Job Description

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The Sustainability Senior Specialist is integral to continue establishing WSI as the leading sustainable home furnishings company, building off the company\'s recognition as one of Barron\'s 100 Most Sustainable Companies for six years running. This role is highly cross-functional, and the ideal candidate will need to be a strong communicator who enjoys advocating sustainability within a large and complex organization.

This position will partner with Manager Sustainability - Communication, Engagement and Training who based in US on all internal training, sustainability resources (Sustainability hub content, brand reporting), events (Earth Day, International Women\'s Day, Good By Design Award, etc.), marketing guidance and external communications strategies, for both social and environmental sustainability.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Policies and Documentations:

• Responsible for Vendor Compliance Manual update for Sustainability team
• Work closely with process owner to create and update new and existing policies and procedures for Sustainability team
• Work with legal team for policies approval

Trainings, Events and Engagement

• Partner with US Manager Sustainability - Communication, Engagement and Training to ensure successful training and engagement within WSI and WSGO to drive program adoption.

• Coordinate and plan program specific training opportunities and cadence
• Develop and design decks for sustainability team for

• internal trainings and events
• external trainings and events for vendors
• senior leaders sharing, from board meeting to quarterly updates

Sustainability resources system management - Internal Sustainability Resource Hub, Vendor Sustainability Library, WSI Inc Sustainability website

• Maintain and manage content within the platform to ensure up to date, inform relevant stakeholders on emerging regulations and sustainability trends.
• Responsible for regular internal communications (newsletters, inspirational impact stories, sustainability library) and vendor communications

• Embodies the highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics.

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• A true passion for running a business with purpose and achieving positive social and environmental impact.
• Possesses a personally engaging style with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Embraces a diversity of ideas, approaches, and points of view.
• Thrives in a collaborative team environment.
• Possesses attention to detail while managing simultaneous project in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrates a creative, energetic and motivated spirit.

COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 to 3 years of working experience in a MNC or corporate setting
• Bachelor\'s degree in social sciences, sustainability, environmental science, or related field
• Experience in social and environmental compliance, and sustainability with experience in policy write/formulation & training
• Knowledge of and passion for social and environmental issues
• Strong analytics skills to inform strategy development with data and storytelling a compelling business case
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is a must and additional language skills in Mandarin Chinese, or Vietnamese or Bahasa is an advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Power BI).

About Us:

About Us

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, United Kingdom and the rest of the world with franchise partnerships. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow. Our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities remains as our core values.

Today, we are a more than USD 8.7 billion company, with a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we\'re always looking for new energy and ideas.

The Singapore regional office was set up in 2008 and we currently have more than 160 associates in functions such as sustainability, customs & compliance, finance, human resource, information technology, inventory planning, logistics, sourcing and quality assurance.

The Asia team is an inclusive employer where we recruit and provide employees with fair opportunities on the basis of merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability. Find out more about us at our !

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