Senior Manager, Extended Producer Responsibility

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
At Mondelēz International, sustainability is core to how we do business. We're committed to making snacking right by reducing our environmental footprint, supporting resilient ingredient sourcing, and partnering for positive impact. The Sr Manager, Extended Producer Responsibility builds and implements MDLZ's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program for North America. The role develops and drives the execution of the EPR strategy to impact public policy on packaging sustainability and ensure compliance with existing and emerging North America packaging sustainability mandates, particularly Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws.
Primary Responsibilities

• Develop MDLZ's Extended Producer Responsibilities EPR reporting process and help to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and to mitigate penalties.
• Lead packaging legislative assessment and obligation mapping.
• Coordinate MDLZ's data collection report development, and timely submission of highly complex, multi-faceted regulated reports on packaging usage to government agencies
• Manage annual EPR audit with third-party auditor to ensure accurate reporting, reduce over-reporting and fees, and limit exposure to audits and external risk.
• Engage and advocate MDLZ positions with key external stakeholders, including policymakers and regulators, industry trade associations, packaging sustainability and recycling advocates,
• Represent MDLZ and collaborate with third-party Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), which serve as the intermediary between Producers and States in EPR-regulated frameworks.
• Collaborate with finance partners to facilitate fee forecasting, fee payment, and budget management.
• Coordinate relationships with external consultants to provide legislative and regulatory monitoring and assistance with legislation deep dives.
• Engage with key internal stakeholders, including brand marketing, sustainability, R&D packaging, Legal, finance, and others, to align EPR requirements with packaging roadmaps to achieve compliance and ensure priorities are actioned against. Provide feedback on most effective EPR implementation approaches.
• Create and manage the EPR investment strategy.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Communicate internally and externally on the programs and projects we execute, including with media, at industry conferences, to senior leaders, and amongst our business partners and employees.
• Contribute to the creation of employee trainings and engagement activities to educate employees about the packaging pillar.
• Support Communications Teams in the development of statements and FAQs related to packaging.
• Nurture relationships with partner organizations, including likeminded companies, NGOs, and industry associations.

Position Requirements

• 7-10 years demonstrated experience as an environmental or packaging lead supporting branded organizations.
• A demonstrated passion for and long-term commitment to the environment with a proven understanding of sustainability concepts and trends.
• Ability to communicate a holistic approach to business and food system sustainability; familiar with key environmental and sustainability issues, positions, and trends related to packaging and circular economy.
• Program and project management expertise; ability to manage multiple on-going initiatives.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving abilities; deep knowledge of carbon accounting and supply chain risk assessment and mapping.
• Strong analytical and data management experience.

Competencies

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills and proven ability to lead high-profile projects to deliver results.
• Active listening skills with ability to understand your audience, synthesize key ideas, and weave together information to create a compelling story.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• The ability to deliver high-quality work independently.
• Outstanding organizational skills-ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality results.
• Capacity for designing and implementing creative and flexible solutions to problems.
• Demonstrated experience leading sustainability projects in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to inspire others, and to manage and mentor direct reports.
• Take ownership for actions, behaviors, and contributions while inspiring and motivating self and others.
• Oversee cross-functional project teams, agencies and NGO partners.
• Manage program budgets, create and maintain reports on program results.
• Work with business colleagues and external partners to implement plans under your pillar.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and ability to work in fast paced, dynamic environment and prioritize across competing initiatives.

The base salary range for this position is $137,300 to $188,825; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Job Type
Regular
Sustainability, Well Being & Social Impact
Corporate & Government Affairs