Compliance & Sustainability Manager

Hybrid | Mon & Friday from the office in Peterborough - must live close enough to commute to the office

At Kyoto, we are a rapidly expanding furniture manufacturer and wholesaler, dedicated to enhancing sustainability efforts and maintaining a responsibly managed supply chain.

We are excited to invite a passionate Compliance and Sustainability Manager to join our team and help shape the future of our organisation.

In this role, you will work closely with our Senior Leadership Team to further champion the integration of established ethical and sustainable practices across our operations. Your responsibilities will involve periodic travel to the Far East, where you will evaluate new suppliers and oversee existing factories, ensuring that our high standards of compliance with ethical practices, quality requirements, and customer expectations are consistently met.

While we prefer candidates with experience in a compliance role within the furniture industry, we also welcome applications from individuals in other sectors with strong backgrounds in compliance, sustainability, or supply chain management.

• Sustainability Initiatives: Identify and implement sustainable practices, track progress, and report outcomes to internal and external stakeholders, building upon our existing sustainability framework.
• Supplier Compliance: Assess supplier practices, manage risks, and ensure adherence to our established ethical standards and customer and regulatory requirements.
• Supply Chain Oversight: Document and analyse supply chains through tier management, mapping, and comprehensive documentation reviews to ensure best practices.
• Commercial Focus: Promote sustainability while offering commercially viable solutions that align with budgetary considerations and business needs.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to enhance the supply chain, focusing on waste reduction, packaging optimisation, and implementing sustainable practices like FSC certification and circularity in product design and lifecycle management.
• Policy Development: Collaborate with teams in the Far East to enhance our robust policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and ethical practices are embedded in our operations.
• Quality Assurance: Uphold quality through rigorous factory processes and audits that align with our specific customer standards and expectations.
• Technical Expertise: Serve as the go-to resource for the latest sustainability technologies and techniques, fostering innovation in sustainability practices.
• Environmental and Ethical Management: Oversee compliance with established environmental and ethical practices, aligning with frameworks such as HIGG, EUDR, SMETA, and other customer-specific action plans.
• Customer Engagement: Facilitate customer meetings as the technical expert, demonstrating your knowledge and providing effective solutions that reflect our commitment to quality and compliance.
• Internal Training and Development: Design and deliver training programmes to enhance awareness of sustainability and compliance practices throughout the organisation.

We are looking for an effective relationship builder who can collaborate with customers, internal teams, and external partners. If you have a passion for sustainability, a strong knowledge of compliance practices, and commercial acumen, we want to hear from you!

If you’re ready to drive meaningful change and further enhance our sustainability initiatives, we encourage you to apply. Join our talented team at Kyoto—this is an exciting time to be part of our growth and expansion, and we look forward to welcoming someone who shares our commitment to excellence!

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