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Job Summary:

Under the umbrella of the newly created Global Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) compliance team and a new USFS organizational design for the EHS team, this role will provide site support for all business units within USFS. The role exists to provide intermediate-level site EHS expertise to these business units, support the field safety team, and help implement the global EHS management system.

The role aims to accomplish the following:

Supporting their sites in executing on our various EHS processes including EHS-related training, environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, workers’ compensation, transportation safety, contractor management, and business continuity. Identifying, assessing, and controlling workplace hazards. Escalating resistance/challenges to leadership and direct line manager to facilitate problem-solving.

Position Summary:

This position serves on the Global EHS Compliance team and supports enterprise-wide compliance activities in the area of environmental compliance, ensuring alignment with business strategies and operational requirements. This role is responsible for creating and implementing an enterprise-wide, global environmental compliance strategy and framework to align the approach to environmental compliance in every jurisdiction Sysco operates. This position will partner with leaders throughout the enterprise to build both global and local capabilities in the area of environmental compliance. The position also provides guidance to global environmental compliance professionals and influences site, regional and global business partners to drive prioritization of regulatory compliance, continuous performance improvement, and integration of environmental compliance into standard work processes and business objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Monitor, interpret, and assess existing or emerging environmental laws, regulations, regulatory policy, internal protocols, and industry practices to determine operational and business impacts and develop, integrate, and execute global environmental compliance strategies, policies, programs, procedures, standards, training, processes and actions throughout the enterprise to manage applicable requirements

• Identify, develop, implement and sustain enterprise-wide tools and platforms for facilitating global environmental compliance

• Partner with leaders throughout the organization to understand business needs and appropriately balance global and local priorities

• Perform environmental compliance applicability reviews and environmental risk assessments and implement effective programs, procedures, processes and systems to ensure regulatory compliance and protect associates, communities and the environment

• Develop and implement global environmental compliance KPIs, report on KPIs internally and externally, as needed

• Manage enterprise-wide impact of environmental incidents to determine root cause and implement corrective actions and leverage lessons learned from incidents to continuously improve environmental compliance programs

• Partner and collaborate with the business and support functions to influence and manage environmental compliance resources across the enterprise, balancing business and operational needs

• Drive the development and implementation of global environmental compliance programs

• Work in conjunction with legal personnel to oversee regulatory agency and external stakeholders regarding environment compliance activities, including reporting, visits, or inspections

• Support environmental compliance integration processes for new sites/acquisitions

Education:

• BS/MS in environmental/civil/chemical engineering, sustainability, environmental studies or related science degree

• Strong knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Certification (highly valued)

Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive experience leading Environmental initiatives and working within an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) program, preferably in a large, multi-national company

• Demonstrated experience in driving change in a large, global, matrixed environment

• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects concurrently

• Project management experience

• Experience establishing and maintaining multiple cross-functional working relationships with geographically dispersed individuals

• Demonstrated ability to develop a business case in support of Environmental initiatives

• Experience communicating with and influencing leadership

• Experience developing and implementing goals and strategies based on organization goals

Skills & Abilities:

• Proven leadership and teamwork skills with demonstrated abilities both to work collaboratively and to influence those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists

• Highly effective written and verbal communications skills, able to present complex issues simply and to reach audiences with different perspectives and educational backgrounds

• Proven ability to influence business leadership and leverage relationships to drive results throughout the organization

• Excellent problem-solving techniques and quantitative, analytical skills

• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills, attentive to details, work well under pressure and able to meet deadlines, uses data to drive decisions

• Ability to organize and manage a complex workload and projects in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to optimize team skills and leverage talent to drive change throughout the enterprise

• Must be able to travel to Sysco facilities internationally up to 25% of the time.

OVERVIEW:

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.