Circularity & CSR Manager

What you do

Keeping up to date with changes in National & EU Green Deal and Due Diligence regulatory legislation and guidelines and ensuring compliance with these regulations. Liaising with regulatory authorities, textile & PPE industry and sector federations, ... Offering advice about company policies, operating procedures, practices and systems. Manage implementation of EU Green Deal actions: Ecodesign aspects (such as product longevity, reliability, repairability, absence substances of concern, recyclability & recycled content, LCA calculations of environmental impacts,...), Extended Producers Responsibility, Product Digital Passport, Traceability & Transparency, ... including liaising with our IT department. Support our R&D, Design team, Product and Procurement Managers to continuously and proactively match market and regulatory standards. Coaching and providing advice about regulations to our stakeholders (customers, suppliers, subcontractors, manufacturing units, ...). Drafting of supporting evidence and support our Public Procurement business. Support our Corporate Sustainability Reporting.

Who you are

You have at least a Bachelor's degree (textiles / chemistry / ...) or several years of relevant experience. You have an analytical mind and strong negotiation skills. You are communicative, a problem solver and IT-minded. You have good knowledge of automating information flows, as well as strong Excel skills for analysing, organising and presenting data. You have a fluent knowledge of Dutch or English. Knowledge of French is a plus.

What to expect from us

A congestion free workplace in Ardooie. A job in a stable, growing, profitable, and international family business. A more than attractive salary package with fringe benefits such as meal vouchers, 13th month, group insurance, the possibility of a hospitalisation insurance, the possibility of bicycle lease and flexible remuneration, ... Working in an innovative company that continuously invests in new products, installations, and most importantly: people A flexible timetable with respect to a good work-life balance Freely scheduled leave. Partly teleworking possible. Room for taking initiative. The opportunity to learn and grow through internal and external training sessions. Contemporary working environment and offices. Fun company events. Last but not least: fantastic passioenate colleagues who go for it daily

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