Traceability and Sustainability Program Manager

Role Overview

• Support and execute GoldBug’s initiatives pertaining to environmental compliance, product sustainability, and supply chain traceability programs in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Manage, track, and report updates and data related to environmental and traceability programs and applicable regulations.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, and suppliers to develop positive working relationships.
• Inform the decision-making process and decision makers, ensuring retailer and regulatory sustainability and traceability initiatives are met.
• Build, implement, and maintain processes to support sustainability and traceability strategies and customer specific initiatives related to product, packaging, and supply chain with a focus on tier II suppliers.
• Manage the internal and external traceability programs, across all suppliers.
• Manage data collection, calculation, and reporting for various annual customer and regulatory requirements including GHG emissions through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
• Identify, research, and recommend certifications for products and product inputs to support sustainability claims.
• Stay current on industry trends related to sustainability and supply chain mapping, communicating updates to appropriate teams.
• Maintain pulse on upcoming state, federal, and international regulations, determine applicability to GoldBug’s business, and develop and implement plans to ensure compliance.
• Develop and refine internal procedures, supplier guidelines, tools, and training to scale implementation of pilot programs.
• Collect, evaluate, and verify chain of custody documents.
• Participate in industry led sustainability working groups, workshops, informational webinars, and customer driven training programs.
• Adapt processes to support migration of traceability workflows into technical platform and communicate data management and analysis requirements to internal and third-party tech teams.
• Build and maintain programs to routinely measure supplier readiness to respond to traceability requests and implement CAPs to address performance gaps.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in sustainability, supply chain, or relevant work, preferably within the children’s, footwear, apparel, or textile industry.
• Knowledge or experience related to sourcing chain-of-custody documentation (e.g., cotton, recycled polyester), supply chain mapping, conflict minerals reporting, UFLPA, etc.
• Strong understanding of and experience with industry best practices in developing and scaling compliance requirements in manufacturing supply chains, including regional/global organizations and certifications supporting fair labor practices or product sustainability.
• Knowledge of global industry trends related to corporate environmental and social responsibility.
• Strong project management, organizational skills, strong data analysis capability, and willingness to undertake diverse projects.
• Ability to create strong and meaningful relationships with stakeholders including internal teams, suppliers, and any other 3rd party organizations to drive change.
• Ability to travel as needed on a limited basis.
• Proficient skills in MS Office suite and other data analysis and visualization programs.
• Experience calculating and submitting GHG emissions through CDP.
• Has professional communication skills, a strong set of organizational skills, and has a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate complex, technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Self-motivated to accomplish tasks on time and the ability to manage time efficiently, and able to predict the next reasonable action.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities