Full-Time
Manager – Supplier Intelligence
Posted on 9/23/2025
Assent
1,001-5,000 employees
SaaS platform for product compliance
No salary listed
Pune, Maharashtra, India
In Person
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- Bachelor's Degree/Higher diploma from recognized learning institution
- 4+ years in software, data analytics, compliance, supply chain (or closely related) environments
- 3+ years managing at least six direct reports-hiring, onboarding, setting goals (OKRs/KPIs), regular 1:1s and feedback, performance reviews, capacity planning/scheduling
- Practical experience using BI platforms and Data management tools(Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, primarily in English, however proficiency in additional languages is required for certain supplier groups
- KPI ownership: demonstrated improvements in on-time delivery, cycle time, throughput, defect/rework %, SLA attainment; turns trends into action with clear owners and timelines
- Mentorship skills, ability to successfully transfer knowledge and skills to developing team members
- Passionate interest in supporting the development of others, and the ability to provide feedback and guidance
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills, able to establish great cross-functional relationships in a collaborative environment with a diverse group of stakeholders; demonstrates a high level of professionalism
- Highly adaptable, flexible and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic business environment
- Naturally curious about technology or how things work
- Critical thinker and can suggest, implement, and support efficient and effective operations
- Diligent and detail-oriented- you pay high attention to detail and you double-check everything
- Grit - you are conscientious, will always work towards providing solutions over excuses and are dedicated to achieving excellence and driving results
- Lifelong learner - you have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, are always striving to self-improve, and are coachable
- Manage the day-to-day operations of a Supplier Intelligence team. This includes but is not limited to: Track and report on important business KPIs; looking at trends, analyzing the data, and providing insights on the team’s data
- Capacity planning; organize, prioritize, manage workload requirements and allocate resources to effectively accomplish the work
- Create and maintain a roadmap for the team to execute tied to team OKRs and priorities
- Provide effective performance management through feedback, employee recognition, rewards, and progression plans for top talent
- Encourage innovation, and improve the efficiency of business processes and procedures to enhance quality, efficiency, and productivity
- Facilitate weekly team meetings and engage in bi-weekly 1:1s with team members as required
- Be an escalation point for any questions , conduct in depth investigations for deeper levels of understanding after escalations from clients and suppliers
- Create new work instructions and continuously update existing work instructions/processes
- Recruit, mentor and develop a high performing team that promotes a world-class supplier experience
- Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams in order to plan the development of tools that can automate and facilitate the work of the Documentation Validation team in agreement with the best practices and technical requirements of the existing Assent product infrastructure
- Promote and maintain a congenial, productive, collaborative and service-oriented work culture in the Supplier Success team
- Actively engage with all teams within Professional Services to address any cross-team training gaps, or provide further knowledge of Supplier Success processes
- Facilitate the assessment of team’s knowledge, skill and ability for accomplishing tasks and projects
- Create and provide training to the team/new members of the team, wherever there are training gaps
- Establish, measure and report on the best tools, practices and processes for highly productive engagement with our customer’s suppliers
- Keep up with regulatory updates to best support our clients’ suppliers
Assent provides a SaaS platform that helps complex manufacturers manage supply chain data for compliance, ESG, and trade requirements. It offers modules for product compliance, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, and trade compliance, enabling companies to meet standards like REACH, RoHS, TSCA, and Proposition 65. The platform delivers standardized, validated data and can be integrated with enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, PTC Windchill). Revenue comes from subscription fees, professional services, and custom integrations. Compared with competitors, Assent emphasizes comprehensive regulatory coverage, data standardization, and seamless data management across the supply chain to reveal risks, support labeling needs, and ensure data security. The goal is to improve supply chain transparency, ensure regulatory compliance, and support sustainability initiatives for manufacturers.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Hoboken, New Jersey
Founded
2003
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Lorax EPI partnership delivers full EPR packaging compliance with jurisdiction-specific reporting.
- New CEO Michael Southworth drives $250-million revenue target starting 2025.
- EU Deforestation and CBAM solutions use AI to meet 2025 regulatory deadlines.
What critics are saying
- SAP Ariba’s ESG module erodes 50–70% market share in 6–12 months.
- Request Manager delays from AI inaccuracies cause defections to Sphera in 3–6 months.
- SourceTrax adoption triggers 20–30% supplier churn in 12–18 months.
What makes Assent unique
- Assent combines software, expert services, and regulatory knowledge for comprehensive supply chain visibility.
- AI-native Request Manager automates compliance requests, reducing manual processing by 92%.
- Sustainability Platform enables proactive data sharing across PFAS, REACH, RoHS, and TSCA regulations.
