Senior Internal Auditor - Global Operations

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.

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About the role

We are looking for a Senior Internal Auditor – Operations to join our Internal Audit team and lead high-impact, risk-based reviews across manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, logistics, inventory, production planning, and other critical operations processes. This is a highly visible role offering broad exposure to plant and network operations, cross-functional leadership teams, and strategic business priorities in an international environment.

• Assess operational performance, control effectiveness, and execution discipline across core business processes.
• Identify root causes, emerging risks, and practical improvement opportunities that matter to management.
• Support leadership with independent insight to strengthen governance, resilience, and sustainable performance.

The ideal candidate combines strong audit fundamentals with operational acumen, analytical rigor, and the confidence to engage constructively with stakeholders across functions, sites, and geographies while preserving independence and objectivity. The role is based in a hybrid setup and includes approximately 20% travel, with regular exposure to operational sites and process owners.

Main activites

• Lead or support end-to-end risk-based audit engagements across manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, logistics, inventory, production planning, maintenance, and other operations processes.
• Perform walkthroughs, risk assessments, control evaluations, site-level reviews, data analysis, and root cause analysis to identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Assess governance and performance monitoring mechanisms, including KPI design, ownership, escalation, and follow-up discipline across operations.
• Evaluate operational controls over sourcing, inventory, planning, physical flows, asset protection, and execution reliability.
• Prepare clear, concise, and actionable audit reports and communicate conclusions to management in a credible and constructive manner.
• Monitor remediation plans and assess whether agreed actions are implemented effectively and sustainably.
• Contribute to audit planning, special reviews, and cross-functional initiatives by highlighting emerging operational risks, recurring control themes, and structural performance weaknesses.

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Operations Management, or related disciplines.
• Professional certifications (CIA, CPA, CA, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, APICS/CSCP) are a plus.
• Fluent English mandatory. Additional languages considered an advantage.
• 5+ years of experience in Internal Audit, Operational Audit, Risk Advisory, or a related assurance role.
• Strong exposure to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, logistics, inventory management, production planning, or industrial operations.
• Experience working in multinational, matrix, or complex operational environments with multiple sites, plants, or distribution networks.
• Ability to translate audit observations into clear, practical, and value-adding recommendations that improve control, ownership, and execution discipline.
• Confidence interacting with operations leaders and presenting conclusions in a concise, fact-based, and credible way.
• Experience in Big 4, consulting, or international audit environments is a strong advantage.

Competences

• Strong understanding of operations, process risk, and end-to-end business flows across plants, warehouses, and supply networks.
• Ability to identify root causes in governance, monitoring, ownership, planning, or execution discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report drafting and presentations to operational and functional leadership.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret KPIs, challenge performance gaps, and connect data to operational realities.
• Autonomy, resilience, and pragmatism in dynamic international environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Technical skills

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to turn analysis into clear messages for management
• Experience with ERP environments such as SAP or Oracle is a plus
• Familiarity with data analytics, visualization tools, and digitally enabled audit approaches is an advantage

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment​

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.