Reporting to the Category & Design Director, the Head of Quality, Compliance & Sustainability will lead the overall quality, product testing and safety, factory compliance and sustainability agenda across the business. The role will provide strategic leadership to the existing QA and QC teams whilst building a future-ready governance framework capable of supporting growth on a global basis
A key objective is to integrate the business into the wider operating model, leveraging global resources, shared services and specialist expertise. The successful candidate will elevate the UK function from transactional execution to strategic governance, ensuring the team focuses on risk management, supplier performance, regulatory readiness and continuous improvement, whilst ensuring the day to day is delivered
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED
10+ years’ experience in Quality, Compliance, Product Safety, Sustainability or Supply Chain Governance.
Experience within Retail, Textiles, Homewares, Consumer Products
Strong understanding of UK and EU consumer product legislation.
Experience managing supplier compliance and international supply chains.
Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience leading transformation, change management or shared service integration initiatives preferred.
Experience with ethical audit programs: SMETA, BSCI, SLCP, etc.
Experience with sustainability & environmental programs: GOTS, GRS, RCS, OCS, BCSS, Higg Index etc.
Understanding Sourcing and Selling market country laws, regulations – or research/study as needed
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