Sustainability Specialist

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Competitive Benefits

Purpose-Driven

Professional Development

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated in Charlotte is seeking a Sustainability Specialist to design and execute programs across Emission Reduction, Water Leadership, and Package Recovery. You will partner with industry groups, manage logistics, and help pilot scalable sustainability initiatives.

You will track data, prepare presentations, represent the company at conferences, and contribute to storytelling with impact metrics.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience creating sustainability solutions.
• Ability to track data and report on program impact.
• Strong collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Willingness to travel to events and facilities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate program logistics with partners and customers.
• Track data and prepare sustainability program reports.
• Act as liaison for sustainability partnerships with stakeholders.
• Lead Tier 1–3 sustainability activations and events.
• Support communications and reporting for impact metrics.
• Occasional weekend work and travel as assigned.

Skills

Data management

Sustainability solutions

Problem solving

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Locations: Charlotte

Requisition ID: 270579

Locations: Charlotte

Uncap Your Potential at America's Largest Coca-Cola Bottler — Pour Your Passion into Purpose!

We're more than beverages—we're building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. Join our team where your talent meets purpose, and every teammate directly shapes our success.

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

Join us - your refreshing new chapter starts here!

Job Overview

The Sustainability Specialist supports the company by helping to design and execute events that support the companies’ 3 pillars of Sustainability, Emission Reduction, Water Leadership and Package Recovery. This includes but is not limited to Closed Loop programs, Rain Barrel workshops and tree planting/urban garden initiatives. This includes working with industry partners, associations, and consultants to understand challenges and opportunities across the Sustainability landscape, and to pilot and scale solutions that achieve industry goals. This role will track reports and industry data, prepare presentations, represent the Company at appropriate conferences and sustainability events, along with educating the public on our Company’s Sustainability initiatives and programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross functionally with internal teammates and external stakeholders to coordinate program logistics, foster relationships with community partners and customers.
• This role has ownership of tracking, data collection and consistent reporting of sustainability programs, including package collection, carbon emission and water use.
• Act as internal and external point of contact for sustainability partnerships, serving as a liaison between partners and teammates.
• Program Leadership & Execution Responsibility for execution of Tier 1- 3 sustainability activations and events.
• Administrative support assisting the Senior Director in project management, scheduling, and strategic planning and responsible for communicating reports and related documents for sustainability programs and impact metrics.
• Prepare presentations, reports, and materials to support internal and external communication and support storytelling efforts by capturing impact stories, testimonials, and event recaps.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong initiative, ability to solve problems collaboratively, data management. Demonstrated experience creating Sustainability solutions, especially related package collection and recycling, water conservancy and emission reduction best practices.
• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with other organizations, especially in the package recovery and recycling space, Bottler and Company representatives, and Sustainability experts.
• Ability to travel to local recycling facilities, Marketing Assets, Customers meetings, and Community Engagement events to solve problems and activate new programs. (Many of these events may entail weekends and holidays)
• Highly motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive individual with excellent, strategic, problem-solving, and relationship skills.
• Ability to haul and back trailers during execution of events.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Relevant work experience: 3 to up to 5 years
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Event Management
• Experience in Problem Solving and Solution Creation
• Prefer experience in the beverage or food service industry
• Prefer experience in Sustainability

Work Environment

• Hybrid work schedule: teammate based at home, but will be expected to work from a Coca-Cola facility or in the field a minimum of 3 days a week but sometimes more
• Will need to be avaliable for some weekend work and holidays
• Outdoor and indoor event management with various weather conditions
• Occasional office, conferences, and call points
• 30-50 lbs lift requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.