Supply Chain Officer - London, United Kingdom - Better Cotton

Better Cotton

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Supply Chain Officer

Starting Date:

ASAP

Contract type:
Permanent

Location:
London

Salary range:
£30,100

Application closing date: 31st August 2023

Background
Better Cotton is the world's largest cotton sustainability programme

Our mission:
to help cotton
communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times,
we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained
over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries in more sustainable
farming practices. A quarter of the world's cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We
have united the industry's stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand
owners, civil society organisations and governments. Everyone who cares about cotton and its
sustainable future can now be part of something better.

We work across all kinds of farm types, sizes, and geographies. It is crucial that these producers, and
the Better Cotton they produce, can continue to access international markets in the face of changing
regulatory and business expectations.

About this role
At Better Cotton we want to continue to increase the amount of monitoring and oversight as well as to
maintain and implement the required systems for our Chain of Custody programme and relevant supply
chain stakeholders. This role will play a keep part in supporting the Global Supply Chain team to roll out
the new Chain of Custody programme as well helping support the systems that underpin the
programme.

Responsibilities
The Supply Chain Officer will be responsible for delivering the following body of work:1.
Better Cotton Platform (BCP) and Chain of Custody (CoC) support

Address queries around the use of the BCP and CoC requirements from suppliers and

manufacturers in a timely manner.

Support the good management of accounts and users on the Better Cotton Platform

(creation and update).

Monitor the transaction cancellation process in a timely manner.
Supporting internal teams with BCP & Supply Chain related queries.

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2.
Data Management and Reporting

Monitor the automated account creation process and fix potential errors (salesforce).
Developing flows & processes, assisting with testing of flows & processes, developing

tools to be used with CD processes, such as the registration form on Qualtrics, PBI
dashboards & Power Apps forms.

Data reporting briefing and developing PBI reports in collaboration with the Data team.
Maintenance of existing PBI dashboards in collaboration with the Data team.
Production & Uptake report coordinating the publication of this report on a quarterly

- basis. Ensuring R&U data snapshot is also updated.

Data cleaning as required to ensure the smooth running of BCP/SF automations.

3.
Engagement and supplier training

Support with the process of creating new training materials and updating existing ones.

This includes translation support (e.g., follow with country teams to ensure updated
materials are translated, and updated in our system).

Codelivering STP, coordinating STP schedule.
Maintaining STP materials.
Ensure smooth user experience on Better Cotton's training platform (Mindflash) by

- managing user accesses and archiving.

Maintenance of BCP manuals.
Generate a report on training results on a weekly basis.

4.
Organisational support

Attending internal meetings to report on activities and to facilitate the exchange of

information between regions.

Occasionally plan and chair internal team meetings based on meeting schedule.
Provide regular updates to the global Senior Supply Chain Coordinator.
Run presentations on a regular basis.

Profile
some but not all the preferred attributes but strong related experience and enthusiasm for this
skill gaps.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential _

University degree, or equivalent higher education qualification

Well organised with excellent attention to detail

Team player

Able to multi-task and work with lots of information inputs

Comfortable working with global teams

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Excellent written and spoken English

Strong organisational skills

Able to work independently and is self-motivated

Good IT skills, including but not limited to MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)

Desirable _

Interest in sustainability

Additional Language expertise

Working arrangements
The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in Better Cotton's London office.

Some travel may be required. Better Cotton offers flexible working and the option to work from home
4 days per week.

Applications
Send us by or before a detailed CV in English and a brief cover letter (2 pages maximum)
via this link. In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically
relevant to this ro