Director, Sustainable Business Operations

$150,000 - $170,000/Yr

Fabletics

Full-time - Director

Warehousing and Storage

About the position

The Director of Sustainable Business Operations at Fabletics is a pivotal leadership role focused on enhancing sustainability and compliance across the organization. This position involves developing and executing a multi-year strategy to support the company's sustainability goals while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The director will collaborate with various teams to implement processes and tools that foster a cohesive approach to sustainability, ultimately driving transparency and accountability within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage ethical/social audits and ensure follow-up on non-compliance issues.
• Stay updated with international regulations, standards, and best practices for product labeling and testing compliance.
• Drive cross-functional projects to support packaging compliance needs.
• Collaborate with design, development, sourcing, production, and legal teams to embed compliance requirements in the product development lifecycle.
• Lead efforts to identify and assess global product compliance regulations, including safety, quality, labeling, chemical restrictions, and environmental regulations.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate updates to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure product compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all target markets.
• Maintain a sound understanding of applicable local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations.
• Support the updating of vendor manual requirements for product labeling.
• Assist in updating product compliance policies, procedures, and resources.
• Prepare regular compliance program briefings.
• Maintain and implement social, environmental, and compliance programs, staying abreast of industry issues and new practices.
• Align global sustainability reporting with company goals, corporate reputation strategy, and business priorities.
• Coordinate data collection to support sustainability goal setting and reporting.
• Establish processes to measure and track progress quarterly, providing reports to leadership.
• Identify sustainability and corporate responsibility risks and opportunities, aiding in risk management.
• Collaborate with brands to promote sustainability initiatives and develop strategic communications plans for stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and accurate responses to sustainability inquiries from investors, clients, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
• Work with data owners to ensure understanding and provision of required data, maintaining a central data repository.
• Create and maintain industry and multinational company benchmarks by actively crawling sites for publicly available data on best practices, similar programs, and their results.
• Maintain and improve sustainability dashboards for functional leaders and the executive team.
• Support employee engagement efforts related to sustainability with regular communication through the company's intranet and educational sessions.
• Understand evolving regulations, standards, and frameworks to position the company effectively.
• Prepare regular sustainability reports and briefings.

Requirements

• Deep commitment to transforming manufacturing practices to mitigate climate change impacts.
• Extensive knowledge of best-practice sustainability programs, with hands-on experience in implementing these programs effectively.
• Comprehensive understanding and practical application of global standards related to socially responsible and ESG investing/reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of international product and packaging regulations, standards, and testing protocols.
• Expertise in material characteristics, construction techniques, and production processes, ensuring sustainability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Proven ability to approach problems methodically, anticipate challenges, and prioritize tasks to achieve effective solutions.
• A self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, able to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously without compromising on quality.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at various levels and driving sustainable initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities, enabling the development and execution of effective sustainability strategies.
• Over 10 years of experience in sustainability or product compliance within the retail or apparel industry.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in storyboarding and presenting, effectively conveying ideas and strategies to diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Schedule*
• Discretionary Paid Time Off*
• Summer Fridays*
• Healthcare Plans
• Employee Discounts
• 401k
• Annual Bonus Program
• Equity Program*
• And More