About the position
Role Summary
To proactively manage supplier, production, and compliance risks within the clothing supply chain. The role ensures that all approved factories adhere to legal, ethical, social, environmental, and company standards while meeting required quality and production expectations.
This position protects brand reputation, ensures responsible sourcing, and supports uninterrupted production through effective factory onboarding, audits, and ongoing compliance monitoring.
Requirements
Diploma/Degree in Quality, Compliance, Textile Technology, Production, or related field.
5+ years in clothing manufacturing, QA, compliance, or risk roles.
Proven experience in compliance, risk management, or internal audit.
Experience working directly with garment factories.
Strong understanding of regulatory and ethical standards in manufacturing.
Extensive travel locally and visit factories regularly
Competencies:
Strong auditing and risk assessment capability.
Solid understanding of garment production and quality processes.
High integrity and ethical judgement.
Strong documentation and reporting skills.
Confident stakeholder engagement with suppliers.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Onboarding & Vetting
Conduct due diligence on new factories before approval.
Assess factory capability across quality, production, and compliance.
Verify legal registrations, certifications, and labour compliance.
Support onboarding of approved factories into the supplier base.
Compliance & Social Responsibility
Ensure adherence to legal, ethical, social, and environmental standards.
Monitor compliance with labour laws, working hours, wage practices, and H&S.
Identify risks relating to labour violations, unsafe conditions, or unethical practices.
Prevent and monitor unauthorized subcontracting.
Audits & Factory Assessments
Conduct on-site audits and inspections.
Ensure factories remain audit-ready.
Issue corrective action plans and track closure.
Escalate high-risk findings timeously.
Quality & Production Risk Oversight
Partner with QA and Technical teams on quality risks.
Monitor production risks that may impact delivery or standards.
Support quality control alignment at factory level.
Identify systemic production risks early.
Monitoring & Reporting
Maintain supplier risk and compliance registers.
Provide regular risk and compliance reports.
Track supplier performance trends.
Recommend mitigation strategies where risks are identified.
Closing date - 02 March 2026
