Recycling and Waste Minimization Associate Manager

Best Buy; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Generous employee discount

Physical and mental well-being support

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking a Recycling and Waste Minimization Associate Manager to drive sustainability programs across retail and supply chain. The role blends on-site governance at the Richfield, Minnesota corporate office with remote collaboration to optimize budgets, vendor performance, and compliance.

You’ll turn operational data into actionable insights, partner across teams, and help deliver cost savings and program improvements that support responsible recycling and environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience supporting operational, compliance, environmental, or regulatory programs.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
• Strong communication, organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, forecasts, payments and reconciliations for recycling and waste programs.
• Maintain accurate program financials, metrics, vendor scorecards and compliance data.
• Analyze data to identify cost savings, revenue opportunities and operational improvements.
• Partner with operations, finance, procurement, legal and vendors on program needs and contracts.
• Prepare recycling and waste data for regulatory, annual and public reporting.
• Support field teams by resolving issues and improving processes for compliant handling and disposal.

Skills

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Communication

Time management

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Recycling and Waste Minimization Associate Manager

Full time

Regular

Job Description

As the Recycling And Waste Minimization Associate Manager, you will help run Best Buy's recycling and waste minimization programs across retail and supply chain operations. You will turn financial and operational data into clear insights, improve vendor performance and support compliant recycling practices. If you enjoy solving problems, working across teams and using data to make programs more effective, this role offers broad visibility and meaningful impact.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Manage budgets, forecasts, payments and reconciliations for recycling and waste programs.


• Maintain accurate program financials, metrics, vendor scorecards and compliance data.


• Analyze data to identify cost savings, revenue opportunities and operational improvements.


• Partner with operations, finance, procurement, legal and vendors on program needs and contracts.


• Prepare recycling and waste data for regulatory, annual and public reporting.


• Support field teams by resolving issues and improving processes for compliant handling and disposal.

Basic qualifications

• 2 years experience supporting operational, compliance, environmental, or regulatory programs


• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint


• Strong communication, organization and time management skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree


• 2 years of experience in retail, supply chain or transportation operations


• 2 years of experience in environmental compliance or a related field.


• 2 years Financial modeling and forecasting

What's in it for you

• Competitive pay


• Generous employee discount


• Physical and mental well-being support

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence and potential pay sources based on eligibility. Paid time off is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status, and years of continued or bridged service. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive pay.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life, in our stores, online and in customers' homes. Our culture is built on supporting and valuing the employees who make it all possible. Here, you can unlock unique career possibilities and bring your full, authentic self to work. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

1048060BR

Brand

Best Buy

Job Category

Enterprise Risk and Compliance Group

Job Level

71,800.00

128,150.00

Store Number or Department

900010 Corporate 1 MN

Address Line 1

City

State

Search Categories

Corporate

55423-8500

Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being, as outlined in the Benefits Guide . Eligibility may vary.