Job Description:
This role sits in the Hong Kong Office and reports into Director of Sustainability
Responsibilities
- Handles day-to-day supply chain management by identifying high-risk regions, factories, product categories, compliance issues.
- Support factory assessments and investigations to promote supply chain transparency, responsible business practices, and alignment with A&F requirements.
- Manages the social compliance audit program such as SLCP, WRAP, SMETA, BSCI, SA8000 and other relevant industry standards or frameworks
- Leads sustainability onboarding for new factories in APAC countries by conducting on-site visit to perform A&F sustainability onboarding assessment.
- Develops and verifies the implementations of Corrective Action Plans to ensure timely and sustainable correction by factories.
- Partner with sourcing, QA, vendors, factories, third-party auditors to strengthen supply chain management and practices.
Qualifications
- Position will require a unique combination of business, communication, and social compliance experience from both academic and professional experience
- Bachelor’s degree in CSR, Sustainability, or Business/Communications related fields
- Five plus years of professional experience related to social audits across APAC countries
- Excellent communication skills and project management capabilities with ability to communicate effectively at different levels of the organization across functions and geographies
- Ability to adjust quickly to a fast paced environment, manage multiple tasks, and work well under pressure
- Ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, and trust within and outside of the organization
- Frequent travel required for this position.
- Advanced PC skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Maintain a working knowledge of CSR metrics and reporting standards
Company Description
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in CSR, Sustainability, Business or Communications
- Five plus years of professional experience related to social audits across APAC countries
- Experience with social compliance audit standards and programs (SLCP, WRAP, SMETA, BSCI, SA8000)
- Excellent communication skills and project management capabilities
- Ability to adjust quickly to a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks under pressure
- Ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, and trust within and outside the organization
- Frequent travel
- Advanced PC skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of CSR metrics and reporting standards
- Experience in supply chain management, factory onboarding, and corrective action plan development
What We Do
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) is a leading, global specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women and kids through five renowned brands. The iconic Abercrombie & Fitch brand was born in 1892 and aims to make every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend. abercrombie kids sees the world through kids’ eyes, where play is life and every day is an opportunity to be anything and better anything. The Hollister brand believes in liberating the spirit of an endless summer inside everyone and making teens feel celebrated and comfortable in their own skin. Gilly Hicks, offering intimates, loungewear and sleepwear, is designed to invite everyone to embrace who they are underneath it all. Social Tourist, the creative vision of Hollister and social media personalities, Dixie and Charli D’Amelio, offers trend forward apparel that allows teens to experiment with their style, while exploring the duality of who they are both on social media and in real life. The brands share a commitment to offering products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that allow consumers around the world to express their own individuality and style. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates approximately 730 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com, www.gillyhicks.com and www.socialtourist.com. Working at A&F Co. We strive to create inclusive, welcoming, omni-channel experiences for our global customers. Every day, our associates show up and empower one another to stay curious and push boundaries. We hold our work and our ideas to the highest caliber, and ourselves to the highest character. We coach, mentor, care, and bring our best selves every day, because we are in this together. Whether you lead yourself, a team, or the company, everyone has a voice at A&F Co.
