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Senior Sustainability Specialist/ Project Manager

Employer
Gap Inc.
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Closing date
17 May 2022

Job Details

About Gap Inc.

Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.    

This simple idea-that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms-is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our teamis made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to  learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.

About the Role

•Provides Supplier Sustainability team with strategic direction and implementation guidance of our Assessment & Remediation, Workplace Cooperation, Workforce Engagement, Fire & Building Safety programs, P.A.C.E. Program, and any new initiatives that may be introduced in the future.
•Provides quality assurance of programs' overall development, implementation, and impact.
•Manages regional and local partnerships with key stakeholders including government, trade union, NGO, brand, and vendor constituencies.
•Identifies skill development areas for Supplier Sustainability and helps deliver skills trainings to ensure continuous development of personnel.

What You'll Do

Program Development (20% to 50%):
  • Identify and analyze global sustainability trends to develop program proposals to address social and environmental issues in our supply chain.
  • Design programs that can be implemented by Supplier Sustainability and identify partnerships that will help the team achieve scale across its factory base.
  • Develop resource and personnel plans that will allow Supplier Sustainability to utilize existing financial and human resources to continuously deliver more impact within its fixed budget.
  • Maintain a comprehensive awareness of competitors' programs to ensure Gap Inc.'s Supplier Sustainability program achieves and maintains leadership within the apparel industry.
  • Create and deliver communications that can be delivered to Global Sustainability leadership, outlining the rationale, impact, and future growth of Supplier Sustainability programs.

Program Implementation (20% to 50%):
  • Oversee the full spectrum of implementation activities across Supplier Sustainability's programs, including training, impact measurement, annual planning, and budget and personnel allocations.
  • Ensure proper documentation of program content, training materials and training delivery.
  • Ensure TOT of Supplier Sustainability programs to internal team, and to vendors and factories is effectively delivered and managed

Partnerships (20% to 40%):
  • Able to represent Gap Inc. internally and externally, filling in for Supplier Sustainability Director on an as-needed basis.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with vendors, factories, Global Sourcing GM/RM/DMM's, Global Sourcing Hub or Spoke Office management staff, QA's, external Capacity Building and/or auditing service providers to ensure effective collaboration and partnership whenever needed.
  • Manage and oversee partnerships with designated internal and external stakeholders on an as-needed basis to ensure factory related crises are proactively managed and sustainably remediated.
  • Partner with local and regional trade unions, NGOs, governments, brands, and other stakeholders to proactively communicate the design and intention of Supplier Sustainability programs.

P.A.C.E. Program (TBD)
  • Provide the multi-country team with strategic oversight & direction, guidance for implementation & program management and any new initiatives that may be introduced in the future.
  • Provide quality assurance of programs' overall development, implementation, and impact.
  • Manage regional and local partnerships with key stakeholders including GSC partners, government, NGO, brand, academia, and vendor constituencies.
  • Identify skill development areas for team and helps deliver skills trainings to ensure continuous development of personnel.
  • Identifies skill development areas for regional team and helps deliver skills trainings to ensure continuous development of personnel.
  • Ensure prompt P.A.C.E. data entries and data integrity in Goodera


Who You Are

  • At least 5 years of experience in sustainability role, preferably in apparel/ fashion/ textile industry
  • Good command of English, MS Office
  • Team leadership & development
  • Influencing / Strong inter-personal skill
  • Managing Change
  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Creativity / Risk taking
  • Training skills


Benefits at Gap Inc.

  • Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
  • One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
  • Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
  • Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*
  • Employee stock purchase plan.*
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
  • See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. This year, we've been named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Human Rights Campaign for the seventeenth consecutive year and have been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fourth year in a row.

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