Senior Specialist, Responsible Sourcing Advancement

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Specialist in Responsible Sourcing Advancement, you will play a key role in ensuring factories comply with VF’s standards, supporting safety and worker rights initiatives, driving environmental sustainability, and contributing to worker and community development efforts. You will collaborate with VF factories, regional offices, cross-functional teams, NGO partners, and other stakeholders to enhance responsible sourcing practices across the supply chain.

Your responsibilities will include preparing factories for audits, addressing safety and labor concerns, promoting environmental management systems, and supporting community needs assessments. This role is critical to advancing VF’s commitment to comprehensive and sustainable sourcing practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Factory Compliance

Support factories in meeting VF’s compliance standards, including local and international regulations

Collaborate with sourcing and compliance teams to improve audit outcomes and remediate corrective actions

Communicate new or existing requirements in Facility Guidelines and provide tools and knowledge to suppliers

Safety

Work with VF Safety Team and program providers to address safety concerns through on-site and remote visits

Coordinate third-party assessments, training, and remediation efforts

Support implementation of VF’s critical life safety program, including training and awareness initiatives

Worker Rights

Collaborate with the Worker Rights Team and external stakeholders to investigate and remediate labor issues

Identify opportunities to pilot Worker Rights programs at factories

Work with Better Work on compliance and industrial relations programs

Respond to critical concerns in countries of responsibility

Environmental Sustainability

Partner with the Environmental Sustainability Team to build Environmental Management Systems at factories

Promote participation in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs

Provide localized insights to support environmental strategy (e.g., HIGG implementation, wastewater standards)

Worker and Community Development (WCD)

Support factory participation in basic needs assessments

Help identify factories for WCD program implementation based on assessment results

Collaborate with partners to implement and monitor WCD programs, ensuring alignment with objectives

KEY COMPETENCIES

High personal and professional integrity and ethics

Strong knowledge of labor, health & safety, and environmental laws

Experience in factory compliance audits and auditing processes

Excellent report writing and communication skills in English

Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills

Independent, problem-solving mindset with urgency and prioritization skills

Open-minded and collaborative approach

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

6+ years of experience in Corporate Social Responsibility or Social Auditing, or equivalent combination of experience and education

Post-graduate education in labor laws, environmental engineering, safety engineering, or chemical engineering is a plus

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and web-based tools

Subject matter expertise in:

Labor, health, safety, and environmental auditing

Regional laws and industry standards

Labor and employment regulations

Human and labor rights

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Remote/Remotely/Tele/Telecommute/From home