Ethical Trade Executive, Monitoring

What You’ll Do as an Ethical Trade Executive, Monitoring In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day: Contribute to the implementation and ongoing development of Primark’s Ethical Trade strategy, including SOPs and ways of working Monitor working conditions in new and existing factories, including audit follow-up and remediation of non-compliances Support the new factory approval process, including supplier engagement, audit coordination, and documentation management Provide guidance and support to suppliers, factories, and workers throughout approval and continuous improvement processes Communicate Primark’s ethical trading requirements clearly across the supply base Build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to enable sharing of best practices and continuous improvement Identify, analyse, and proactively report risks to the business What You’ll BringWe want every person in our organisation to feel like they’re making a key contribution. Here are some of the experiences and skills you’ll need for the role: Experience in Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Trade Knowledge of audit and remediation processes (e.g. SMETA, SA8000, APSCA) Strong organisational and communication skills Ability to build effective stakeholder relationships Manage complexity across diverse supply chains Work effectively across cultures in global teams Act as interface between suppliers, factories and internal stakeholders Understand business context and audit programme objectives Excited? Good. Because it’s energising to put your skills to work, in a growing global business committed to encouraging people to express themselves – and feel a sense of belonging. Apply to be part of Primark’s future, today… and enjoy career growth, our way.About PrimarkAt Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together. Ethical Trade Executive, MonitoringBecause you can see how we can be better. Innovate, your way.Ethical Trade and Environmental Sustainability at PrimarkWhat’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way. The purpose of this role is to assess and drive improvements in the performance of Primark’s supply chains and supplier relationships, in line with the Primark Ethical Trade Code of Conduct.Originally posted on Himalayas   Apply To this Job

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