Lead Assessor, Responsible Sourcing

Job Overview at a Glance

• Conduct responsible sourcing assessments against local law and various standards.

Who You Are

• Thrilled by tackling world’s biggest challenges.
• Work on environmental, social and governance issues.
• Work with an amazing team of like-minded creative thinkers.
• Work in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Work for some of the biggest and most forward-looking brands in the world.

Responsibilities

• Book travel in accordance with assigned schedule.
• Conduct an opening meeting with management outlining scope and client expectations.
• Interview management to understand facility practices.
• Conduct a facility walkthrough to observe facility practices.
• Review documentation that demonstrates practices.
• Interview workers (ideally in native language or with the use of a translator) in a sensitive but impartial way to verify and explore practices.
• Triangulate data across data sources to come to an informed conclusion on practices.
• Presenting results to facility management.
• Advise companies on ways to improve working conditions for workers.
• Write comprehensive reports in English for each assessment, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Provide clients, facility, vendor, and fellow staff necessary clarifications on the audit results or the report in a professional, timely, and accurate manner.

Qualifications

• A 4-year college degree in a major of Law, HR, Occupational Health and Safety or Environment, or Advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in social compliance auditing.
• Minimum 100 social compliance audit days (verifiable).
• APSCA registered required, CSCA Status.
• Must have valid Driver’s License (or ability to get one).
• Ability to travel 80% of the time.
• Strong business acumen.
• Excellent Customer Service and results oriented.
• Effective problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English and Spanish.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• Comfortable in various industries e.g. manufacturing, food & beverage.
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet-research /reporting/analysis tools.
• Maintains a global perspective and is culturally sensitive and aware.
• Highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics.
• Comfortable with confrontation, with a diplomatic and easy demeanor.
• Ability to operate in a multi-cultural environment with persons of varying socio-economic status.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• RBA, BSCI, SLCP, a plus.