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Manager, Sourcing - Sustainability

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Department: Sourcing Reports to: VP, Sourcing (report to Senior Director once hired) Location: Hong Kong Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: As Manager, Sourcing - Sustainability, you will play an essential role in integrating our sustainability principles and practices into the sourcing practices and…

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Department: Sourcing

Reports to: VP, Sourcing (report to Senior Director once hired)

Location: Hong Kong

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As Manager, Sourcing - Sustainability, you will play an essential role in integrating our sustainability principles and practices into the sourcing practices and supply base. You will be a key contributor to our environmental initiatives and projects, supporting our sustainability team in driving progress and performance of the supply base. You will use creative means to influence, train, collaborate and communicate clearly to gain buy in, drive action, and provide updates to internal teams at Arc’teryx, and with the suppliers themselves. You’ll work at a system level to understand our role and identify opportunities to minimize our environmental impact and drive positive outcomes.

This role is based out of our Arc’teryx Hong Kong office.

Candidates must be eligible to work in Hong Kong.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Sourcing Team builds and executes a sustainable global sourcing strategy that enables us to deliver exceptional product on time with the right quality and cost. You will partner internally with Design, Product Development, Raw Materials, Quality, Product Sourcing and Supply Planning, and Sustainability as well as externally with our vendor partners to execute our strategy.

Collaborating with stakeholders in the development and execution of Arc’teryx’s supply chain environmental impact programs with a heavy emphasis on progress towards our Scope 3 emissions reduction goals

Connecting our sustainability goals, objectives and KPIs with overall business objectives and sourcing strategies

Establishing, coaching and guiding a high-performing team to achieve our sustainability goals

Identifying and evaluating suppliers based on sustainability criteria such as environmental impact, social responsibility, and ethical practices

Developing relationships with suppliers to implement sustainability initiatives and drive improvements in their sustainability performance

Supporting Vendor Sourcing on researching and identifying suppliers with good sustainability practices, including renewable energy program, eco-friendly manufacturing and social responsibility

Collaborating with Sustainability Team and other internal stakeholders to develop sustainable and responsible procurement policies and guidelines

Establishing Arc’teryx key performance indicators to measure the sustainability performance of suppliers and the overall sourcing function

Analyzing data to identify areas for improvement and develop Arc’teryx strategies to address gaps in sustainability performance

Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain

Working closely with the Amer Sports Global Sourcing Vendor Sustainability team on quarterly business reviews and training/capacity building

Adhering to negotiated lead times and balanced annual capacities to expedite responsible purchasing practices as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy

Contributing to the development and execution of our climate roadmap within the scope of supply chain

Developing a differentiated sustainability roadmap for each supplier in support of our supply base’s drive towards industry leading environmental and social labor practices

Assessing and mitigating sustainability-related risks within the supply chain

You have a Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Supply Chain Management or Engineering

You have 5+ years experience in procurement, supply chain management or sustainability including 3+ years’ experience in people leadership

You have a strong understanding of sustainability principles, regulations, and best practices

You have strong digital dexterity, including the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and leverage data

You have proven business acumen and analytical skills to make data-driven decisions

You have excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills

You are a change agent in setting a clear vision, aligning stakeholders around common objectives, and fostering commitment to these objectives

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions

Your passion for sustainability is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it