Circularity & Recycling Program Lead

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

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.