Ethical Compliance Specialist

This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. 

Are you passionate about protecting human rights and driving ethical standards across global supply chains? In this pivotal role, you’ll bring Kingfisher’s Human Rights policy to life, championing responsible practices that strengthen customer trust, enable sustainable growth, and support our Sustainability, Sourcing, Quality and Legal teams. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Kingfisher and our Banner (B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama etc) teams, you’ll help deliver our Responsible Sourcing Strategy for Human Rights and Ethical Sourcing, ensuring our products are made with integrity every step of the way.

• Implement the Kingfisher Ethical Compliance Programme across Electrical, Tools and Hardware categories(this category may change), including maintaining due‑diligence processes and supporting associated policy requirements.
• Prioritise and manage the ethical supplier audit programme, coordinating with external audit providers, supporting Buying Offices with supplier onboarding, and overseeing post‑audit corrective action plans.
• Deliver training and support to internal teams and vendors to enable effective implementation of the Ethical Compliance Programme.
• Identify key issues, trends and solutions in Responsible Sourcing and ethical factory management, providing expert guidance across Offer & Sourcing and Banner teams.
• Lead Sustainability KPI reporting, including monthly and annual updates, and conduct analysis to support performance monitoring.
• Support rollout and governance of key tools and processes, including the Everyone’s Business reporting tool, and contribute to the development of related processes and procedural documentation.
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• Proven experience in ethical trade, responsible sourcing, or human rights compliance.
• Working knowledge of Sedex, SMETA, Amfori BSCI and EcoVadis, with audit training or experience considered an advantage.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage confidently across internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent IT capability, including advanced Excel skills (Power Query desirable) and the ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Exceptional analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret data and identify insights.

How We Work 
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration. 

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. 

What We Offer 
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.   

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits. 

Diversity & Inclusion 
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. 

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible. 

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