Sustainability Manager
JOB TITLE: Sustainability Manager
DEPARTMENT: Brands
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Brands
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Norty Ltd, parent company to 11 leading clothing brands. For over two decades, Norty and its portfolio of brands have supplied top-quality garments to decorators and embroiderers in the printwear and promotions market. Our brand family includes the hugely popular AWDis, ProRTX, and Henbury.
From hoodies and t-shirts to performance wear and sustainable ranges, Norty offers an unparalleled choice of colours, designs, and fabrics to meet customer needs across the UK, Europe, and the USA.
VISION - To be the world’s canvas for self-expression
MISSION - To create incredible clothing that people love to make, sell and wear.
VALUES
Our core values guide the way we do business. They sum up what our business stands for, influence our organisation culture and drive why we do things. It is expected that our team live and breathe the following values:
- Do the right thing – We take active responsibility for delivering the best blanks at the best price while ensuring we are ethical and transparent in our processes. Empowered individually and as a team, we make changes and take proactive decisions autonomously to do the right thing by our customers and suppliers. Our principals are never compromised.
- Work together – acting as one we deliver a sum greater than our individual parts. Our varied skills and resources broaden and enhance the personalised solutions we offer distributors, customers and end users. We achieve so much more by collaborating closely with our teams, clients. and suppliers.
- Do it with passion – We are passionate about the impact our clothing makes to those who make it, our team, the businesses who sell it and those who wear it. We want to deliver unrivalled quality, value and choice that is right each time. Our passion gives us the energy, courage and care to go beyond the expected. We love what we do.
- Do what you can to make the world a better place – We do what we can to make the world a better place. Continually looking for opportunities to make a positive change both near and far, breaking old patterns to deliver real improvements and lead the way.
- Never stand still – Change is constant, that’s why we never stand still – we adapt, and generate innovations based on leading the market and offering curated options, this means listening, learning and evolving. We are humble and genuine in our pursuit of being better everyday.
PRINCIPLE SCOPE & PURPOSE OF JOB
Reporting to the Head of Brands, this role ensures products and supply chains meet regulatory requirements across the UK, EU, and US, while supporting brand, marketing, and sales teams with clear, accurate sustainability information.
This is a hands-on role spanning supply chain compliance, regulatory oversight, and cross-departmental communication, with the opportunity to establish and scale a dedicated compliance team.
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and implement Norty’s sustainability and compliance framework
- Monitor and interpret legislation across UK, EU, and US markets
- Ensure product compliance (labelling, materials, documentation) across all territories
- Lead supply chain mapping across China, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, improving visibility and traceability
- Lead the transition of products to preferred materials for all brand portfolios
- Rolling out and monitoring our Digital Product Passport requirements and related 2data structures
- Work with suppliers on ethical, environmental, and traceability standards
- Support audits, certifications, and ongoing compliance monitoring
- Translate sustainability and compliance data into clear messaging for marketing and sales teams
- Provide brand-specific sustainability guidance aligned to positioning and customer base
- Equip sales teams with accurate, credible sustainability narratives
- Track and report sustainability metrics and maintain compliance documentation
- Establish and develop Norty’s compliance capability, including processes, tools, team requirements
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- 3–6+ years’ experience in sustainability, compliance, or sourcing (apparel or consumer goods)
- Strong understanding of global supply chains (especially Asia)
- Knowledge of UK, EU, and US regulatory requirements
- Experience with supply chain mapping, traceability, or product-level data management
- Familiarity with Digital Product Passports or upcoming EU sustainability legislation (preferred)
- Experience working with suppliers, audits, and certifications
- Ability to translate technical detail into clear, usable information
- Experience setting up processes or building capability within a growing function is a plus
- Strong cross-functional communication skills
KEY STRENGTHS
- Detail-oriented and risk-aware
- Practical and solutions-focused
- Strong communicator across technical and commercial teams
- Comfortable building structure in a developing function
- Able to balance compliance with operational realities
*we will only contact candidates that are successful to the next stage*
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Livingston EH54: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person