Sustainability Manager 可持续发展经理

Job Title: Sustainability Manager 可持续发展经理 Job Grade: S7 Department: Sustainability Reporting To: Global Head of Sustainability Base: Guangzhou, China About SHEIN SHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 16,000 employees operating from offices around the world, SHEIN is committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry. To learn more about SHEIN follow us at sheingroup.com About the Role This is a role that is based in Guangzhou, China, with coverage of the global SHEIN supply chain. The Sustainability Manager, manages and implements SHEIN's product-level sustainability and circularity programme. The role is responsible for executing SHEIN's product sustainability commitments at product level, from programme implementation through to performance tracking and preparation of internal and external reports, as well as circularity initiatives, which may range from circular product design to waste recycling within the supply chain, and include customer-facing programmes. Day-to-day, the role works with cross-functional product and design teams to embed sustainable practices into product procurement, and works through supplier management and sourcing teams to develop materials compliance and certification capability across the supply chain. The role manages a small team and reports to the Global Head of Sustainability. Key Responsibilities Manage and implement SHEIN's product sustainability framework; track and report on progress against public commitments, including preferred attribute coverage, recycled content commitments, and packaging compliance, to the Global Head of Sustainability and key internal stakeholders. Work with product development, design, and production teams to implement and scale preferred materials and processes across the product portfolio. Work through supplier management and sourcing teams to build supplier adoption of sustainability requirements, support compliance with relevant certification standards, and track progress at product level. Conduct or commission product-level environmental impact assessment using established LCA methodology, interpreting results to support improved environmental outcomes and to prioritise improvement opportunities. Interpret and assess textile sustainability regulatory developments for implications to SHEIN’s product sustainability framework and supply chain;. Coordinate external sustainability partnerships;; prepare sustainability performance reports for internal and external audiences. Manage a small team, providing workload oversight, professional development, and output quality review. Required Qualifications and Experience Advanced degree in sustainable development, business administration, engineering, supply chain and manufacturing, or related field. At least 8-10 years of working experience in garment manufacturing, product development, or textiles merchandising, with at least 5 years in a product sustainability or circularity role within the fashion or apparel industry. Experience working through supplier management and sourcing teams to drive supplier adoption of sustainability requirements, including materials compliance and certification. Working knowledge of sustainable materials certification standards, including relevant audit processes and product-level claim verification. Familiarity with textile sustainability regulatory requirements in key export markets; ability to assess product and supply chain exposure and translate requirements into practical priorities. Demonstrated experience developing or managing a preferred materials programme at brand or retailer level, including target-setting, product-level data collection, and supplier capability development; working knowledge of lifecycle assessment methodology applied to textiles. Fluency in Mandarin and English (written and spoken) is required; the role involves daily communication in both languages with internal teams and external partners. Strong project management capability with experience managing multiple workstreams across cross-functional teams; experience delivering sustainability training or capability-building to product, design, or buying teams.