Ethical Sourcing Specialist  Location: China - Guangzhou  Salary: competitive + company benefits ABOUT GLOBAL FASHION GROUP Global Fashion Group (GFG) is the leading fashion and lifestyle destination in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Australia New Zealand.

From our people to our customers and partners, we exist to empower everyone to express their true selves through fashion.

Our three ecommerce platforms: Dafiti (LATAM), ZALORA (SEA) and THE ICONIC (ANZ) connect an assortment of international, local and own brands to a market of 800 million consumers from diverse cultures and lifestyles.

GFG’s platforms provide seamless and inspiring customer experiences from discovery to delivery, powered by art & science that is infused with unparalleled local knowledge.

Our vision is to be the #1 fashion & lifestyle destination in LATAM, SEA and ANZ, and we are committed to doing this responsibly by being people and planet positive across everything we do.

THE TEAM  The Group Shared Functions (GSF) support the growth of all our three businesses: Dafiti, Lamoda and The ICONIC.

Our Shared Function offices are in the UK, Germany and Luxembourg with teams also based in our regional offices in Singapore, Vietnam, China, Malaysia and Sydney.

We are a team of over 170 people working in Legal, Finance, Strategic Brand Partnerships, People & Culture, Technology and Sustainability.

It’s an exciting time to join the group Sustainability function as we drive our 2030 Strategy and accelerate our ambitions to be People & Planet Positive, Worldwide.  SCOPE OF ROLE Located in RPL FASHION TRADING GUANGZHOU CO., LTD (China office -Guangzhou), you will be working directly with the Group’s own brand production teams (Zalora in SEA and The Iconic in ANZ), developing and facilitating their ethical sourcing audit programs.  It is an opportunity for a motivated and dynamic ethical sourcing professional to contribute to an important phase of our sustainability journey in a constantly evolving regulatory environment.

The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure sustainability compliance within the own brands' supply chain.

This may be extended to third party brands in the future to support sustainability compliance efforts within our extended value chain.  HOW YOU’ LL SUCCEED Factory audit planning  Coordinating the audit planning and ensuring all the factories are regularly audited based on Global Fashion Group standard timeframe.

Together with relevant stakeholders identify suppliers for necessary on-site visits  to ensure proper implementation of improvement plans and provide training sessions.

Propose and lead capacity-building programs to drive long term working conditions improvement in the supply chain.

Support factories on their social compliance journey Supporting the remediation process after 3 rd party social compliance audits, providing adequate guidance to solve non-compliances through immediate corrective and preventive actions, and follow-up on CAP progress.

Create and provide ad-hoc training, guidelines and tools based on needs to help the factories build their internal management systems and processes, with the goal of achieving long term compliance (HR and records systems, Health & Safety measures and processes, overtime management, etc.) Conduct on site visits at factories Reporting & Data Manage audit data, track on factories improvement plans, and regularly report on factory status and results Drive the Group’s Sustainability program in the supply chain Contribute to meeting Fair & Ethical Sourcing goals and targets Contribute to building the Group's additional ambitions and operationalize it across the supply chain (such as chemical compliance, material traceability, worker-engagement, environmental good practices, etc.) Serve as a key communication point for Commercial and Sustainability teams, vendors, and factories regarding supply chain compliance.

WHAT IT TAKES Minimum requirements of a Bachelor Degree in Sustainability / Social compliance / Management / Environmental Science / EHS Professionally obtained experience in social compliance and sustainability in the Fashion / Sourcing Industry, at an operational and/or managerial level.

Factory social compliance auditing experience is preferred.

Experience in the fashion industry would be nice to have.

Business level (written and oral) in English and Mandarin are mandatory.

Strong cross-departmental project management skills and stakeholder engagement experience.

Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, PPT, Excel and Google office products.

Passionate about sustainability, with a strong drive to make a meaningful impact and improve social and environmental standards.

Proactive problem-solver who proposes solutions and seeks continuous improvement Flexible and growth mindset Excellent time management and multitasking skills, maintaining professionalism under pressure.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills; adept at influencing, building trust, and leading conversations with diverse stakeholders.

Effective communicator, comfortable engaging with management, colleagues, and external partners; clear and confident in all interactions.

Enthusiastic, with a positive, ‘can-do’ approach and a contagious energy.

  WHAT WE OFFER YOU The unique opportunity to have a serious impact on a well-established player in the fashion ecommerce industry across LATAM, SEA and ANZ Valuable experience as the business navigates a dynamic and evolving market landscape Work closely with a diverse and talented global team across 11 countries Apply today and join GFG in this exciting role shaping the face of fashion e-commerce!   Global Fashion Group embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.

We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Apply today and join GFG in this exciting role shaping the face of fashion e-commerce! Global Fashion Group embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.

We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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