Environmental Manager

Do you see yourself in a pivotal role driving environmental improvements across manufacturers in sourcing regions? Are you motivated by being part of a global team ensuring environmental standards and continuous improvements across a complex supply chain?

If so, this could be the right opportunity for you to step into the role of Environmental Manager. 

WORKING AS ONE GLOBAL TEAM
At BESTSELLER, our Responsible Sourcing function is an integral part of the Global Supply Chain. Our vision is to achieve sustainable, efficient sourcing through partnerships with leading manufacturers. We set and implement policies for due diligence and responsible sourcing practices across our global supply chain, ensuring robust social, labour, chemical, and environmental management systems. We work to contribute to industry solutions that collaboratively address key social and environmental challenges. We collaborate with other Business Units to support brand strategies, and our Fashion FWD Sustainability Strategy. 

YOUR JOB
As part of the global environmental team, you play a key role in securing environmental standards and driving improvement programmes across manufacturing sites. You help set direction, ensure global alignment, leverage specialist expertise and influence and motivate teams across regions to achieve environmental targets. You will contribute to the development of tools for performance monitoring and collaborate closely with stakeholders to drive progress. Acting as a key coordinator across the global environmental set-up, you will help ensure consistent communication, aligned supplier expectations and clear, usable tools across all regions. 

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing policies and guidelines to uphold BESTSELLER’s environmental standards and meet sustainability targets in manufacturing for climate, water and waste management.


• Integrating BESTSELLER policies, industry standards and sustainability commitments into supplier expectations and supply chain programmes.


• Maintaining and updating environmental management policies and approaches in close dialogue with regional Environmental Managers.


• Conducting ongoing risk and impact assessments across sourcing regions to ensure effective strategy and programme impact.


• Supporting global teams to work with key suppliers and other stakeholders to set and implement regional environmental roadmaps on decarbonisation, water management and other environmental impact topics.


• Working in close collaboration with industry stakeholders and initiatives to deliver environmental management improvements


• Establishing clear KPIs and tracking targets across regions, suppliers, and product categories. 

WHY JOIN US? 

• Create impact by driving environmental improvements across global garment supply chains.


• Be part of a global set-up collaborating across Business Units to support and strengthen brand strategies.


• Take ownership and grow professionally by working closely with diverse stakeholders and driving progress end-to-end.


• Shape BESTSELLER’s environmental approach by developing tools, guidelines and strategic frameworks applied across all sourcing regions.

YOUR PROFILE
You are a team player who is solutions-oriented and able to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment. You bring strong technical environmental expertise and contribute by motivating and influencing global teams through collaboration, alignment and expert insight. You operate effectively at both strategic and hands-on levels. You bring: 

• Experience managing environmental standards and driving improvement in manufacturing sites across complex a global supply chain, ideally gained within the garment industry


• Strong experience developing and implementing environmental policies and strategies in large and complex organisations, with an ability to navigate local contexts across sourcing regions


• Strong data analysis and presentation skills


• Deep knowledge of international textile and apparel supply chains


• Excellent communication skills; fluent in written and spoken English  

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Head of Responsible Sourcing Responsible, Felicity Tapsell +4541641291. She is best reached on Thursday between 15:00 and 16:00. Otherwise please send your application and CV as soon as possible and no later than 6 March 2026. We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to take down the ad, when we find the right candidate. 

WORKPLACE: Aarhus or Copenhagen, Denmark.
TRAVEL DAYS: Approximately 30 days annually  

ABOUT BESTSELLER  

At BESTSELLER, we are more than 20,000 people in 38 different countries working for over 20 fashion brands such as JACK & JONES, SELECTED, VERO MODA, ONLY, PIECES, VILA, OBJECT, MAMALICIOUS, NAME IT, NOISY MAY and Y.A.S. We are a family-owned company with a strong foundation and values to build on, empowering us to pursue the ideas we believe in to take BESTSELLER forward. We are committed to diversity and provide equal opportunities for everyone, irrespective of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We strive to create an empowering environment where people can thrive and develop. For more information, visit www.bestseller.com.