Sustainability Specialist

Job Summary:

Sustainability at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) encompasses our environmental and social initiatives. In this position, you will be focused primarily on implementing a new system to support traceability and reporting. This includes interacting with our supply chain partners in WSI’s key sourcing markets. You will support suppliers to onboard into the system, troubleshoot and review data. The data captured in the system will be used for responsibly sourced product tracking and reporting on sustainability goals. The data insights will inform WSI’s long term sustainability and sourcing strategy. You will contribute to the success of WSI's sustainability initiatives through the timely collection, management, and analysis of data from our supply chain partners.

An ideal candidate should have an interest in sustainability technology solutions and be comfortable working with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the WSI Sustainability team in achieving companywide and brand-specific goals related to responsible materials through implementation of a new technology platform for suppliers.
• Supplier communication about sustainability system purpose & expectations.
• Develop & execute supplier training & onboarding.
• Collaborate with business, IT & other teams; provide demos and internal training.
• Manage system, including monitoring deployment of system, resolve issues, gather feedback, and recommend changes.
• Help to maintain FAQ & user guides for system.
• Monitor supplier compliance - ensure suppliers are submitting data in a timely manner through the system’s task function & review submitted data.

Desired qualifications and competencies:

• Tertiary education in environmental sustainability, supply chain management, technology or related fields.
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in supply chain; experience in sustainability and traceability projects is an advantage.
• Detail oriented with proven analytical skills and experience processing large amounts of data to derive insight and develop recommendations for action.
• Independent and proactive in setting own goals and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
• Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills (+ Mandarin is an advantage to liaise with suppliers).