Traceability and Sustainability Specialist

GoldBug is seeking a Traceability and Sustainability Specialist to support supply chain traceability, product sustainability, and environmental compliance. This role involves managing data, ensuring supplier adherence to programs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The specialist will monitor regulations, oversee the traceability program, and develop internal procedures. GoldBug is a woman-owned company focused on improving maternal and infant health, based in the United States.
Title: Traceability and Sustainability Specialist

Who We Are

We design, develop, and distribute innovative, stylish infant and children’s accessories & travel gear for our own brands and a range of well-known and respected licensed brands and retailers.

Founded in 1968, the company that started with one bootie product has grown into one of the largest distributors of infant and children’s accessories in the U.S. and is woman-owned.

Living and working in the mile-high city, where being active and embracing the contrasts that Denver has to offer, is central to GoldBug. The team brings a love of the outdoors, the arts, and design to the products we create.

GoldBug is also dedicated to improving maternal and infant health. We actively invest a portion of our sales and our company resources to support positive maternal and infant health outcomes for all families.

Job Summary

The Traceability/Sustainability Specialist (TSS) supports and executes GoldBug’s initiatives pertaining to supply chain traceability, product sustainability and environmental compliance programs in collaboration with cross-functional teams and monitors the regulatory landscape to identify the applicability of regulations and the impact to GoldBug’s business.

This position manages, tracks and reports related data and ensures supplier adherence to established programs and processes throughout the supply chain. It also works closely across multiple teams to develop positive working relationships, ensuring their comprehension and alignment with the defined objectives within the scope of the role.

The TSS is the subject matter expert, responsible for informing the decision-making process and decision makers, as well as, ensuring that retailer requirements are met within corresponding timeframes, engaging the appropriate teams and providing status updates. This role emanates GoldBug’s position in this space and is the TSS point person both internally, and externally within the company, supply chain, and industry.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide oversight and support processes and strategies and customer specific initiatives regarding reporting for GHG emissions through CDP, Conflict Mineral surveys, and other environmental reporting expectations.
• Initiate and roll out the Higg facility modules to suppliers and ensure completion according to customer specific deadlines, this includes coordination and tracking of FEM, vFEM and FSLM.
• Maintain a constant pulse on state, federal, and international regulations (i.e., emerging chemicals of concern, sustainability, and traceability) ensuring the company’s compliance as regulations become effective.
• Oversee and manage the traceability program, which includes scheduling, as well as collecting, evaluating, and verifying chain of custody documents.
• Be proactive and stay current on industry trends related to sustainability and supply chain mapping, communicating updates to appropriate internal and external teams.
• Develop and refine internal procedures, supplier guidelines, tools, and training to scale implementation of pilot programs, in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Inform and educate teams about various certifications and criteria for establishing sustainability claims for products or product inputs.
• Partner with CFT to support material management projects as related to sustainability, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in industry led working groups, workshops, informational webinars, and customer driven training programs, engaging with industry organizations, regulators, and customers.
• Maintain processes to support migration of traceability workflows into technical platform and communicate data management and analysis requirements to internal and third-party teams.
• Communicate all traceability, sustainability and environmental requirements and updates to support teams, keeping suppliers informed of expectations and ensuring ongoing compliance.

The ideal candidate:
• Passionate and committed to sustainable business practices.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in sustainability, supply chain, or regulatory; preferably within the footwear, apparel, or textile industry.
• Knowledge or experience related to chain-of-custody documentation (e.g., cotton, recycled polyester), supply chain mapping and conflict minerals reporting
• Strong understanding of and experience with industry best practices in developing and scaling compliance requirements in manufacturing supply chains, including regional and global organizations.
• Familiarity with global industry trends related to corporate environmental and social responsibility, fair labor practices, and sustainability.
• Strong project management, organizational and communication skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to create strong and meaningful relationships with stakeholders including internal teams, suppliers, and third-party organizations to drive change.
• Capability and willingness to undertake diverse projects
• Proficient skills in MS Office suite and other data analysis and visualization programs. Emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated to accomplish tasks on time and the ability to manage time efficiently.
• Ability to travel when needed.

Other job Details:
• Salary Range: $62,000-$72,000
• Status: Full-Time
• Reports to: VP of Product Integrity
• Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance Disability Insurance, FSA, 401k with matching, paid vacation, paid sick/personal leave, on-site gym, commuter benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

GoldBug is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. GoldBug makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.