Director – Material Strategy

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $176k - $196k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Circular Action Alliance is an organization working to create a circular economy for paper and packaging. It coordinates producer-funded recycling programs, submits program plans under extended producer responsibility laws (for example SB 54 in California), and invests in recycling access and responsible end markets. The organization provides resources for producers (registration, producer resource center, fee-setting consultation, steering committee) and is active in multiple U. S. states including California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain material-specific strategy recommendations and implementation plans supporting recovered-material outlets and EPR requirements • Facilitate cross-functional planning among circularity and packaging design, collection and processing, and end markets teams • Align sortation, bale quality, and contamination interventions with end-market specifications • Translate end-market realities into design-for-recyclability strategy and recommend viable materials, formats, and components • Partner with state teams to align material activities with organizational strategies and escalate risks • Assess alignment with applicable EPR legislative and regulatory requirements and recommend adjustments • Plan and facilitate stakeholder engagement with producers, service providers, government entities, and other interested parties • Develop data collection, performance measurement, and evidence-based decision-making processes • Maintain critical materials documents, including Unique Challenge Exemptions (UCEs) • Track UCE performance, identify variances, and recommend interventions • Prepare analyses, implementation updates, risk escalations, and recommendations for the VP of End Markets and other internal leaders • Perform other job-related duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, environmental science, materials science, or a related discipline, or 10+ years of progressively responsible operational experience in sustainable materials management, material strategy, EPR program implementation, or related fields • Experience leading complex cross-functional projects or workstreams • Robust knowledge of materials systems and processes spanning packaging design, collection and processing, and end markets • Strong understanding of Extended Producer Responsibility • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate, influence without direct authority, and engage with cross-functional teams and external interested parties • Excellent organizational and project management skills, including prioritizing multiple workstreams and maintaining document consistency and accuracy • Attention to detail • Ability to work remotely from the United States of America

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