SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER - SOUTH BAY AREA

Compass Group is seeking a Senior Sustainability Manager for their Canteen division in the South Bay Area, focusing on sustainability initiatives for a major client. Responsibilities include reducing food waste, eliminating single-use plastics, and measuring carbon footprints. The role requires a bachelor's degree and 5+ years in sustainability. The position is based at the client's location in Sunnyvale, CA, and involves collaboration with various teams to achieve sustainability goals.
Position Title: SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER - SOUTH BAY AREA

Pay Grade: 16

Reports To: Sr. VP of Operations

Salary: $95000-$100000 / year

Other Forms of Compensation: Field Incentive Plan Bonus

Growth. Opportunity. Excellence.

Canteen brings break time to everyone. We combine food, service, and experience backed by industry-leading technology to help companies create a better workplace and connect their employees. Canteen’s solutions include markets, office coffee and snacks, unattended retail, and culinary.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their dedication, collaboration, and passion fuel our growth. Interested in joining our team? You bring the enthusiasm, customer service, and commitment; we’ll supply the opportunity and innovation. Together, we’ll continue to transform our industry.

Come grow with us. We are Canteen.
Job Summary

Canteen has long established a vision for creating a brighter future, which includes achieving Compass Group’s science-based targets of carbon neutrality by 2030 and net zero by 2050 and supporting our clients on their sustainability journeys. This role will be specific to one of our largest national accounts, and will be based out of the client’s location in & around Sunnyvale, CA.

The Sr. Manager of Sustainability will support a Fortune Top 10 customer in accelerating their sustainability initiatives, specifically around services Canteen provides to the client.

These responsibilities will include:
• Reducing food loss/waste within the program
• Eliminating single use plastics
• Measuring & reducing the carbon footprint of our services at the client location
• Engaging with vendors via our procurement team to reduce inbound waste & single-use materials
• Innovating customer-facing service models, including equipment & technology, hospitality models
• Other sustainability-centered projects, as assigned.
• Key teams you will be working with: operations, warehousing, technical service, procurement, marketing & communications, other Compass Group sector partners, and client teams.
• These associated projects and tasks will compose about 85% of your work time.
• Support Canteen’s overarching sustainability goals by sharing your client-level successes with our broader sustainability team and determine which solutions are scalable to other Canteen locations.
• This may include working with our project management teams, operations teams, communications & marketing teams, and other Canteen-leadership groups.
• This work will be 15% or less of your time but will help to ensure that your work is creating the broadest reach & impact possible.

Education, Skills, and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or similar work experience
• Has 5+ years in sustainability/ESG/CSR experience

Our ideal candidate:
• Has been part of a client management team in previous role(s); ideally in a foodservice environment
• Understands how to gain influence and affect change in a highly matrixed organization
• Can communicate sustainability performance/progress clearly, articulately, and with clear calls to action to a variety of stakeholders.
• Is familiar with the Google Workspace suite of products
• Can manage multiple workstreams at once, prioritizing as needed, based on client need & impact

Apply to Canteen today!

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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Canteen maintains a drug-free workplace.

Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here for paid time off benefits information.

Req ID: 1414503

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