Manager Sustainability Program and Stakeholder Engagment
| Company | Sysco |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 4–6+ years of experience in project management, transformation, strategy, communications, or sustainability
- Proven track record of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and workstreams
- Comfortable working with senior executives and translating strategic direction into action plans and deliverables
- Strong writer and slide-builder — able to create clear, sharp, and visually effective materials
- Tech-savvy and highly organized: excellent with Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and project tracking tools (Smartsheet, Planner, Asana, etc)
- A team player with a bias for action
Responsibilities
- Serve as the connective tissue across sustainability workstreams, coordinating project planning, timelines, milestones, roles, and interdependencies across internal and external teams
- Drive delivery through structured weekly check-ins with workstream leads, surfacing risks, removing barriers, and escalating where needed
- Maintain clear visibility of program progress and ensure all stakeholders are aligned on objectives and priorities
- Act as a central coordination point for Sustainability’s engagement across the enterprise, building strong relationships across functions such as Merchandising, Supply Chain, Legal, Communications, and Finance
- Help the team operate as a transformation function by fostering collaboration, navigating interdependencies, and shaping joint ownership of sustainability outcomes
- Own and manage key Sustainability meetings and engagement touchpoints, including Board and ELT sustainability updates, CEO and senior leader communications, monthly Sustainability team meetings, and strategic working sessions with cross-functional partners
- Develop compelling, cross-cutting presentations that synthesize complex content into executive-ready materials — must be a rockstar in PowerPoint
- Be the team’s go-to expert (or fast learner) in Microsoft Teams: using and managing shared channels, collaborative files, Planner/To Do, Loop, and more
- Help build scalable ways of working by introducing light but effective project tracking tools and templates for team use
- Own the sustainability communications and collateral calendar — aligning timing, audiences, and narratives across key internal and external moments
- Work closely with Marketing and Corporate Communications to ensure consistency and rigor in sustainability messaging
- Serve as the team’s expert on greenwashing — understanding where risk arises and how to communicate with confidence and integrity
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Sustainability