Supply Chain and Ethical Coordinator (maternity cover) (OSC)
Posted 1 week ago by Mountain Equipment
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Hyde, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Supply Chain and Ethical Coordinator role at Outdoor & Sports Company Limited involves overseeing ethical trade and factory conditions within the supply chain while collaborating with various stakeholders. The position is focused on driving ethical and environmental standards, managing audits, and supporting supplier onboarding. This is a maternity cover position that requires a detail-oriented individual with experience in supply chain management, particularly in the apparel sector. The role is based in Hyde, Greater Manchester, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess the company’s current ethical trade and factory conditions across the supply chain.
- Lead, monitor, and drive ethical and environmental standards within the supply chain.
- Manage factory social and safety certification standards and set up annual auditing and training.
- Review and follow up on audits, supporting factories and tracking progress.
- Support onboarding of new suppliers and implementation of processes.
- Work closely with the Sustainability Manager and Commercial Directors to enhance oversight of supplier impacts.
- Assist in communicating activities in annual reports at both brand and company levels.
Key Skills:
- Educated to degree level or similar qualification in a related field.
- 1-3 years’ experience in a supply chain role.
- Knowledge of monitoring and managing audits or supplier assessments.
- Experience in Apparel / Sewn goods supply chain.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple networks.
- Highly organized with attention to detail and initiative.
- Strong communication skills at all levels with professionalism and commitment.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Hyde
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Outdoor & Sports Company Limited is the holding company that operates the outdoor brands Mountain Equipment and Sprayway, and running brand Ronhill. We are looking for a Supply Chain and Ethical Coordinator to join our team on maternity cover. Reporting to the Sustainability Manager, the candidate will be someone who is passionate about people, product, and the environment. You will work collaboratively across our business and with external partners, acting as a vital link within the OSC group. You will be responsible for assessing current practice and conditions, mitigating risk and keeping accurate records.
The Role
- Work with all staff across OSC and our suppliers to assess the company’s current ethical trade and factory conditions across our supply chain.
- Lead, monitor and drive ethical and environmental standards within our supply chain by working with the Fair Wear Foundation, Commercial Directors, external stakeholders and our supply chain.
- To manage factory social and safety certification standards, set up appropriate annual auditing and training as appropriate.
- Review and follow up on audits in a timely manner, supporting factories and tracking progress.
- Support onboarding of new suppliers, new countries and implementation of processes.
- Work closely with the Sustainability Manager and Commercial Directors to introduce greater oversight into the ethical and environmental impacts of our suppliers.
- Assist in the communication of our activity, including within annual reports, at both a brand and company level.
The Candidate
- Educated to degree level, or a similar level qualification in a related field.
- You should ideally have a minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in a supply chain role.
- Knowledge of monitoring and managing audits, or similar types of supplier assessments.
- Experience in Apparel / Sewn goods supply chain.
- Experience in working and collaborating with teams across multiple networks.
- Is highly organised, obsessive about detail and takes initiative.
- Ability to communicate confidently at all levels, with professionalism, knowledge and commitment as a spokesperson for all OSC brands.
Location
This is a fixed full-time position based in Hyde, Greater Manchester, with some home-office working. We operate a hybrid working scheme requiring you to be in the office 3 days per week. In addition to this, we offer a range of other benefits, including a company pension scheme, healthcare and a generous staff discount on clothing and equipment.
How to Apply
Please send a copy of your CV, details of your current salary or salary expectation, along with a covering letter to vacancy@oscltd.co.uk
Closing Date
The closing date for applications is 7th September 2025. Please note, if a suitable applicant is found, we may close applications early.