Assistant Sustainability Coordinator Greater Manchester - Commutable from Manchester, Oldham, Ashton, etc £25,000 Working hours: Monday to Thursday 8am - 4.30pm, Friday 8am - 1pm 25 Days Holiday Bupa Cashplan Our client is a well-established supplier of accessories who due to their ever-expanding growth have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Compliance & Sustainability Coordinator, to join their team based in Greater Manchester. The successful candidate will work closely with the Compliance and Sustainability Manager to keep abreast of the ever-changing landscape. As they accelerate the transformation of the business to suit the changing needs of the industry, they 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. 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 manage tasks effectively and have good attention to detail. Responsibilities/tasks Can do attitude and an ability to absorb information relating to key sustainability trends 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 certification records of Tier 1, 2 and 3 factories i.e., GRS, RWS, FSC, OEKO-TEX etc. 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 product technical tasks as and when required i.e., product measuring, test report processing. Role requirements Some 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 Apply online or for further information please contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR15380