Daily Sustainability Job Post

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Position Overview:

The Role

As our Sustainability Manager, you will lead corporate sustainability initiatives addressing customer needs, market opportunities and long-term vision of the company. You will act as a visionary representative of the company and be heavily involved with the creation of our sustainability roadmap and progress toward targeted goals. This is a newly added and much-anticipated position, offering an amazing opportunity to build a foundation and blaze a trail for a dedicated sustainability function for our global business!

You will…

• Participate in the growth of our Sustainability Program, manage the execution of key commitments and track progress towards the targeted goals
• Champion the sustainability message and drive process documentation and conformance throughout the organization
• Evaluate and assess sustainability needs and improvement opportunities, prioritize and execute through the project teams
• Lead and work with highly cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product Managers, Engineers and other associates, on developing and defining product and packaging expectations during the NPD process, required line extensions and product improvement initiatives
• Develop and maintain data systems that allow for a quick response to customer surveys and LEED credit inquiries while providing reports on sustainability performance
• Gather, maintain and provide the data needed for global communication as well as key metrics required for reporting our annual performance (Corporate Sustainability Report)
• Manage sustainability certifications for all company-related industries, compiling and submitting product and data for annual and renewal certifications including Product Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Carbon Offsetting Program, Healthier Hospital Initiative and BIFMA Level
• Travel 5-10% both domestically and internationally, as needed

What You Bring to the Team

• A minimum of 6 years of relevant environmental/sustainability program management experience, to include familiarity with environmental regulatory programs being posed to governments, corporations and the public
• A bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering or similar
• A passion for driving sustainability efforts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present confidently to team members at all levels
• A self-starter attitude with the ability to work collaboratively with and lead cross-functional teams
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, especially in managing multiple projects simultaneously

You May Also Have…

• Experience in the commercial furniture industry is a plus