Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme Coordinator

Job description

Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme Coordinator
Reports to : PSCP Manager - India
Location : Ahmedabad or Delhi, India

Our PSCP team are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the future of our sustainable cotton programme supporting all our regional teams.

This is a junior position within the Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme (PSCP) team. This role will contribute to the effective monitoring of cotton across the PSCP the supply chain in order to deliver the fundamental traceability and transparency requirements that are core values and sit at the heart of the PSCP. Traceability of cotton is critical to Primark’s ability to deliver its corporate social responsibility objectives and help customers understand where their clothes are produced.

This role will support Primark’s work to improve visibility of how cotton flows through the supply chain from farmer to final product. This role requires high level of internal travel. It will require spending at least 3-4 days per week in the field, mainly visiting PSCP sites, including ginners, spinners and fabric mills and factories.

What You’ll Do:

Traceability follow up
·  Working as directed by the PSCP Manager to ensure that traceability information on the TraceBale (current data capture system that is used to track transactions between the different parts of the PSCP supply chain. This is Cotton Connects (our Partner) propitiatory tool) or any other traceability platform is filled as required. Following up with sites (Ginners, Spinners or fabric mills and suppliers), where the information is incorrectly filled or incomplete, and helping them to correct this as required.
·  Whilst visiting sites (ginners, spinners or fabric mills), verifying information collected on TraceBale or other traceability platform is correct, through on-site document checks as well as communication with on-site staff as appropriate.
Systems, Reporting and data
·  Running regular reports on Tracebale as required, to ensure that the system is being used as required by the different supply chain participants, identify gaps and chase up on completion.
·  Preparation of Reports and data analysis spreadsheets (MS excel) where required.
Team work and engagement
·  Works closely with the PSCP Manager and centrally as required, and other PSCP country teams (Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkey), and the wider Ethical Trade and Environmental Sustainability, as well as Product Sourcing teams in the region.
·  Ability to operate independently, taking on task ownership and adeptly managing time amidst competing priorities.
What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
·  Educational achievement- Degree level (preferably in textiles or a related subject).
·  Ability to travel within India regularly and occasionally abroad.
·  Fluent in English as well as Hindi, and any other Indian regional languages (Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil).
·  Self-Motivated, Proactive with a positive attitude
·  Well organised and able to manage own time efficiently.
Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

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Job ID: 124286BR