Shaw Industries · 6 days ago
Director of Sustainability – Products
Dalton, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expShaw Industries is a leader in flooring solutions, and they are seeking a Director of Sustainability – Products to lead their sustainability efforts. This role involves driving material and product optimization through the Cradle to Cradle design philosophy and managing a technical product sustainability team to achieve corporate sustainability goals.
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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
Required
4 year degree (Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, Environmental Studies, or related technical field)
5+ years experience managing a highly technical team
3+ years of sustainability experience
Ability to travel domestically (up to 20%)
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to maintain confidential business information
Ability to manage ambiguity effectively
Ability to understand major enterprise and business issues and challenges
Ability to translate complex technical issues into simple terms
Ability to lead and influence a team of cross-divisional internal leaders
Company
Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2001-01-08Acquired
Leadership Team
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Jim Kirkpatrick
Executive Vice President and CFO
Recent News
2025-11-12
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