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Walmart Canada · 3 months ago

Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Corporate Sustainability - Waste and Circularity

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$130K/yr - $260K/yr

6+ years exp

Walmart Canada is seeking a Senior Director of Corporate Sustainability – Waste and Circularity to lead initiatives aimed at reducing waste and promoting a circular economy. This high-impact role involves developing strategies, managing innovation roadmaps, and engaging with stakeholders to achieve Walmart's sustainability goals.

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Responsibilities

Develop and drive the execution of Walmart’s waste, packaging optimization, and materials circularity strategies, including zero waste in operations, food loss and waste reduction, and circular packaging and materials

Manage the goal setting and tracking processes, ensuring alignment across functions and reporting consistency

Build glide paths and action plans to deliver against goals - supporting business case development and implementation while solving capability or resource gaps

Create and manage innovation roadmaps and project pipelines to advance waste reduction and circular economy strategies

Lead integration of priorities into core business planning cycles for Walmart US, Sam’s Club, and international markets

Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities Services, Merchandising, Private Brands, Sourcing, Procurement, and Tech to translate goals into execution across business units, and to accelerate progress on targets and internal KPi’s

Track and support progress against KPI’s and ensure accountability across cross-functional owners

Manage key external relationships such as NGOs, suppliers, and industry coalitions focused on waste and circularity (product, packaging, and materials)

Develop and review ESG disclosures by providing data, narratives, and impact metrics related to waste and circularity

Engage with standards organizations and support Walmart’s policy advocacy efforts to enable circular systems and infrastructure

Represent Walmart's sustainability interests and positions with key public and Industry forums

Manage a team of sustainability professionals, providing coaching, feedback, and professional development opportunities

Set clear goals, establish accountability, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration

Align team resources to high-impact opportunities, ensuring progress on both short-term deliverables and long-term strategic priorities

Qualification

Strategy developmentSustainability strategiesProject managementStakeholder engagementCross-functional leadershipStrategic communicationSystems thinkingBudget managementDisclosuresTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Environmental Science, Social Science, Communications, or related field

6 years' experience managing cross-functional projects for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations OR 10 years' experience managing cross-functional projects for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations

Preferred

Consulting

Preparing and executing budgets

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Sustainability - Environmental

Sustainability - Social

Working in a matrixed organization

Masters: International Studies

Benefits

Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.

Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.

Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.