Circularity and Recycling Program Manager

AIT Worldwide Logistics; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics is hiring a Circularity and Recycling Program Manager to lead recycling, circularity, and zero-waste initiatives with a focus on the Microsoft Cloud program. This role manages data, evaluates recycler performance, strengthens reporting, and helps scale a circularity program aligned with Microsoft net-zero waste objectives.

Primary duties include data management, dashboards, and collaboration with recyclers, operations, and regional leads.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in recycling, waste management, circularity, sustainability programs, environmental reporting, logistics operations or ESG data management.
• Experience with zero waste, recycling vendors, material recovery, waste diversion calculations, customer sustainability programs or audit documentation (preferred).
• Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business or related field (required).
• High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of relevant work experience (required).

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for recycling and circularity requirements, including documentation and certificates.
• Maintain and improve program datasets, track diversion and efficiency metrics, prepare dashboards for leadership and customer review.
• Develop action plans toward Microsoft net zero waste goals, improve material segregation and documentation quality.
• Engage recyclers and operations to obtain required documentation and standardize expectations across regions.
• Support audit preparation, training materials, SOP updates and corrective action tracking.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• The wage range for this position is $92,700.00-$139,060.00 and may vary based on geography as well as relative knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience.

Skills

Data management

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Stakeholder collaboration

Sustainability mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sustainability

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Introduction

Join us at AIT, where we believe every day presents an opportunity to make a global impact! We’re problem solvers, driven by our curiosity and creativity, in endless pursuit of solutions for our customers. Together, we champion the strength of our global teams. And, as trusted advisors, we go above and beyond, working together in a supportive and collaborative environment to ensure customer satisfaction. Through the company's continued growth, we challenge ourselves to be better, continuously learning and growing in our dynamic environment. Helping others is at the core of our culture, join us in finding fulfillment by giving back to our local communities as the united team that is AIT. Find out what our people deliver.® means when you come move the world with us! Hear directly from our teammates at AIT Worldwide Logistics and make us the next stop on your career journey.

Overview

The Circularity and Recycling Program Manager serves as a subject matter expert for recycling, circularity, and zero-waste program execution, with a primary focus on the Microsoft Cloud program. This functional role manages program data, evaluates recycler and operational performance, strengthens documentation and reporting processes, and helps build a scalable circularity program that advances Microsoft's net-zero waste objectives while aligning with AIT's broader sustainability strategy.

Responsibilities

• Recycling Program Management and SME Support: Serve as the working subject matter expert for recycling and circularity requirements, including recycler documentation, certificates, material handling, diversion methods and evidence standards.
• Data Management, Reporting and Analytics: Maintain and improve program datasets, validate recycler and load-level data, track diversion and efficiency metrics, identify trends and prepare dashboards or summaries for leadership and customer review.
• Net Zero Waste and Circularity Roadmap: Evaluate current state performance and develop practical action plans that support progress toward Microsoft net zero waste goals, including improved material segregation, recycler validation and documentation quality.
• Recycler, Vendor and Operations Collaboration: Engage recyclers and operations teams to obtain required documentation, understand processing methods, confirm efficiencies, resolve data gaps and standardize expectations across regions.
• Audit Readiness, Training and Continuous Improvement: Support audit preparation, root cause analysis, training materials, SOP updates and corrective action tracking to improve long- term program reliability.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• The wage range for this position is $92,700.00-$139,060.00 and may vary based on geography as well as relative knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of relevant work experience supply chain management, data analytics, or equivalent required or (required) or
• Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business or related field (required)

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in recycling, waste management, circularity, sustainability programs, environmental reporting, logistics operations or ESG data management (required)
• Experience with zero waste, recycling vendors, material recovery, waste diversion calculations, customer sustainability programs or audit documentation (preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of recycling, circularity, waste diversion, zero waste principles and related documentation practices High
• Strong data management and analytical skills using Excel, Power BI, SQL or similar tools High
• Ability to evaluate recycler performance, documentation quality and program-level risks High
• Strong project management skills with clear ownership of open items and deadlines Medium
• Ability to collaborate with recyclers, operations, regional leads and customer-facing stakeholders High
• Proactive, self-starting mindset with passion for sustainability and making processes better High
• Clear written communication for program summaries, SOPs, training and customer-ready updates Medium

Licenses and Certifications

• - RUE Zero Waste, LEED, circular economy, waste management or recycling-related credential Upon Hire (preferred)

About AIT Worldwide

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