Social Compliance Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Oversee HALO’s factory social compliance initiative, which includes reviewing social compliance audits, tracking factory approvals, and managing disclosures.

• Analyze social compliance audit reports to assess the approval status of factories.

• Identify significant findings, necessary corrective actions, and associated risk factors.

• Manage factory disclosures and pre-approval submissions to clients.

• Maintain a centralized database for factory information, including approval statuses, audit expiration dates, corrective action plans, and client-specific requirements.

• Monitor timelines for audit expirations and coordinate re-audit scheduling with factories and audit providers.

• Oversee corrective action plans and monitor the progress of factory remediation until completion.

• Collaborate with Product Compliance Analysts regarding factory approval statuses and workflows for product testing and inspections.

• Assist in fulfilling client-specific social compliance demands and account-specific protocols.

• Research current trends in social compliance standards, ethical sourcing regulations, and industry developments.

• Enhance and standardize factory compliance processes, workflows, documentation, and approval methods.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience, ideally in supply chain, compliance, or consumer goods.

• Over 3 years of experience in factory compliance, social compliance, supplier management, ethical sourcing, or a related role within consumer products.

• Advanced working knowledge of social compliance audit standards such as SMETA, BSCI, SA8000, WRAP, and client-specific factory audit requirements.

• Capability to independently evaluate audit reports, assess the severity of findings, and determine factory approval eligibility.

• Experience in managing factory corrective action plans and tracking remediation until closure.

• Proficient in managing a centralized compliance database across multiple factories, clients, and audit timelines.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective coordination with internal teams, factories, audit providers, and client compliance contacts.

• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in a deadline-oriented environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint).

• Ability to learn and adapt to changing compliance standards, ERP systems, customer platforms, and external compliance tools.

• Experience in the promotional products or consumer goods industry is a plus.

• Familiarity with product safety regulations (CPSIA, ASTM, CPSC) is advantageous.

• Knowledge of sustainability, environmental compliance, and scope 3 reporting requirements is a plus.

• Training or certification as a WRAP, SA8000, or SMETA auditor is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Additional Voluntary Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Opportunities for internal promotions

• Leadership development experiences

• Access to a global network

• Recognition awards that can be redeemed for gift cards, trips, concerts, and merchandise

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workplace

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities