Sustainability Project Manager - Value Chain

Agropur, inc.; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 102,600 - 128,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

Short and Long‑term Disability

401(k) with company contributions

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays and floating holidays

Paid parental leave

Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Agropur is seeking a Sustainability Project Manager to drive value across the dairy value chain through cross‑functional collaboration and rigorous project execution in Appleton, Wisconsin.

You will partner with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Sustainability teams to implement initiatives, measure performance, report progress, and advance sustainability outcomes with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mixed experience in the food industry, business development, client relations, and project management.
• Food industry knowledge of sustainability objectives, goals, and programming.

Responsibilities

• Focus on key environmental, economic, and social sustainability topics impacting the dairy industry.
• Manage sustainability commitments and customer engagement initiatives with global workstreams.
• Partner with Sales and Operations to support sustainability strategy implementation and alignment with customer needs.
• Develop metrics and reporting processes to evaluate sustainability performance across the value chain.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to advance sustainability initiatives and contribute to industry partnerships.
• Develop relationships with Category VPs and Operations Leaders.
• Make recommendations to senior management to support organizational goals.

Skills

Sustainability

Project management

Food industry knowledge

Customer relations

Job description

Sustainability Project Manager - Value Chain

The Sustainability Project Manager supports sustainability value creation across Agropur's dairy value chain through cross‑functional collaboration and project management. The role works with commercial, supply chain, and sustainability teams to implement initiatives, support customer and industry commitments, measure performance, and advance sustainability outcomes with customers, suppliers, and other key stakeholders.

Location: Appleton, WI

Job Type: Regular

• Salary range: $102,600 - $128,300 (determined based on skills, education, training & experience)


• Monday - Friday


• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long‑term Disability Insurance


• 401(k) with 7% company contributions


• 3 weeks Paid Time Off


• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays


• Paid parental leave


• Advancement Opportunities

Where you will drive value

• Focus on key environmental, economic, and social sustainability topics impacting the dairy industry, supporting Agropur's sustainability objectives and business priorities.


• Manage sustainability commitments and customer engagement initiatives with global workstream teams, with a particular focus on supply chain collaboration and value chain emissions performance.


• Partner with Category, Sales, and Operations teams to support sustainability strategy implementation, planning, communication, and alignment with customer and business needs.


• Develop and maintain tools, metrics, and reporting processes to evaluate, measure, and monitor sustainability performance across the value chain.


• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to advance sustainability initiatives, support business cases and ROI assessments, and contribute to industry partnerships and knowledge sharing.


• Develop relationships with Category VPs, Business Unit Presidents, and Operations Leaders.


• Make recommendations to senior management on ways to support organizational goals.

What will enable you to have an impact

• 5+ years of mixed experience in the food industry, business development, client relations, and project management.


• Food industry knowledge of sustainability objectives, goals, and programming.


• Business understanding (P&L, end‑to‑end business development and sales processes).


• Customer/consumer oriented.


• Project management skills: From Idea to Execution.


• Partnership Management.


• Business‑oriented, proactive and problem‑solving for marketing, sales.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.