Role

Manager, Accounts (Social Responsibility focused)

Location

Hong Kong

Who we are

Program Management

At ELEVATE, we offer a unique and impactful career journey designed to empower our teams to influence change. Join our team for a truly international experience.  With 24+ offices globally (and still growing), you will have exposure to real issues that span the globe. Fasten your seatbelt for an energetic and dynamic experience where you will enable clients to meet the challenge of navigating risk across the value chain.  Companies and organizations specifically outsource programs to us in order to leverage our world-class capabilities and reputation for innovation and quality execution, global research and in-depth expertise on the ground in key sourcing markets, and experience in sustainability strategy and shaping community investment initiatives.

Job overview at a glance

We are helping our Client to identify the right candidate to support their Global Social Responsibility Program. The candidate would be assigned to a specific client and drive Supply Chain performance with all ranges of responsible sourcing and sustainability activities Client is working on right now. One would need to do program review, data analysis, as well as conduct training to high & elevated risk/ incident remediation on vendors/ factories, which included labors, health & safety, electrical & fire safety & building structure safety, etc.

Who you are

Are you thrilled by the idea of working in a business that aims tackle the world’s biggest challenges? Do you want to work:

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

Responsibilities

• Establish a strong relationship and develop credibility on assigned client(s) specialized on their Responsible Sourcing Program
• Support Client to develop and implement global responsible sourcing and sustainability strategies and initiatives
• Work closely with Client on vendor/ factory risk segmentation and performance scoring model
• Provide advisory services on responsible sourcing program improvement, drive improvement to align with Client target
• Educate the vendors & factories, ensure they understand and meet the requirement as outlined in Client Code of Conduct
• Develop a training plan to help suppliers/factories to build self-monitoring capacity to foster performance improvement through Supplier Ownership Program
• Identify areas for improvement and work with suppliers/factories to drive positive impact and KPI enhancement
• Monitor KPIs and produce regular trend reports on supplier performance
• Perform ad-hoc duties as assigned by Client

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degrees or above in any disciplines
• Minimum 8 years' relevant working experience, preferably in Sustainability/ Compliance Team in brands, agent/ trading office or manufacturing Industry
• In-depth knowledge in supply chain ecosystem, social auditing to codes of conduct and industry schemes, manufacturing experience and practices
• Solid experience in Supplier training, Capacity Building/ Remediation program to drive Supplier improvement
• Strong data analytics and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and good command of written and spoken English, Cantonese, and Mandarin
• Able to work under pressure, results oriented, self-motivated, responsive, and detail-minded
• Ability to work independently
• Candidate with more experience will be considered as Senior Manager, Accounts

Equal Opportunity Employer

ELEVATE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by local law. Personal data provided by applicants will be treated as confidential information and will be used exclusively for employment purposes only.  Only short-listed candidates will be notified.  Applicants who are not invited for an interview may consider their applications filed for future reference.

To learn more about career opportunities at ELEVATE, please visit our Careers Page here: https://www.elevatelimited.com/careers/

Updated: Jun 2022

ELEVATE is the industry leader in sustainability and supply chain services globally. We design, build and manage data driven sustainability linked programs with assessment, advisory, program management and analytics that drive positive impact. We are committed to Business Driven Sustainability. 

We are headquartered in Hong Kong and our 600+ employees carry out work in over 100 countries including dedicated offices in North America, UK and Europe, and Asia.

Visit our company website at www.elevatelimited.com