Supply Chain Compliance Specialist

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Description:

Location:Calzaturificio Re Marcello, Vigevano, Pavia

Department : Compliance, Re Marcello

Reports to: Plant Manager, Re Marcello

Direct Reports: NA

Working pattern: 5 days per week, on-site

Our Values:

• Every day the energy, creativity and passion of Manolo Blahnik permeates through our business.
• We believe in the artist and the artisan; we are innovative while still protecting our heritage.
• We strive for timeless beauty and quality craftmanship.
• We celebrate curiosity and believe in working proactively and being solution focused.
• We believe in upholding family values; we treat everyone with honesty, respect and kindness while nurturing our teams to deliver excellence.
• We believe in making people smile.

Calzaturificio Re Marcello specialises in the production of high-quality, handcrafted footwear, and is a leader in the Italian women’s footwear sector. Acquired by Manolo Blahnik in 2019, the acquisition integrated the expertise and craftsmanship of highly skilled artisans into the Blahnik group, with the goal of preserving and advancing the art of shoemaking for future generations.

Purpose:

The Supply Chain Compliance Specialist is responsible for planning, conducting, and reporting on existing supply chain compliance across a portfolio of 10 manufacturers up to (but not limited to) 60 subcontractors, and material component suppliers operating predominately in Italy as well as onboarding new suppliers with support and guidance from Legal. This role ensures that all approved and prospective suppliers consistently meet all the company's compliance policies including but not limited to labour, ethical, health & safety and environmental,

The role is central to the integrity of the Company's supplier onboarding programme and ongoing supply chain governance, covering shoe manufacturing, raw material and transformational suppliers. The Supply Chain Compliance Specialist operates autonomously in the field, exercising solid professional judgement to protect the company's supply chain and reputation.

This role will be partly split between managing Re Marcello direct supply chain estimated 60% and supporting Manolo Blahnik with its wider supply chain.

Responsibilities:

• Own day-to-day monitoring and reporting on overall compliance of both direct and indirect suppliers, primarily within Italian supply chain, through regular documentation review and site visits.
• Manage internal due diligence and risk mitigation processes for overall compliance within the supply chain, raising concerns and issues in a timely manner to the relevant line manager, analysing root causes and developing and overseeing solutions to manage, mitigate and prevent issues.
• Manage onboarding processes for new suppliers ensuring due diligence is carried out, and suppliers are educated on internal policies and requirements.
• Coordinate compliance audit programme and oversee and report on improvement plans for non-compliances.
• Support the implementation of company policies, standards and reporting requirements.
• Identify training and awareness needs across the supply chain and coordinate, support and conduct training across stakeholders to ensure understanding of standards and policies and constantly improve compliance practices.
• Support implementation of legal and regulatory requirements affecting the supply chain, including human rights, labour standards, environmental and product compliance obligations, based on guidance provided by Legal and Company policies.
• Any other tasks as requested.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Previous experience in supply chain compliance and auditing, ideally within the fashion manufacturing sector in Italy.
• Fluency in written and spoken Italian and English, other languages desirable.
• Computer literate.
• Trained auditor, desirable.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills.
• Innovative problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Highly organised, with ability to prioritise tasks and workflows.

Additional Requirements :

• The role is office based at Re Marcello in Vigevano, Pavia or travelling to suppliers in Italy.
• Must have a valid driving license in order to travel to supplier's sites located in Lombardy. region and across northern and central Italy with Company car provided.
• Availability for occasional international business travel.

Our Benefits:

• Company car

• 4 pairs of Ambassador shoes pe