Packaging & Textile Compliance Manager - Interim - 6 month FTC

Key Responsibilities

• Own all packaging and textile compliance obligations globally.
• Ensure timely registration, reporting and fee payments across all obligated jurisdictions.
• Act as the primary contact for compliance schemes, regulators and external consultants.
• Maintain a comprehensive compliance calendar covering all reporting deadlines.
• Ensure accurate reporting of packaging and textile data.
• Ensure compliance documentation and records are maintained for regulatory inspections and audits.

• Advise senior leadership on the commercial impact of regulatory developments.
• Provide recommendations on the most cost-effective compliance approaches.
• Evaluate compliance cost exposure and identify opportunities to reduce fees.

Key Deliverables

The successful candidate will:

• Be the expert, advising the business on all packaging compliance matters.
• Take ownership of all existing packaging and textile obligations.
• Establish a global compliance calendar.
• Review current compliance risks and identify gaps.

• Deliver a PPWR implementation roadmap.
• Build a regulatory horizon-scanning process.
• Improve compliance reporting controls and data quality.
• Identify fee reduction opportunities.

Knowledge & Experience Required

Essential

• Proven in compliance.
• An understanding of packaging and/or textiles regulatory frameworks and reporting, ideally across the UK, EU and US.
• Experience of compliance schemes and implementing new regulatory requirements.
• Experience advising internal stakeholders.
• Strong capabilities in data and excel.

Desirable

• Retail or ecommerce experience.
• Apparel, textile or fashion industry experience.
• Environmental or sustainability consulting background.