Ethical Trade Assistant Manager

Ethical Trade Assistant Manager

Job Description

To support and assist the continuous development of the Next plc global CR strategy and to maintain/improve the compliance of Next plc supply chain sources. This will involve identifying where issues exist, making decisions and reporting on the improvements required, and managing such action plans to achieve the required standards

Key Responsibilities

Auditing

• Ensuring that the new supplier onboarding/induction process is followed
• Processing New Site Requests (NSR) and factory self-assessments for inclusion in audit planning
• Complete a risk analysis prior to auditing, based on factory self-assessment
• Scheduling audits as per Code of Practice (COP) team audit plan
• Planning and organising of new and follow up audits in designated region, coordinated with global team as needed
• Carry out COP audits in UK & Rest of World region in line with COP Principle Standards and Auditing Standards, produce audit reports, and distribute to relevant parties as per departmental timelines(see supplementary document)
• Ensuring that non-conformities are clearly identified & communicated to the relevant supplier in a timely manner
• Maintaining the departmental audit system (known as SCOP) with site and audit information

COP Process

• Plan and hold Product Team meetings covering a range of issues such as factory lists, compliance performance, remediation plans, global supply chain issues
• Plan and hold Product Division Director and Manager meetings
• Supporting suppliers/factories/product teams/global COP team with management of corrective action plans
• Build and maintain supplier relationships (see supplementary document)
• Management of severe non-conformities (Cat 4-6), including unauthorised subcontracting, at factories in your designated division; liaising with relevant product teams and global COP team colleagues to ensure appropriate action is taken and internal records are maintained.
• Completion of departmental admin support tasks e.g. supplier access to Next systems and tracking of contracts to confirm factory information is provided by suppliers
• Developing and delivering internal training for product teams
• Engagement with internal teams on business changes affecting the department e.g. IT systems development

Reports

• Analysis of contract assigning reports to track suppliers who are not providing accurate supply chain information. Liaise with suppliers who have not assigned factories to contracts according to business requirements.
• Attend and contribute relevant updates to COP UK team meetings, ensuring awareness of current issues, activities, and progress
• Analysis of divisional data from monthly COP reports to identify areas for improvement

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate passion and interest for ethical trading, as well as an understanding of broader global supply chain issues
• Have a good understanding and appreciation for compliance processes and practices
• Able to travel throughout UK and overseas (see supplementary document)
• Strong communication skills
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to adapt and prioritise a challenging workload
• A natural problem solver
• Experience of visiting factories and engaging with suppliers
• Driving licence

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland? We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy online from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! 

About some of our Benefits

• ​25% off a huge selection of Next, Lipsy & Victoria's Secret products
• Company performance-based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a 24/7 digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Apply Before: 03/11/2024, 06:16 PM

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