Vice President of Sustainability Engagement

About the Role

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces, and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation, and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.

The Vice President of Sustainability Engagement acts as a liaison with Shaw’s sustainability team, its brand leaders, and external stakeholders—including customers, business partners, membership organizations, and target media. This role deepens customer relationships, translates sustainability into business value, gathers market insights, stays abreast of emerging trends, and represents Shaw in internal and external forums to communicate the company’s sustainability strategy, progress, and key programs.

Reporting to the Vice President of Global Sustainability, this role contributes to the continued development and evolution of Shaw's enterprise sustainability strategy by connecting customer priorities, market intelligence, and strategic relationships with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Customer & Market Engagement
  • Build trusted executive-level relationships with customers, A&D firms, end users, strategic partners, and industry influencers to strengthen Shaw's market position and sustainability leadership.
  • Partner with business leaders to capture the value of Shaw's sustainability strategy and translate it into meaningful outcomes for customers and the marketplace.
  • Represent Shaw at executive customer engagements, conferences, industry events, and strategic forums as a credible sustainability ambassador.
• Market Intelligence & Strategic Insight
  • Serve as corporate sustainability's primary connection to customers, sales, marketing, and other key internal and external partners, bringing meaningful insights back into the organization.
  • Monitor emerging customer expectations, competitive activity, sustainability trends, regulatory developments, and partnership opportunities to identify business risks and opportunities.
  • Translate market intelligence into actionable recommendations that help Shaw anticipate change, strengthen business strategy, and lead through sustainability.
• Sustainability Enablement & Business Partnership
  • Partner with sales, marketing, and business leadership to integrate sustainability into customer engagement and business strategy.
  • Co-develop scalable tools, educational resources, engagement strategies, and customer-facing resources with Shaw's business and brand sustainability teams.
  • Serve as a trusted business partner connecting corporate sustainability expertise with customer needs and business priorities.
• Sustainability Story Alignment & Thought Leadership
  • Partner with corporate communications and marketing to shape and evolve Shaw's sustainability narrative in alignment with enterprise strategy.
  • Translate sustainability strategies and technical expertise into meaningful business stories that strengthen customer relationships and reinforce Shaw's reputation.
  • Expand Shaw's sustainability influence through strategic partnerships, executive speaking engagements, media opportunities, industry events, and thought leadership.
• Strategic Partnerships & Industry Leadership
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key sustainability organizations, industry associations, certification bodies, NGOs, academic institutions, and other strategic stakeholders.
  • Partner with the Vice President of Global Sustainability to coordinate Shaw's external engagement strategy and ensure appropriate leaders are engaged in the right opportunities.
  • Leverage strategic partnerships to strengthen Shaw's market position, identify collaboration opportunities, and advance sustainability leadership.
• Leadership & Enterprise Influence
  • Lead with integrity, credibility, and influence, building trusted partnerships across corporate sustainability, sales, marketing, business units, and corporate functions.
  • Contribute customer perspectives, market intelligence, and strategic insights to strengthen Shaw's enterprise sustainability strategy and business priorities.
  • Foster a culture of curiosity, service, collaboration, continuous learning, and optimism while strengthening sustainability engagement capabilities and business impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in sustainability, customer engagement, strategy, or a related discipline.
• Progressive leadership experience in sustainability, business strategy, customer engagement, consulting, marketing, product stewardship, environmental leadership, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted senior-level relationships and influence customers, business leaders, and cross-functional teams through collaboration.
• Established relationships within the built environment and sustainability communities, with the ability to strengthen Shaw's strategic partnerships and market influence.
• Strong foundation in sustainability principles combined with business acumen to connect technical concepts with customer priorities, market opportunities, and business strategy.
• Demonstrated personal integrity and sound judgment with a track record of building trust through honest, accurate, and transparent communication.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with experience engaging executive, customer, and industry audiences.
• Ability to travel as needed to support customer engagement, strategic partnerships, and industry leadership activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Sustainability consulting or enterprise sustainability transformation experience.
• Executive speaking, media engagement, or industry thought leadership experience.
• Active leadership within industry organizations and strategic sustainability partnerships.

Schedule

8-hour non-rotating shift, starting in the AM.