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Shaw Contract EMEA · 2 months ago

Director of Sustainability – Products

Dalton, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Shaw Contract EMEA is focused on sustainability in its products, and they are seeking a Director of Sustainability – Products. This role will lead the technical product sustainability team to optimize materials and achieve sustainability certifications, while engaging with stakeholders to promote transparency and effective sustainability practices.

Building Materials

Responsibilities

Engage and influence external stakeholders connected to product transparency and public disclosure programs

Serve as subject matter expert on market-relevant sustainability certification schemes, building certifications, and product certifications and how Shaw’s flooring products can maximize contribution for our customers

Serve as subject matter expert for turf & geosynthetic materials, consumer requirements, and support turf business in implementing effective sustainability marketing program

Provide guidance on company and industry positions regarding all sustainability certification programs

Develop strategy and execute plans for fully utilizing Cradle to Cradle design principles to inform product technical teams and the product development process including Shaw’s global operations and sourced product supply chain

Develop and oversee framework for Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Material Health optimization activities; work directly with technical teams to implement optimization strategy across commercial, residential, & turf business units

Develop strategy for using Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) data to drive and inform product optimization and new product design within Shaw

Partner with carpet industry peers to effectively advocate for Shaw and flooring industry on multi-stakeholder Product Category Rules (PCR) development committees

Coach and develop the Product Sustainability Manager(s) and the Sustainability Specialist(s), ensuring high performing technical talent

Effectively manage the development and marketing positioning of Environmental Product Declarations for Shaw’s flooring product platforms

Develop sustainability criteria for supplier raw materials specifications. Implement in partnership with Sourcing and product category management teams

Partner with Global Sourcing to manage chemical data shared as part of third-party supplier agreements and disclosures, overseeing Shaw’s Sustainable Sourcing Policy, Chemical Management Policy, and Restricted Substance List

Oversee process of product chemistry optimization for Cradle to Cradle certified products by product technical teams

Evaluate new products and new raw materials for chemicals of concern and certification impacts

Provide training and support to product development and technical teams

Manage the process for Bill of Materials (BoM) management to support environmental certification requirements

Ensure best practices for managing product certification data

Deliver sustainability technical training materials for use by Sales and Marketing teams

Participate in sustainability conference speaking engagements

Travel to customer locations to support sales force engagements with key customers

Deliver CEU training to customer groups and sales staff

Provide technical support to RFP and sales teams for sustainability related questions

Qualification

Sustainability certification expertiseCradle to Cradle designLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)Material Science knowledgeTechnical team managementCoachingDeveloping othersStrategic influenceNavigating ambiguityCommunicationBuilding relationships