About our Company
Recover is a leading materials science company and global producer of low-impact, high-quality recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends.
Our Purpose
We enable large-scale sustainable change in fashion through business value & inspiration.
Your role purpose
- Identify and establish partnerships with waste collectors, traders, garment factories, mills, brands, retailers, and sorting facilities that generate textile waste (pre-consumer)
- Negotiate contracts for consistent supply of waste materials (e.g., cutting scraps, deadstock, unsold inventory, post-use garments).
- Develop a reliable vendor base while ensuring ethical and legal compliance.
Your Essential Duties and Responsiblities
Waste Sourcing & Procurement
- Identify, evaluate, and secure industrial or pre-consumer textile waste streams (cotton, polyester, blended fabrics) from waste collectors, traders, garment factories, mills, and industrial parks.
- Develop supplier relationships with manufacturers, collection centers, and recyclers in Vietnam's textile hub.
- Negotiate contracts ensuring cost-efficiency, transparency, and compliance with national regulations.
Partnerships & Circular Supply Chains
- Collaborate with Brands, stakeholders, sustainable organizations,to match waste streams with the company technology and specific recycling solutions.
- Work with international buyers and brands to align waste procurement with global sustainability standards.
- Maintain a directory of licensed textile waste handlers and engage with both formal and informal sectors.
Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure procurement practices adhere to local waste regulations.
- Use digital tools (e.g., T-Waste Tracker: GIZ) for monitoring, reporting, and traceability of textile waste.
- Provide data and reporting to Global Headquarters of the company.
- Supply Chain Quality support on training, cleaning, sorting & segregation Development in VN Market
- Support and lead the development of a trustable efficient and loyal supply chain under company strict quality requirements.
- Ensure raw waste inputs match technical requirements.
- Being the primary interlocutor with supply chain.
Education & Qualification Requirements
- Education: Degree in Supply Chain Management, Environmental Engineering, Textile Technology, or related fields.
- Languages: Proficient in English (mandatory for global reporting & partnerships)
- Mindset: Strategic, solutions-oriented, passionate about negotiation, sustainability, sourcing.
- Strong personality and strong leadership skill.
Competencies required
- Textile waste procurement & supplier management.
- Contract negotiation & supply chain traceability.
- Data-driven reporting & waste tracking.
- Cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
- Circular economy & recycling partnerships & Sustainability frameworks.
- Regulatory compliance is a plus.
Work Experience required
- Procurement Manager in apparel or textile manufacturing (57 years).
- Experience working with waste collectors, global brands, local recyclers, or NGOs (e.g., IDH, GIZ, GreenID, VITAS).
- Proven track record in waste sourcing.
- Strong network in Vietnam's textile hubs and familiarity with export-oriented supply chain.
What we Offer
At Recover, we offer an inspiring, innovative and purpose-driven work environment where you can be yourself, grow, and make an impact. As part of an international team of over 300 talented professionals from 16+ nationalities, you'll collaborate with diverse, motivated, and talented colleagues who are passionate about driving sustainable change.
We believe in fostering a flexible, innovative, and growth-oriented mindset, driven by a meaningful purpose: to enable large-scale sustainable change through business value and inspiration. This ambition fuels everything we do, inspiring us to contribute and growth.
Our corporate values
Care, Brave, Curious, Get it Done
Recover provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic.
