Sustainability Project Manager - Value Chain

Agropur•Appleton, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sustainability Project Manager supports sustainability value creation across Agropur’s dairy value chain through cross-functional collaboration and project management. The role works with commercial, supply chain, and sustainability teams to implement initiatives, support customer and industry commitments, measure performance, and advance sustainability outcomes with customers, suppliers, and other key stakeholders. People are at the heart of our success. Our culture encourages collaboration, transparency, and accountability in order to generate value and achieve sustainable results. Being part of the team means committing to an environment where everyone’s impact truly matters. At Agropur, each role aims to generate value and have a tangible impact on collective performance.

Requirements

5+ years, ideally of mixed experience in the food industry, business development, client relations and project management
Food industry knowledge of sustainability objectives, goals and programming
Business understanding (P&L, end-to-end business development and sales processes)
Customer/consumer oriented
Project management skills: From Idea to Execution
Partnership Management
Business-oriented, proactive and problem-solving for marketing, sales

Responsibilities

Focus on key environmental, economic, and social sustainability topics impacting the dairy industry, supporting Agropur's sustainability objectives and business priorities
Manage sustainability commitments and customer engagement initiatives with global workstream teams, with a particular focus on supply chain collaboration and value chain emissions performance.
Partner with Category, Sales, and Operations teams to support sustainability strategy implementation, planning, communication, and alignment with customer and business needs.
Develop and maintain tools, metrics, and reporting processes to evaluate, measure, and monitor sustainability performance across the value chain.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to advance sustainability initiatives, support business cases and ROI assessments, and contribute to industry partnerships and knowledge sharing.
Develop relationships with Category VPs and Business Unit Presidents and Operations Leaders
Make recommendations to senior management on ways to support organizational goals