Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear & Accessories

Job Ref: TGN5536

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)