DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY (HYBRID)

Job Summary

Looking for an opportunity to work for one of the world’s largest food service companies and influence a Fortune 5 tech company’s food program? If you’re looking for a challenging, strategy-driven, innovative work environment with one of our top global clients, this role is for you! The Director of Sustainability and Wellness is the lead developer of the comprehensive sustainability and wellness strategy. This individual will be the core implementation expert and narrator of the results for a global fortune 5 client. The Director of Sustainability will be responsible for designing and implementing sustainability programs, listening, and articulating the voice of the client and their employees, providing training to team members on relevant sustainability initiatives, monitoring, inputting, and analyzing data, and identifying efficiencies and solutions to further sustainability initiatives. This highly visible role will report to the VP of Business Insights, with a dotted line to the global sustainability team. 
This role will maximize industry knowledge, client priorities, and company resources to develop an implementation roadmap that influences people and planet positively. 
 

Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive food and beverage sustainability and wellness strategy and road map in alignment with company and client goals
• Operationalize and implement sustainability and wellness-impacting initiatives in alignment with the comprehensive strategy collaborating with key cross-functional partners
• Measures the impact of initiatives and supervises total strategy impact including regular executive and client reporting
• Functions as the sustainability and wellness authority for sales and retention efforts 
• Coordinates with internal and external research, analytical, and consulting teams to develop sustainability & wellness activities and protocols; advises or supports measurement and evaluation 
• Conduct regular sustainability compliance evaluations, including input and analysis of data
• Regularly assess the progress of sustainable purchases, programs, and efficiencies making regular updates to the client and leadership
• Interacts expertly with a diverse group of associates, peers, managers, suppliers, clients, and customers and adopts excellence in customer service both for internal and external customers
• Achieves goals measured by critical metrics
• Develops and maintains relationships with key partners 
• Other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibility
   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, nutrition, hospitality, communications, or a related field
• Desired 5-7 years of professional experience in sustainability, project management, or hospitality industry operations 
• Experience in sustainability strongly preferred, passion for sustainability required
• Sophisticated written and oral communication skills including public speaking
• Strong presentation and time management skills; strong management and leadership skills, advanced problem-solving skills, and outstanding interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel
   

Preferred Skills:

• Project Management or large-scale strategy deployment
• Culinary and/or food service experience 
• Familiarity with core business data (SAP, P&L statements, purchasing data)
• Familiarity with visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Looker)