Assistant Compliance Technologist

ASOS.com; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Employee sample sales

25 days annual leave + extra day

Private medical care

Fixed annual payment

Learning opportunities

Job summary

ASOS is seeking a Sustainability Compliance professional to drive ZDHC initiatives and oversee supplier audits across fabric, chemical, and animal materials. You will contribute to data-driven governance and external reporting while collaborating with multiple teams to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong analytical skills, familiarity with REACH/Prop 65 standards, and a proactive approach to risk assessment in a fast-paced fashion environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in fashion, retail or sustainability preferred.
• Understanding of ZDHC, REACH, Prop 65 and related standards.
• Knowledge of supply chains and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in driving ZDHC compliance initiatives and reporting.
• Support chemical compliance and animal welfare training programs.
• Implement ACCT program and manage auditing.
• Assist in fabric team ACFT supplier auditing and reporting.
• Oversee chemical surveillance and risk benchmarking of suppliers.
• Lead due diligence risk assessments and communicate findings.
• Collaborate with retail teams to address supplier failures.
• Support mapping of animal materials and maintain trackers.
• Lead weekly Proposition 65 and material reporting for compliance.
• Produce audit-ready data and support governance and external reporting.
• Maintain supplier databases and trackers.
• Review legislation and assess risks for new opportunities in chemical compliance.
• Support policies and internal guidance documents.
• Assist with questions on chemical and animal materials compliance.
• Support team on fabric and sustainability tasks when required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We're ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. We're Disability Confident Committed - let our Talent team know if you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process

Job Description

What you'll be doing...

• Assist in driving business initiatives related to ZDHC compliance. Mapping and tracking the wet facilities chemical input and water stewardship. Driving better safer chemistry and working on the circularity project. Providing ZDHC program reporting.
• Support the delivery of chemical compliance, and animal welfare training programs for ASOS employees, Suppliers and 3rd Party Brands, emphasising the importance of chemical management and supply chain traceability.
• Implement the ASOS ACCT program, with managing the auditing.
• Assist in the fabric team ACFT supplier auditing and reporting.
• Assist in overseeing the chemical surveillance program, ensuring suppliers and 3rd Party Brands are appropriately monitored and benchmarked by risk.
• Lead and maintain the due diligence risk assessments. Communicate summaries of compliance to key stake holders and providing guidance for corrective actions to the suppliers.
• Collaborate with retail teams to develop and execute short-term corrective action plans in response to supplier failures.
• Assist mapping of animal materials with monitoring & maintaining trackers. Undertaking competitive research analyst.
• Assist the fabric team on brand collaboration fabric testing and project reporting.
• Lead weekly Proposition 65, due diligence and fabric material reporting to support compliance monitoring, regulatory assessments, and risk management activities.
• Produce audit-ready data & documentation to support internal governance and external reporting requirements
• Support reporting to external bodies including Textile Genesis/ GCS.
• Maintain accurate supplier databases, trackers and critical paths.
• Help review legislation and assess risks associated with new business opportunities in chemical compliance and labelling.
• Assist with maintaining policies, procedures and internal guidance documents
• Support retail teams on compliance questions within chemical and animal materials.
• As part of wider technical team, you are required to support the team in product related tasks on fabric and sustainability as and when required.

Qualifications

Who we'd like to meet...

• Experience working in fashion, retail or sustainability preferred but not compulsory
• Understanding of:
  • Relevant regulations and compliance standards (e.g., ZDHC, REACH, Prop 65,).
  • Materials standards and certification – Textile Exchange, GCS.
  • Supply chains and manufacturing processes
• Excellent organisational skills, highly detail focused and able to manage multiple deadlines effectively
• Confident working with data and automation with good understanding of Microsoft Office programmes including Excel
• Clear, confident communication skills, building positive relationships and collaborating with ease
• Comfortable working independently but love being part of a supportive, collaborative team culture

Additional Information

BeneFITS’

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Private medical care scheme
• Fixed Annual Payment in addition to your salary each year, it's just an extra thank you from us
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role.