Responsibilities

• Oversee collection and management of data related to suppliers’ environmental impacts, including the deployment of the Higg FEM/vFEM
• Analyze impact data to drive regional strategy
• Assess industry partnerships and initiatives related to facility-level impact reduction, and provide recommendations on participation
• Guide and oversee the creation and completion of facility improvement plans
• Manage the execution of initiatives at key facilities
• Identify gaps in facility improvement capability and areas of potential collaboration between Fanatics and suppliers
• Support Environment lead in conducting regular risk assessments and establishing environmental compliance guidelines for suppliers
• Oversee any process/verification requirements related to environmental certifications and claims
• Collaborate with the Traceability team to deploy environmental programs to upstream facilities

• Passion and commitment to sustainable business practices
• 5+ years-experience in the sustainability field, ideally including experience within a brand and/or experience in facility-level sustainability operations, environmental engineering, or a related field
• Strong understanding of and experience with industry best practices in developing and scaling environment programs for manufacturing facilities, and the key institutions and regional/global organizations that work in the environment space
• Proven track record of upstream supply chain stakeholder engagement and collaboration
• Working knowledge of apparel manufacturing impacts related to climate/energy, water/wastewater, waste, and biodiversity (among others)
• Experience with Higg FEM and facility-level environment certifications preferred
• Experience quality reviewing/refining data
• Excellent organizational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working within a global team
• Ability and willingness to undertake diverse projects
• Capacity to deal with ambiguity
• Ability to travel when needed