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Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Professional Development Budget
Company News
Assent unveils ai-native compliance solution to streamline supply chain sustainability and risk management. Assent Inc., an industry leader in supply chain sustainability management solutions worldwide, has launched Request Manager, the first artificial intelligence-native solution for suppliers that will change the face of customer-driven compliance and sustainability request processing. Request Manager has been created using the existing sustainability platform from Assent Inc. Essentially, this new solution from Assent Inc. helps solve an important issue related to manual processing of customer-driven sustainability requests that often cause hindrances for organizations involved in global supply chains. The issue of supply chain compliance within the current environment means addressing an increasingly large set of requests for information related to regulations and sustainability that typically take hundreds of points of information that need to be checked and relayed to trading partners correctly. According to research conducted by Assent, currently 80% of businesses communicate and respond to these requests using email and spreadsheets, and manufacturers spend well over 1,000 hours per year manually addressing requests for compliance. The Request Manager uses the power of artificial intelligence in an effort to centralize all the customer requests in a single intelligent process flow. With the use of artificial intelligence features such as parsing, matching, and the reuse of verified information, the software helps to reduce the time spent in the response process while improving the integrity of the compliance submissions. One of the functionalities of the software is the proactive declaration share. This function predicts the customers' demands through the observation of patterns in the declarations that allow suppliers to send the information in advance. Why this matters in the supply chain industry. Currently, many companies are finding it difficult to keep up with the demand for compliance, particularly in highly regulated industries such as electronics, autos, chemical, and consumer product sectors. The traditional approach to compliance is a challenge because companies are often dealing with multiple systems that are manually driven, leading to a bottleneck when dealing with suppliers. However, with a single platform that is AI-powered to manage all the compliance needs of a business, that has become the new norm, thanks to Assent. The disruptions in the supply chain have remained a challenge to businesses across the globe from geopolitical events to trade policy changes to ESG factors of Environmental, Social, and Governance compliance. The automated and accurate data analysis and response system offer a business better visibility into supplier performance and compliance. The system also enables risk managers and procurement executives to be informed of possible problems ahead of time and prevent delays or penalties. The proactive capabilities in Request Manager allow businesses to be in approved supplier status as a competitive advantage in supply agreements. It's not only slow - manual methods of achieving compliance are costly too. Time wasted on verifying and overlapping data entry by employees needs to be kept in mind too. Artificial intelligence makes these challenges easier to address and leaves room for more important work like strategic sourcing and supplier development for a company's supply chain organization. Small- and medium-scale businesses with limited budgets will find such solutions from AI revolutionary and accessible to scale and process. * Creating Competitive Advantage from Data Insights Apart from compliance, data has a strategic use. AI-driven business processes and data matching for verified suppliers create a living body of knowledge that can be used by companies for market expansion and even ESG reports. As supply chain functions continue to be influenced by digital transformation and even logistics optimization, compliance data is yet another body of intelligence that can be leveraged by supply chain-related functions. Business impacts across industries. It is a reality that the current producers of goods that involve complex global sourcing face a complex web of regulations that range from dangerous materials (RoHS and REACH) to conflict minerals. Request Manager can automate the process in a manner that alleviates the paperwork obstacles and tracing that comes with the sourcing. The retail sector has shown a focus on both sustainability and transparency. The use of artificial intelligence technology in ensuring compliance with supplier statements and sustainability data improves the timeliness and accuracy of data. This has a significant impact on improving consumer confidence and ensuring overall compliance with ESG standards. A compliance solution powered by AI is extremely valuable for industries in which safety and compliance are of utmost significance. This is because faster processes for compliance ensure fewer delays in production, thereby enabling faster time-to-market for components and/assemblies. Looking ahead. Readmagazine The Request Manager, a product of Assent, will begin rollout in new clients beginning January 2026. This is a significant move in supply chain digital transformation. With regulatory environments escalating in complexity, it is likely that only AI-native solutions, such as this particular tool, will be boons in a cost of doing business in any industry. Early adopters of these solutions will benefit from improved compliance agility, reduced costs, and a comprehensive risk management strategy. Ultimately, technologies such as that of Assent mark an overall trend in supply chain management practices by moving away from reactive and manual processing and towards intelligent processing enabled by artificial intelligence. The impact of this technology also transcends compliance into forecasting and planning.
Ottawa, Canada - Oct. 1, 2025 - Assent Inc. (Assent), the global leader in supply chain sustainability management, has been named a Leader by Verdantix in their inaugural Green Quadrant: Product Compliance Software 2025.
Its new partnership with Assent combines Lorax EPI's regulatory expertise with Assent's powerful platform to deliver a complete EPR packaging solution.
Assent has partnered with Lorax EPI to deliver the full workflow solution for EPR packaging requirements, combining supplier data collection and jurisdiction-specific reporting files and fee calculations, bringing packaging data into a single coordinated program.
Ottawa, ON, Sept. 18, 2025 - Assent Inc. (Assent), the global leader in supply chain sustainability management, today announced its new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Packaging solution.