Sustainability Manager

at  Uniqlo Canada

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Sustainability Manager will report to the local Head of Sustainability and will be responsible for managing all country-related sustainability initiatives, communications, reporting, administration and volunteer opportunities among other things. The Manager will also help strengthen relationships with our key stakeholders, identify and build new ones together with the department head.
The ultimate goal of this role is to “Unlock the Power of Clothing” across the 3 pillars of People Planet and Society while ensuring that employees and customers in Europe fully appreciate UNIQLO’s sustainability strategy. By enhancing the impact and visibility of sustainability actions (and basic internal awareness of sustainability) the manager will help attract new customers, enhance loyalty, increase staff pride and retention and bolster our brand and business reputation. In other words, delivering measurable impact - in partnership with other departments – is how success will be measured.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• A minimum of 3- 5 years working in corporate sustainability, ESG, environmental management or related areas, preferably in the retail or consumer goods sector, ideally clothing/fashion
• Excellent understanding of best practices and trends in sustainability.
• Demonstrated experience leading sustainability projects within a commercial environment, with a technical and/or legal understanding of key sustainability issues.
• Strong business acumen, communication, interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills – KPI-driven
• Experience working with people from other cultures
• A strong understanding of sustainability topics, with an ability to drive change.
• Ability to articulate complex topics in a clear way, as well as engage and discuss within all levels of the organization using relevant metrics – ROI, customer voices and so on.
  UNIQLO Canada is an equal-opportunity employer. UNIQLO Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates persons with disabilities. Candidates who are selected for interviews should advise us if they require accommodation

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