Compliance Coordinator

Company DescriptionIsaac Morris Limited (IML), founded in 1989, is a leader in the licensed apparel industry, specializing in Boys, Girls, Young Men's, and Juniors' clothing. For over 35 years, IML has been delivering high-quality products, innovative designs, and exceptional service to a wide range of retailers, including specialty stores, department stores, and the mass market. Based in New York City, IML boasts an in-house licensing and art team dedicated to crafting industry-leading artwork and staying ahead of fashion trends. The company prides itself on being a trusted partner for its clients and offering tailored solutions to meet their unique needs.Role Description:The role of the Compliance Coordinator is to ensure effective oversight of Social Compliance, Vendor Compliance and Licensor Compliance. Under the oversight of the Compliance Manager, the Compliance Coordinator will also be responsible to ensure all legal requirements as mandated by the countries to which product is being shipped on behalf of Isaac Morris LTD, are fulfilled. This role requires a close collaboration with the Compliance Manager and Vendor Compliance Specialist. Skills:CommunicationCritical thinkingProblem SolvingDecision-makingStatistical AnalysisEnglish Language skills, Spanish a plus.CollaborationExperience:A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role, having worked with other global sourcing organizations, brands and/or retailers.Must be experienced in reading and reviewing Social Compliance, Health & Safety and Compliance Audits.Should have knowledge of international labour standards and standard expectations of reputable brands/retailers including, but not limited to, Higg/Worldly, Chemical Management, ZDHC norms, SLCP, BSCI, WRAP, SMETA SA800 and other such standards.Knowledge of vendor compliance for major retailers, such as, but not limited to: Target, Walmart, Macys, Nordstrom, FiveBelow, Ross, DDs, etc.Experience navigating retailer vendor portals, manuals, guides.Knowledge of carton marking requirements, UCC labels, ASNs, etc. Role & Responsibilities:Factory Compliance oversight The Compliance Coordinator will be responsible for assessing potential factories for their ability to meet global standards of Responsible Sourcing, Social Compliance, Health and safety and making recommendations to IML's production teams whether a potential factory will meet global compliance standards.Support and elevate factories to work on continuous improvement to elevate their Social and Sustainability goals and strategies.Ensure that factories are appropriately registered when they are added to the factory matrix for retail customers and licenses. Ensure documentation, certifications and all legal authorizations are up to date, complete and available.Maintain internal databases updated.Similarly, ensure that deactivation of a factory is done in a timely manner when a factory is removed from the IML Global Matrix.Compliance Manager will provide support to Compliance Coordinator by communicating goals and helping to prioritize workload as needed. Meet weekly to review progress in completing current job duties, discussing problems and their resolve, completing goals. Maintain constant interaction and clear communication.Reporting & Data AnalysisProactively track and identify factories with compliance issues and work with the Compliance Manager and the factory management teams to drive elevation and continuous improvement. Identify gaps through root cause analysis and ensure corrective action plans are implemented along with long-term preventive action.Escalate factories where issues are identified to the Compliance Manager in a timely manner so as to mitigate the risks identified.Support the factories through critical thinking and effective problem solving in a way that they learn to do this for themselves.EthicsAlways report/escalate any suspicion of unauthorized sub-contracting to Compliance Manager - this is a serious violation if previous consent has not been given by IML Sourcing Directors. All confirmed incidents must be tracked.Always report/escalate any concerns about team member or factory integrity issues.Auditor must be free from bias and influences that could influence decision-making.Since a lot of the information handled by the Compliance Coordinator is sensitive in nature, you must always maintain the highest level of confidentiality.Salary: $63,500-$70,000 DOE

Created: 2026-05-09