Director - Material Strategy
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Circular Action AllianceSustainable materials
Remote from the United States of AmericaFull-TimeDirector
Salary176,000 - 196,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressively responsible operational experience in sustainable materials management, material strategy, EPR program implementation, or related fields
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementStakeholder management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, environmental science, materials science, or a related discipline, or 10+ years of progressively responsible operational experience in a related field.
- Relevant experience in sustainable materials management, material strategy, or EPR program implementation.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional projects or workstreams.
- Robust knowledge of materials systems and processes spanning packaging design, collection and processing, and end markets.
- Strong understanding of Extended Producer Responsibility.
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and engage external interested parties.
- Organizational and project management skills, including prioritizing multiple workstreams.
- Ability to develop, review, and maintain consistent and accurate portfolio documents.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain material-specific strategy recommendations and implementation plans for recovered materials and EPR requirements.
- Coordinate planning and execution across circularity and packaging design, collection and processing, and end markets teams.
- Align sortation, bale quality, and contamination interventions with end market specifications and buyer requirements.
- Translate end market realities into design-for-recyclability strategy and recommend viable materials, formats, and components.
- Partner with state teams to align state-specific material plans with organizational strategies and goals.
- Assess material strategies against applicable EPR legislative and regulatory requirements with compliance and regulatory affairs teams.
- Plan and facilitate stakeholder engagement with producers, service providers, government entities, and other interested parties.
- Develop data collection, performance measurement, and evidence-based decision-making processes.
- Manage materials documents, including Unique Challenge Exemptions, and track performance, variances, and recommended updates.
- Prepare analyses, implementation updates, risk escalations, and recommendations for internal leaders.
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