Sustainability & Compliance Manager Hybrid (Atlanta)

The Sustainability & Compliance Manager is responsible for all environmental and sustainability-related regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include tracking changes to relevant regulations continually improving sustainability within good2grow tracking and trending sustainability metrics (KPIs) writing policies and submitting reports to regulatory agencies.

Candidates must reside in the Atlanta area to be considered for this role.

PLEASE NOTE: THE ANTICIPATED START DATE FOR THIS POSITION IS DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY.

Key Skills Required

• Strong analytical mindset decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence communicate clearly and concisely to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Time management and project management skills a must!
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Maintain high level of organization time management and project management skills commitment to follow through enthusiasm and motivation

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Lead the sustainability-related regulatory compliance.

• Own compliance programs for bottle bill extended producer responsibility (EPR) post-consumer resin (PCR) use green claims and other packaging materials regulations.
• Manage required registrations submissions certifications data requests and reporting obligations.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure products and packaging meet environmental requirements.

Track interpret and communicate changes in environmental and sustainability regulations.

• Monitor changes in federal state and international regulations.
• Summarize changes assess business impact and provide clear recommendations to leadership.

Develop and implement strategic plans for environmental and sustainability improvements.

• Develop roadmaps decision frameworks and recommendations to prepare for future regulatory requirements.
• Develop plans for emerging requirements such as CA SB 54 recyclability and source-reduction targets.
• Advise and assist product development with packaging and product sustainability improvements.
• Monitor utilities (water electricity and gas) usage at company-owned manufacturing location and develop plans to reduce usage.

Manage environmental and sustainability reporting readiness.

• Monitor current and emerging climate-related reporting requirements (CA SB 253 CA SB 261 and others).
• Coordinate collection validation and documentation of data for reporting.
• Develop automated reporting processes and controls to support accurate timely and auditable reporting.

Drive sustainability compliance process documentation and continuous improvement.

• Establish and maintain policies SOPs and internal guidance related to environmental and sustainability compliance.
• Develop monitor and communicate environmental and sustainability-related KPIs
• Design process improvements and training to improve compliance reporting reliability and reporting readiness.

Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Education/Experience

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in environmental physical or natural science engineering supply chain finance or related field.
• 6 years of experience leading sustainability initiatives and packaging compliance within a consumer packaged goods (CPG) packaging supplier or food and beverage manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing packaging-related regulatory programs including post-consumer recycled (PCR) content requirements bottle bills recyclability regulations and sustainability reporting.
• Strong understanding of current and emerging packaging legislation and the ability to assess regulatory impacts and develop long-term compliance strategies.
• Working knowledge of packaging materials and packaging development and engineering processes including experience partnering with packaging engineering product development procurement and operations teams.
• Experience evaluating sustainability opportunities and developing business cases relating to packaging optimization and waste reduction.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent communication (verbal and technical writing) and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within cross-functional teams.

Preferred:

• Experience in the beverage industry including knowledge of beverage-specific packaging regulations.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus
• Environmental and Sustainability-related certifications.
• Experience in extended producer responsibility (EPR) reporting.

Work Environment: Standard professional office environment with a hybrid work schedule. Employees are expected to work on-site 23 days per week with specific in-office days determined by business needs including collaboration planning sessions training activities and other team or leadership meetings.

Travel: 15-20%

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You dont have to be the loudest voice in the room but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it this isnt the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans but were always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. Its a small company there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About us

good2grow is a childrens beverage company based in Atlanta Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company with a large diverse and ever-growing set of retail partners. We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney Universal Studios Nickelodeon Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products includes snacks juices flavored waters and milks so theres something to make everybody smile.

Why join us

good2grow offers a competitive benefits package including Medical Dental Vision 401(k) with company match Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Account Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation) a robust Parental Leave Policy Life Insurance 12 Paid Holidays plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives you will see that we value our employees experience and the community around us. At good2grow you will be consistently challenged and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset built on trust integrity and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched described by our employees as transparent flexible inclusive and team oriented. Other words weve heard used to describe us are empowering nurturing relaxed and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered valued and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individuals unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!

Required Experience:

Manager