Impact & Responsible Sourcing Manager

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Company Overview

Founded by Santa Barbara-born sisters, Margaret and Katherine Kleveland, and a Collective of partners, DÔEN was launched in 2016 and is a digitally-led, multi-channel fashion and lifestyle brand. Our mission is to create lasting, beautiful collections while supporting individuals in all aspects of the organization, supply chain, and community. We work with domestic and international partners who share our values and commitment to gender and social equality, and we give back by partnering with foundations that directly benefit our employees, value chain, and surrounding communities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Description of Duties

Title: Impact & Responsible Sourcing Manager
Classification: Exempt
Salary Range *: $100,000 - $110,000
Location: Van Nuys, CA
Schedule*: Hybrid, Monday through Friday 9:00AM-6:00PM (in office a minimum of 2 days/week).

Position Summary
DÔEN is seeking an Impact & Responsible Sourcing Manager to support the day-to-day execution of our responsible sourcing, social compliance, supply chain risk, and regulatory readiness programs.
Reporting to the Vice President of Impact & Responsible Sourcing, this role will help maintain the systems, data, and processes that enable DÔEN to identify and manage risk across its global value chain and prepare for evolving regulatory requirements.
The role will focus on Social Compliance & Supply Chain Risk and Regulatory Readiness & Public Policy, with additional support for Supply Chain Traceability. The ideal candidate combines experience in social compliance or human rights due diligence with strong research, analytical, and project management skills and an interest in the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape affecting the apparel industry.
Key Responsibilities

• Social Compliance, Human Rights & Supply Chain Risk
• Support the day-to-day management of DÔEN's social compliance and human rights due diligence program across the global supply chain.
• Maintain DÔEN's social compliance dashboard and ensure supplier, facility, audit, corrective action, and risk data remain accurate and current.
• Support the administration and ongoing development of Elm AI as a central tool for social compliance monitoring and supply chain risk management.
• Review social compliance audits and related documentation, identify areas of non-compliance or elevated risk, and escalate material findings as appropriate.
• Track Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) from identification through closure, working with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely remediation and appropriate supporting documentation.
• Monitor suppliers, sourcing regions, and sub-tiers for emerging forced labor, human rights, worker welfare, geopolitical, and other responsible sourcing risks.
• Support human rights due diligence activities, including enhanced due diligence for higher-risk suppliers, sourcing regions, materials, and production processes.
• Maintain risk classifications and sup

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lity to independently manage workstreams and communicate risk and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience with social compliance programs, factory audits, corrective action management, or human rights due diligence strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with forced labor risk, international labor standards, responsible sourcing frameworks, and global apparel supply chains.
• Experience researching or monitoring legislation, public policy, regulatory requirements, or corporate compliance obligations strongly preferred.
• Experience with supply chain traceability, supplier mapping, sustainability data, or traceability technology is a plus.
• Experience in apparel, fashion, consumer products, retail, or another global supply-chain-driven industry preferred.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into clear risk assessments and recommendations. Advanced to intermediate Excel skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain complex trackers, dashboards, documentation, and concurrent workstreams.
• Strong research skills and the ability to interpret complex regulatory or policy developments and translate them into practical business implications.
• Comfortable working with data and identifying patterns, gaps, emerging risk indicators, and reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated follow-through and ability to drive open items to resolution across suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in a growing function where priorities and regulatory requirements continue to evolve.
• Strong judgment regarding when to independently resolve an issue and when to escalate material business or compliance risk.

*Compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
*The hybrid model may be rescinded at any time due to business needs or the company’s discretion.