Company Overview:
Humanscale is the premier designer and manufacturer of ergonomic products that improve health and comfort at work. We have a focus on sustainability with 70% of our products currently certified as having a Net Positive impact on the environment. Our award-winning office products – seating, sit/stand desks, technology support and lighting – have led the industry in performance and simplicity for over 40 years.
Overview:
At Humanscale, we’re passionate about creating beautiful products that keep people healthy while protecting the earth at the same time. The Sustainability Compliance Specialist will play a key role in assuring the sustainability of our products and our operations. The individual will work closely with our sourcing, production, and supply chain to ensure regulatory compliance and to help support our current sustainability certifications. They will use insights gained from the compliance process to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation to provide input into the future of sustainability at Humanscale and ensure we continue to be at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with suppliers through multiple tiers to gather sustainability data, such as product material ingredients.
• Maintain the integrity of data gathered; ensure it is updated to reflect relevant changes within the business.
• Coordinate sustainability certification, including working with internal teams to meet the requirements, preparing documentation, facilitating the audit.
• Perform supplier social and environmental risk assessments. In collaboration with the Supplier Quality team, ensure supplier social and environmental audits are completed.
• Engage suppliers in pursuing Science Based Targets in alignment with Humanscale’s SBTi approved supplier engagement goal.
• Implement continuous improvement projects in collaboration with our factories, suppliers, and engineers.

Qualifications:

• Passion for sustainable innovation
• 5 years of experience in sustainability compliance
• Bachelor’s (minimum) or Master’s (preferred) degree in a related field, such as material science, industrial design, engineering, sustainable manufacturing, or environmental science
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Tenacity and creativity in motivating and soliciting responses from others
• Ability to synthesize complex information, perform analysis, and prepare documentation
• Organized, with a strong capacity for systems thinking
• Experience with supply chains for manufacturing

• Communicate with suppliers through multiple tiers to gather sustainability data, such as product material ingredients.
• Maintain the integrity of data gathered; ensure it is updated to reflect relevant changes within the business.
• Coordinate sustainability certification, including working with internal teams to meet the requirements, preparing documentation, facilitating the audit.
• Perform supplier social and environmental risk assessments. In collaboration with the Supplier Quality team, ensure supplier social and environmental audits are completed.
• Engage suppliers in pursuing Science Based Targets in alignment with Humanscale’s SBTi approved supplier engagement goal.
• Implement continuous improvement projects in collaboration with our factories, suppliers, and engineers