Job Description
A regional role who partners with Sustainability Director, Sustainability Managers who based in our sourcing offices, and cross-functional team to improve vendors and factories’ compliance performance and to meet 2030 sustainability goals.
Job Responsibilities & Duties
Vendor and factory remediation and capability building:
- Support, develop, and evolve Williams-Sonoma’s social compliance program, with a focus on developing a comprehensive and standardized approach to remediate compliance issues and build capabilities to continuously improvement vendors’ and factories’ performance.
- Research, assess and recommend best practices within the industry/region to share with factories as well as internally to continuously improve Williams-Sonoma program.
- Develop a data informed approach to systemically prevent issues and build capability at vendors and factories to continuously improve performance.
- Identify and partner with third party expertise to deploy reputable programs or create curriculum to facilitate vendors and factories to improve.
- Develop a value-added approach to supply chain traceability and transparency, complement the compliance-oriented approach to traceability.
Social sustainability
- Support, develop and evolve our social sustainability strategy to meet our 2030 goals.
- Manage relationship and continue to evolve our strategic partnership with our key partners e.g., FTUSA, Nest, Vision Spring, RISE, and SCORE
- Build a social impact measurement approach to communication positive social impact progress throughout 2030. In addition, partner with communication team to create meaningful storytelling to motivate change.
Communication and engagement
- Lead the development and delivery of key trainings to internal associates to increase education and awareness on sustainability.
- Contribute to developing and executing communications strategies that excite, educate and deepen engagement with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage regular reporting requirements as directed by management
Key Attributes
- Embodies the highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics.
- A true passion for Running a business with purpose and achieving positive social impact
- Maintains a global perspective and is culturally sensitive and aware.
- Thrives in a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrates a creative, energetic and motivated spirit.
Competencies & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Sustainability or related field
- 3-5 years’ experience in the field of social responsibility
- Persuasive communication and presentation skills
- Strong information-seeking skills and a drive to make things happen
- Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group
- Ability to network, influence, and utilize internal and external resources
- Ability to lead initiatives and project teams
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access
To Apply
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Location
Singapore
Posted
April 24, 2023
Topics
- Sustainability Management