Footwear CSR Coordinator

LACOSTE

At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste liberates and creates movement.

Both universal and timeless, it crosses cultures, oceans and generations to inspire each and every person.

Two Lacoste items are sold every second in the world.

As a global brand, our 8,500 team members are present in more than 100 countries, on all continents. We offer a wide range of jobs, from manufacturing to omnichannel distribution. We provide to our customers a complete range of products: apparel, footwear, leather goods, underwear, fragrances, eyewear and watches, all of them being developed with a unique savoir faire, in the most qualitative, responsible and ethical way.

Working at Lacoste belongs to a community of talents on the move to build the future. We foster equal opportunities to gather promising people regardless of their differences.

Together we can make our crocodile always greater to have a meaningful impact: on the fashion industry and on society.

Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionate people of the MF Brands Group, alongside with Aigle, Gant, Tecnifibre (https://mf-brands.com/)

CONTEXT AND PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Lacoste is willing to ensure a Durable Elegance through the ages. With its eponym sustainability strategy, our brand committed on 3 pillars: develop People, support Communities & improve Planet conditions.

With this position, you will be part of the Quality & CSR department, in Operations (Production & Supply Chain). This department is accountable for the achievement of goals set in the Durable Elegance strategy, related to the manufacturing practices and the products.

You will report to the Global CSR Coordinator and will be in close contacts with our teams in France, Hong-Kong, China, as well as with our factories & markets worldwide.

By joining us, you will become a true stakeholder of Lacoste social & ecological transition!

MAIN REPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for the implementation of the Lacoste compliance policy – part of the pillars of Durable Elegance – on the following fields:

• Social
• Environmental
• Technical

This policy applies to all Tiers in Lacoste supply chain – from farms to garment-makers – and for Footwear products.

Your main tasks will be the following:

- Factory mapping: identify and update all active factories

- Identify audit needs, define a roadmap for the year prioritizing the most urgent and critical ones

- Launch audits:

o Get factories details.

o Onboard factories on price, audit availability, equivalences, results, Corrective Action Plan management.

o Plan audits with third parties.

o Analyze results & validation.

o Update Lacoste systems with results.

o Corrective Action Plan follow-up.

- Follow-up, reporting and communication on compliance performance through Lacoste KPIs (e.g. Number of performed audits, % of compliance, split of factories compliance performance)

- Continuous improvement propositions (tools, new approaches)

- Ensure data consistency in our systems (process development, random check)

MAIN SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Hard skills:

Must have:

- Compliance background: knowledge of international standards on human rights & environment, ability to implement audit processes.

- Knowledge on Social & environmental risks in textile/footwear industry

- Master degree (Business, Legal, Environment, CSR, QHSE)

- Fluent in English

Nice to have:

- Technical Footwear background: technical knowledge on processes & fabrics

- Excel, Powerpoint

Soft skills:

Must have:

- Project Management: good organization, tasks phasing, deadlines anticipation, etc.

- Tenacity: never give up! Ecological & Social transition is a long journey

- Team spirit: you will work with many stakeholders in a transversal way, so you will need to use your soft power to gather everyone and reach your goals

- Daring: don't hesitate in proposing improvement options, it will be appreciated

- Elegance: we need someone with good interpersonal relationships, able to easily communicate with a wide range of stakeholders from different countries.

- Wish and availability to travel

Nice to have:

- Presentation skills (oral & written): Powerpoint or any other tool

- Negotiation to make sure factories meet our requirements

- Capacity to sum-up and use data from various sources

- Critical spirit: Someone able to challenge others ideas

- Curious

- Positive mindset

At Lacoste, we are committed to making equal opportunities a reality.

Inherited from our unique vision of fashion-sport, equal opportunities move us forward and our recruitment methods follow this commitment by focusing on skills and embracing all types of talents.

We commit to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where elegance goes beyond style and where each of us is given the chance to fulfill our greatest potential.