Assistant Compliance & Sustainability Coordinator

One of the UK’s largest accessories suppliers, supplying men’s, ladies and children’s products are looking for an Assistant Compliance & Sustainability Coordinator on a full-time permanent basis. The person will work closely with the Compliance and Sustainability Manager to keep abreast of the ever-changing landscape. As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our industry, we need a results-orientated colleague that not only has a passion for product technology, but a strong team working ethos and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.

The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic, organised and be able to work at a fast pace. You must be able to work well in a team but also have good initiative to work alone; be able to

 Responsibilities include:

• Can do attitude and an ability to absorb information relating to key sustainability initiatives in products and raw materials.
• Monitoring factory audit status, guiding factories and arranging audits when required i.e., SMETA.
• Maintaining SEDEX site to ensure audits uploaded, SAQ’s completed, NCs closed and linked with customers where required.
• Maintaining internal audit and supplier/customer certification records i.e., GRS, RWS, FSC, OEKO-TEX etc.
• Supply chain mapping of Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 factories
• Maintain chain of custody certificates for sustainable certifications.
• Work co-operatively with internal colleagues and factories to ensure Company policies, procedures and associated standards are circulated and acknowledged.
• Liaise with factories to complete customer compliance and sustainability questionnaires when required.
• Ability to use customer specific tools and systems.
• Assist with EU legislation data collection
• Assist with product technical tasks as and when required i.e., product measuring, test report processing.

Role requirements

• 1 years’ experience in a similar role desired.
• Graduated with an associated degree desired.
• Good organisational skills, able to prioritise.
• Be able to work well to deadlines.
• Multitasker
• Self-motivated
• Overseas travel essential to the role

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 based on length of service)
• Finish at 1.00pm on Friday
• Monday - Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm
• Friday - 8.00am - 1.00pm
• Company pension
• Work for a Trust which is for the benefit of all staff (including beneficiary payments dependant on company performance)
• Bonus (dependant on company performance)

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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