Assistant Manager - Sustainability & Traceability

The Assistant Manager - Sustainability & Traceability will collect and analyze supplier data for carbon accounting, conducting supplier training, and managing traceability data within our tools.

At Fossil Group, we believe we can make a positive impact on the world. Some call this sustainability, but we call it Make Time For Good. We are looking for a professional who can contribute to our sustainability goals and initiatives. The incumbent will primarily be responsible for developing relationships with key suppliers and the supply chain teams to support in implementation of the sustainability and traceability at Fossil.

As a supply chain specialist, you will collaborate with the sourcing team, suppliers, and global sustainability to collect, coordinate, and analyze required data to drive meaningful change. Also, you should have a learner’s mindset and flair for technology with English and Chinese language proficiency.

Join us in making a difference! #Sustainability Hiring, #ESG Hiring, Sustainable Supply Chain

The main responsibilities are as follows:

Job Description:

• Support the Fossil’s Sustainability team to on-board key suppliers for collecting required data
• Support the Fossil’s Sustainability team in energy, carbon, and water accounting by collaborating with suppliers and the supply chain team to collect associated product and materials data
• Collect and screen traceability product and supply chain information from Fossil Group’s Tier 1 factories
• Partners with the factories and vendors (Tier 1) to assist them in gathering the relevant ESG information from their Tier 2 and below vendors
• Partners with internal Sustainability and Traceability teams to educate the vendors of Fossil Group on Sustainability & Traceability data requirements
• Support in the deployment of the traceability solution platform, including collection process, data quality tracking, report design and production, and third-party verification
• Support in conduct periodic audits of information supplied by the factories on sustainability and traceability (travel assumed to be 10-20% annually)
• Collaborate with compliance and operations teams to help ensure organization-wide compliance with relevant sustainability laws and regulations
• Support with data collection, data analysis, verification, and other tasks for sustainability systems and digital tools
• Compile and analyse material data from the multiple internal data management systems
• Deliver key results and report to relevant business owners on the traceability, and ESG KPIs

Must have:

• Relevant degree or equivalent work experience in engineering, business management, and sustainability
• Certification or formal training in any sustainability disclosure framework would be an added advantage
• Language Proficiency in English (Advanced) and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
• In-depth understanding of carbon accounting and product material compliance regulations (EURD, CSRD, Conflict Mineral, REACH, CBAM, DPP)
• Working knowledge of supply chain management principles, logistics, and procurement is essential. Exposure to fashion and retail is an added advantage
• In-depth exposure to using various data analytics (Advance Excel) and visualization (MS Pivot Table & Power BI) tools