Compliance Specialist

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Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts USA, New Balance (NB) is a leading manufacturer of technologically innovative, width-sized footwear and athletic apparel for women, men and children. With a representative office in Guangzhou, our China team has the critical responsibility to ensure superior quality for New Balance finished shoes, sourced uppers and sole units for world wide market.

With the rapid expansion in the past few years, New Balance China has attracted a team of professional elites in the footwear industry which in return has provided great momentum for further development of New Balance in China. In our young and dynamic team, we have provided a big platform for our local associates’ personal career development through warm teamwork and well-balanced work and life.

Due to our business advancement in China, we are now inviting high caliber talents to join in our China team.

Please visit our website for more information about us: http://www.newbalance.com.

Job Title of Opening: Compliance Specialist

Work Location: Guangdong Province

Direct Manager: Compliance Manager

Responsibilities:

1. Help factory to develop a systematic compliance program.
2. Manage implementation of compliance program in factories.
3. Help factory compliance team to develop training & education program
4. Develop & improve employee medical surveillance program especially for workers related to chemical for daily job. 
5. Audit and follow up to assist with corrective action.
6. Introduce NB standards and follow up factory monthly performance reporting.
7. Sub-contractor and vendor risk identification and carry out monitoring system.

Qualifications:

1. Three years experience conducting factory audits and overseeing corrective actions
2. Strong understanding of factory and supply chain operations
3. Strong understanding of codes of conduct, and international labor standards
4. Strong knowledge of CSR issues in Asia, familiarity with the NGO environment and multi-stakeholder initiatives
5. Ability to develop, get buy-in, and implement programs to improve factory management systems and overall working conditions
6. Fluent spoken and written Chinese, as well as strong written and spoken English.
7. This job will require extensive travel throughout China.

For any interested applicant, please email your detailed resume in both English and Chinese to kattey.wei@cn.newbalance.com prior to January 10,2010. It would be most appreciated if you could state the position you apply for in the email subject.

All applications will be treated in high confidentiality and used for recruitment purpose only. Applicants who are not invited for interview by the end of January 2010 may consider their applications unsuccessful at the moment. Their applications will be kept for future job opportunities in New Balance.