Sustainability Project Manager-Value Chain

Agropur Cooperative; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 103,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company contributions

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Agropur Cooperative in Eden Prairie, MN or Appleton, WI is seeking a Sustainability Project Manager – Value Chain to lead cross-functional initiatives across the dairy value chain, measure performance, and advance sustainability outcomes with customers, suppliers and other key stakeholders.

You will collaborate with commercial, supply chain, and sustainability teams to implement initiatives, support commitments, develop tools and metrics, and manage projects from idea to execution to drive value

Qualifications

• 5+ years, ideally 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 and Business Unit Presidents and Operations Leaders.
• Make recommendations to senior management on ways to support organizational goals.

Skills

Project management

Customer relations

Sales processes

Business understanding

Food industry knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Type: Regular

Salary range 006: $102,600 - $128,300 (Salary will be determined based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position.)

• 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

Context to maximize your impact

We are looking for a Sustainability Project Manager – Value Chain in Eden Prairie, MN or Appleton, WI.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 and Business Unit Presidents and Operations Leaders.
• Make recommendations to senior management on ways to support organizational goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years, ideally 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. Agropur is an E-Verify Employer (US Operations).