Sr. Professional, Sustainability
Sr. Professional, Sustainability
Values & Innovation
At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.
Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.
Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.
If you are a current Under Armour teammate, apply to this position on the Internal Career Site Here.
Purpose of Role
The Senior Professional will lead a robust Social Sustainability Assessment Program to help ensure human rights due diligence and to drive continuous improvement on working condition for supply chain and to assure the quality work and develop capacity building activities for social compliance assessors and Management Action Plan(MAP) service providers. The Senior Professional will also provide clerical, research, analytical and administrative support in the assigned regions and will directly work with sourcing team, suppliers, agents, and licensors/licensees to support supply chain sustainability performance targets monitoring and tracking.
Your Impact
Assessment Program Management:
- Partner with the social and labor team to develop the assessment strategy and optimize the assessment program including but not limited to UA own assessment protocol (UASATR), Social Labor Convergency Program (SLCP verification), Fair Labor Association assessment, Better Work Assessment
- Schedule, track and communicate with third party audit firms on different types of social assessments throughout the supply chain
- Manage the third-party auditing firms and audit quality control
Remediation and Capability Building:
- Oversee the service providers to manage the MAP/remediation process and ensure that all issues identified in MAPs are closed out timely
- Drive social sustainability issues’ remediation by advising on recommendations, negotiating timeframes, sharing experiences and best practices, and helping management locate the necessary expertise
- Manage all on-boarding factories remediation for authorization.
Platform/system Management:
- Manage, maintain, and configure the platforms to support assessments and remediation, including cr360, myFLA, Wordly and Better Work Portal.
Qualification
- Superior data analysis and communications skills, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, experience with Tableau, Power BI and/or sustainability-specific data platforms
- Excellent command of English as well as a second language (Fluency in Chinese important)
- Solid system and processes management and organizational skills
- Attention to detail and quality management
- Strong interpersonal skills with an openness to receiving and giving constructive feedback
- Flexible work style and an ability to adapt and respond quickly to shifting priorities, and to identify and propose solutions to related challenges
- Certifications related to international labor standards/human rights and sustainability
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum BA/BS in Sustainability/CR/Human Rights Management
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience with a proven record in human rights field, in-depth knowledge of labor, environmental, health and safety issues; social compliance auditing management experience preferable
Our Commitment to Diversity
At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
Kowloon Bay, HK