Sustainability Lead

WAT ZOEKEN WE?

Core Accountabilities

• Lead the initiatives assuring The Brand’s sustainability strategy (including efforts with not only sustainability but supplier working conditions (SWC) and environmental, health & safety (EHS) management).
• Drive and execute the brand’s 2025-2030 Sustainability goals and roadmap, working cross-functionally with key stakeholders.
• Engage closely with our stakeholders whose programs focus on responsible materials and treatments, climate and energy, waste and circularity, ethical production, safety & Health, and human rights, worker well-being.
• Leverage internal and external data sources for data-driven sustainability and social impact decision-making, reporting, system development, metrics, and KPIs to drive progress toward goals, streamline related data collection and reporting, facilitate communication around the progress to goals, and elevate risks and opportunities.
• Assesses and analyzes company policies and processes to identify areas and processes to which improvements can be made in accordance with the organization’s commitment to sustainability.
• Implements EHS and supplier working conditions governance systems as well as balance business obligations with the goal of respecting, supporting, and improving the local and global environments.
• Evaluates the efficacy of sustainability/EHS/Working conditions programs; recommend and implement improvements as necessary.
• Drafts and prepares reports, presentations, and proposals; presents proposals and recommendations to related key stakeholders.
• Maintains current working knowledge of, and ensures compliance with, all applicable laws and regulations.
• Lead the development and implementation of related training, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Manage our partnerships with sustainability/SWC enterprises.
• Influence the development of The Brand Sustainability & SWC/EHS KPI’s and manage implementation accordingly.
  

WAT ZOEKEN WE?

• Minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience, ideally working in ideally Footwear or Apparel operations
• Bachelor’s / College degree and advanced degree required in a related field (Business, Environmental Studies, etc.), or equivalent professional experience in lieu
• Motivated self-starter, with the ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively with a team-player mindset. Ability to work resourcefully at developing programs/functions and teams.
• Entrepreneurial, “roll up your sleeves” attitude
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly developed PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Proficiency in analyzing and synthesizing quantitative data