement, Business Units, Sustainability

External stakeholders: Suppliers, local communities, third-party partners

Your key responsibilities:

• Deliver the regional due diligence roadmap, supporting Business Unit growth while safeguarding the Group’s long-term value.
• Work with suppliers to design and implement remediation actions addressing human rights and environmental challenges, in line with evolving regulations.
• Contribute to the development of Responsible Sourcing methodologies, tools, and management systems, while engaging internal stakeholders.
• Support sustainability initiatives such as certification programs and field projects, in collaboration with sourcing teams and Business Units.
• Provide support, when needed, to back-office due diligence activities.

We Offer:

• A career springboard: A secure contract allowing you to build international experience.
• Autonomous impact: dsm-firmenich encourages ownership and responsibility while maintaining high standards.
• Collaborative expertise: Teamwork alongside specialists in health, nutrition, and beauty.
• Meaningful careers: The opportunity to build your own path while positively contributing to billions of lives and the planet.
• Growth & innovation: Development opportunities for those who innovate.
• Recognition & support: A caring environment that values success and promotes personal and professional growth.

You Bring:

• Education: Master’s degree in agriculture, human rights, environmental studies, engineering, business, or another relevant field. A specialization in CSR is a plus.
• Sustainability knowledge: Strong understanding of CSR frameworks and tools, particularly due diligence, auditing, certification, and compliance. Hands-on exposure to global supply chains and agricultural production is highly valued.
• Field-oriented mindset: Motivation to work directly on the ground to assess practices, co-develop improvement plans, and support responsible transformation.
• Analytical & project skills: Excellent project management, writing, data analysis, and problem-solving abilities.
• Reporting strength: Strong communication and synthesis skills, with attention to detail and process rigor.
• Adaptability & agility: Proactive, comfortable in fast-moving environments, and able to operate across diverse cultures and geographies.
• Stakeholder engagement: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to address sensitive topics and drive change collaboratively.

 

About dsm-firmenich:

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Our application process: