Key Purpose of the Job:

Passionately exuding our organizational values, the Sustainable Operations Specialist is accountable for driving improvements at VF partner factories in all responsible sourcing topics, including fire safety, electrical safety, worker safety, chemistry, environmental and social sustainability, traceability and sustainable living environments.

• Electrical Safety and Energy Efficiency  
  • Support VF Responsible Sourcing team t, evaluate, improve the electrical safety system and electrical management system including the Total Preventive Maintenance at  VF’s suppliers ( e.g. do assessment, prepare corrective action plan, support the factory to complete the plan, follow-up and verify all actions taken by the factory, provide trainings and capacity building….)
  • Responsible for rolling out of the energy efficiency program, support in feasibility study, support on developing energy improvement plan, provide technical supports to help them  achieve their energy improvement targets
• Compliance and Life Safety
  • Support VF compliance department to build awareness at factory locations about VF audit protocol. ( e.g. delivery of training to factory, assist the development of Corrective Action Plan, serving as consultant to CSR relevant policy development & implementation in the factory)
  • Support VF’s life safety programs at factory locations by building awareness and management systems to address key electrical, fire safety issues. ( e.g. develop & delivery training to factory, helping factory to roll out the life safety program in the factory)
• Environmental & Social Sustainability
  • Ensure factory location’s understanding of Higg Index Environmental and Social Modules
  • Review and evaluate Higg Index Environmental and Social Modules self-assessments
  • Perform gap/root-cause analysis on factory location’s environmental and social sustainability based on Higg Index Environmental and Social Modules
  • Drive improved environmental and social sustainability performance at factory locations by proactively working with factory management to build Management Systems
  • Engage factory location employee base directly by providing training sessions as required
  • Track and report progress through use of Higg Index Environmental and Social Modules
  • Maintain awareness of key sustainability trends in Greater China and internationally
  • Build agreed HIGG index targets and a road map for the factory to reach the target
• Sustainable Living Environments
  • Build, through research and external support, a comprehensive understanding of the worker livelihood challenges in their local community
  • Develop a Sustainable Living Environments (SLE) approach, based on VF’s Responsible Sourcing strategies, to continuously improve workers’ livelihood
  • Facilitate the SLE project to drive well-being community
  • Regularly review performance with factory and VF management, along with workers themselves, to ensure the SLE programs are improving the workers lives and creating value at the factory
• Chemistry
  • Provide training and capacity building to support factory with implementation of VF’s Chem-IQ program
  • Reporting to Product and Raw Material Stewardship department for Chem-IQ implementation
• Product and Raw Material Stewardship:
  • Support department’s objectives regarding traceability of product and raw materials at factory locations
  • Data verification through on-site visits and
  • Helping factory to roll out the relevant programs

 Major Challenge: Significant domestic travel (more than 60%); occasional international travel 

Major Challenge: Significant domestic travel (more than 60%); occasional international travel 

Minimum Academic Requirement: Bachelor or above

Major Subject: Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

External Communication Required:  Factory owner, manager, supervisor, workers.

Frequency:  Often

Required Professional Qualification:

1. Wrap certified auditor is plus

2. Certified external / internal auditor of ISO 14001 is plus

Party of Internal Communication & Degree of Difficulty:

• Team leader of Business unit
• Subordinates
• Cross-functional team
• Required Competencies:
  • Building Partnership: Strong interpersonal skills (particularly the ability to work collaboratively with and influence others)
  • Decision Making: Makes decisions that integrate CSR into business in a sustainable way
  • Adaptability: Exemplifies working style that can adapt to suit the situation, and inspire, influence and motivate others to perform
  • Driving for results 
  • Continuous learning
  • Develop operational excellence that takes a multi-functional perspective on implementation issues.   
  • Recognition of the trends in social and environmental issues and how they impact on business performance.
• Required Special Skills:
  • Excellent in PowerPoint, Excel, Word
  • Excellent analytical skills   
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral