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 and post-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 post-industrial or post-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 Vietnams 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.
Competencies required
- Textile waste procurement & vendor management.
- Contract negotiation & supply chain traceability.
- Regulatory compliance.
- Data-driven reporting & waste tracking.
- Cross-cultural stakeholder engagement.
- Circular economy & recycling partnerships & Sustainability frameworks.
Work Experience
- Procurement Manager experience 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 Vietnams textile hubs and familiarity with export-oriented supply chain.
Education & Qualifications 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.
- Professionalism, good teamworking skills and flexibility.
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&aposll 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.
