Sustainable Materials Partner (3 month FTC)

asos.com Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical care scheme

Flexible benefits allowance

Job summary

ASOS is seeking a Sustainable Materials Partner to provide short-term support to the Sustainable Product Team. This three‑month role focuses on implementing activities across materials data, supplier certification and transition programmes within ASOS’ supply chain.

You’ll enrol priority suppliers, coordinate readiness assessments, arrange meetings, maintain trackers and ensure timely follow‑up. Strong Excel skills and 3+ years in sustainability projects are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in sustainability, responsible sourcing, materials, supply‑chain or certification projects within fashion, apparel or retail.
• Good understanding of sustainable fibres, chain‑of‑custody standards or fashion supply‑chain tiers.
• Strong organisational and project‑coordination skills, with the ability to manage trackers, deadlines and a high volume of supplier follow‑up.
• Confident working with supplier, material and certification data, with strong attention to detail and proficiency in Excel or similar tools.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and confidence engaging with suppliers and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Able to work independently, identify issues early and deliver accurate outputs at pace within a short‑term assignment.

Responsibilities

• Support enrolment of priority fabric and garment suppliers into the sustainable materials transition programme.
• Coordinate supplier readiness assessments, issue information requests and track responses, actions and completion status.
• Arrange supplier meetings and training, prepare materials, capture actions and follow up to agreed deadlines.
• Maintain progress trackers and escalate delivery risks, missing information and overdue actions to relevant stakeholders.
• Assess sustainable materials and certification data across polyester, cotton and MMCF against agreed requirements.
• Check certification scope, validity and supporting documentation, recording gaps and coordinating follow‑up with suppliers and internal teams.
• Complete data cleansing, validation and reconciliation to improve accuracy and audit readiness.
• Prepare regular updates, highlighting completion against scope, outstanding gaps, blockers and required decisions.

Skills

Sustainability

Project coordination

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

• Full-time

Company 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

THE ROLE

We are looking for an organised and proactive Sustainable Materials Partner to provide short-term delivery support to the Sustainable Product Team. This role will help accelerate priority supplier, data and certification activities through hands‑on coordination, accurate record keeping and timely follow‑up.

The role is a three-month temporary contract reporting to the Senior Sustainability Partner. It will focus on completing defined implementation activities that contribute to Sustainable Materials transformation and assessment of sustainable materials data and certifications across ASOS supply chain.

What you’ll be doing…

• Support the enrolment of priority fabric and garment suppliers into the sustainable materials transition programme.
• Coordinate supplier readiness assessments, issue information requests and track responses, actions and completion status.
• Arrange supplier meetings and training, prepare materials, capture actions and follow up to agreed deadlines.
• Maintain progress trackers and escalate delivery risks, missing information and overdue actions to relevant stakeholders.
• Assess sustainable materials and certification data across polyester, cotton and MMCF against agreed requirements.
• Check certification scope, validity and supporting documentation, recording gaps and coordinating follow‑up with suppliers and internal teams.
• Complete data cleansing, validation and reconciliation to improve accuracy and audit readiness.
• Prepare regular updates, highlighting completion against scope, outstanding gaps, blockers and required decisions.

Qualifications

Who we'd like to meet...

• 3+ years’ experience in sustainability, responsible sourcing, materials, supply‑chain or certification projects within fashion, apparel or retail.
• Good understanding of sustainable fibres, chain‑of‑custody standards or fashion supply‑chain tiers.
• Strong organisational and project‑coordination skills, with the ability to manage trackers, deadlines and a high volume of supplier follow‑up.
• Confident working with supplier, material and certification data, with strong attention to detail and proficiency in Excel or similar tools.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and confidence engaging with suppliers and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Able to work independently, identify issues early and deliver accurate outputs at pace within a short‑term assignment.

Additional Information

• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical care scheme
• Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in‑the‑moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role.