Product Sustainability & Compliance Assistant

Hunkemöller B.V.; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunkemöller invites applications for a Product Sustainability & Compliance Assistant. You will help translate sustainability goals into practical actions across products and packaging, collaborating with CSR, Buying, Technical, Design, and suppliers to strengthen processes and data quality.

You will monitor evolving legislation, contribute to traceability projects, and support ecodesign strategies to reduce lifecycle impacts. Excellent English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Passionate about sustainability and fashion.
• Good understanding of materials and product sustainability.
• HBO/Bachelor’s/Master’s in fashion business management, environmental studies, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal teams and suppliers on sustainability requirements and KPIs.
• Ensure data quality and readiness for traceability and reporting.
• Support preparation for the Digital Product Passport.
• Advise on lower-impact materials and ecodesign strategies across the product lifecycle.
• Monitor legislation and translate requirements into practical actions for the business.
• Support sustainability communications and guidance for stakeholders.
• Oversee chemical testing to meet safety standards.
• Assist with other sustainability-related projects.

Skills

Sustainability

Data analysis

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in fashion business management or environmental studies

Tools

Excel

Data systems

Job description

Product Sustainability & Compliance Assistant – Job Description

As Product Sustainability & Compliance Assistant, you will help turn Hunkemöller’s sustainability goals into practical action across products and packaging. You will work closely with CSR, Buying, Technical, Design, and suppliers to strengthen our sustainability and compliance processes, improve data and traceability, and prepare the business for evolving legislation.

What will you do?

Coordinate with internal teams and external suppliers to align Hunkemöller’s sustainability requirements, goals, and KPIs. Coordinate product and packaging data requirements, ensuring data quality, completeness, and readiness for traceability and reporting. Contribute to the supply chain traceability project in preparation for the Digital Product Passport. Help drive the adoption of preferred and lower-impact materials, while exploring other ecodesign strategies that reduce impacts across the full product lifecycle. Monitor emerging sustainability and product legislation and translate complex requirements into clear actions for the business. Contribute to internal sustainability communications and practical guidance for internal and external stakeholders. Monitor chemical product testing to ensure end products meet Hunkemöller’s chemical safety standards. Support other sustainability-related product and packaging projects.

About you!

You are passionate about sustainability and fashion, have a good understanding of materials, and are keen to build your knowledge of product legislation. You have an HBO, Bachelor’s, or Master’s level qualification in fashion business management, environmental studies, or a related field. You are well organized, able to prioritize your workload, and attentive to detail when working with certification processes and data. You are analytical and solution-oriented, with the ability to interpret complex requirements and translate them into practical actions. You can help develop and implement clear processes, guidance, and ways of working. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and can communicate clearly with colleagues, suppliers, and other stakeholders at all levels.

Our Company

Hunkemöller’s mission is to be a much loved, social and inclusive brand - powered by our people. We have over 900 stores in 15 countries and we are growing. Our plans to expand both in Europe and beyond provide exceptional opportunities for those with a passion for retail. Indeed, passion is one our six values: fun, inclusive, passionate, sexy, in-touch and inspiring. These values drive all we do and together with our growing commitment to the well-being of people, planet and communities, we are building a brand aligned to the demands of our global customers and those that work with us. Our USPs are many however, at the heart of what makes us special is a commitment to World-Class service, whatever the channel and wherever the store. This commitment extends to how we work with each other and creating a World-Class working environment. Hunkemöller is certified TOP EMPLOYER of the Netherlands (for the third time in a row) & Germany 2020, which underlines our people initiatives and achievements.