Sustainability Program Manager, Worldwide Grocery Stores Sustainability
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Key job responsibilities
Program Execution & Operations:
Facilitate execution of sustainability programs (food donation waste management water stewardship) in stores and DCs with Store Ops teams
Lead Sustainability Support for 50 lowest-performing sites co-developing action plans for waste and donation improvements
Develop and maintain sustainability content for SOPs ensuring clarity for store implementation
Translate sustainability goals into actionable store-level processes with cross-functional partners
Monitor performance and identify improvement opportunities
Serve as primary contact for Green Mission Ambassador program providing monthly engagement content
Communications & Training:
Create compelling communications driving awareness and engagement at sites
Develop training content on sustainability programs and best practices for store teams
Design change management strategies supporting program adoption with WWGS Ops
Ensure consistent messaging across all channels
Reporting & Analytics:
Manage reporting systems and scorecards tracking program performance metrics
Analyze data to identify trends gaps and opportunities
Provide regular leadership updates on progress challenges and wins
Scope dashboards and visualizations making sustainability data accessible for site teams
A day in the life
Youll be the single-threaded leader for food donation and water stewardship across WWGS sitesbridging sustainability strategy with store operations. Day-to-day youre analyzing performance data partnering with Ops teams to embed programs into workflows creating SOPs and training content supporting your 50 focus sites with action plans and running the Green Mission Ambassador program. Youll also build dashboards track metrics and communicate wins. Beyond the basics youll drive culture changemaking sustainability feel natural not burdensomeand directly impact our 2030 goals. Think strategic problem-solving meets hands-on site support.
About the team
The WWGS Sustainability team tackles waste packaging climate and social responsibility; this role is nested in the Circularity sub-team which focuses on waste packaging and data analytics. Were a tight-knit collaborative crew who genuinely support each other to hit ambitious goals. As a team were here to catalyze meaningful change in the food system leveraging what makes Whole Foods Market and Amazon unique to create lasting positive impact for people and the planetthrough how we source operate and innovate. Youll work cross-functionally across the companybecause sustainability isnt just our job its everyones opportunity to make an impact. Your main customers are store team members and youll build tools training and programs that make their jobs easier while solving real problems.
- 3 years of program or project management experience
- 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g. pivot tables & charts multiple criteria lookups nested logical/IF formulas data cleansing array formulas etc.)
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- 3 years of driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3 years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes project management and schedules
- Bachelors degree
- Experience working in a physical store
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TX Austin - 74200.00 - 129800.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 82700.00 - 129800.00 USD annually
Required Experience:
Manager
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