VP - Material Services, End Markets

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement detailed regional end market development and post-consumer recycled content strategies by material both for states and regions, in collaboration with companies and industry groups.
• Ensure collection and analysis of existing end market capacities data, clarify needed capacity growth, and organize capacity growth by outlet/type/application.
• Create and manage multi-year investment and intervention plans for end markets by state, clearly defining CAA spend vs. outside third party spend.
• Identify companies that are ideal partners and lead engagement activities to drive investment.
• In collaboration with the CAA Chief of Staff, Executive Directors, state operations staff, and the VP for Collection and Processing, work to vet strategies and ensure end market strategies align with state needs and collection and sortation strategies.
• Map and identify key partners and potential investors for new applications, new plants to take recycled materials, and new expansion opportunities of existing facilities.
• Map barriers to investment and overcome unique barriers. This may include technical development work, specification development, trialing new applications, supporting pro-forma development, etc.
• Coordinate activities with state and national teams within CAA to drive alignment and collaboration and to ensure state needs are met re: end markets.
• Identify projects, complete due diligence, and bring key investments forward consistent with our investment processes to the COS for approval.
• Identify potential partnership opportunities, complete due diligence, and bring investments forward to COS for approval.
• Develop the REM verification strategy, including ensuring the development and implementation of a National REM Standard.
• Support the states in the REM verification implementation tailored to the requirements set in rules.
• Establish agreements with third parties to drive new investment in regional end markets.
• Lead the organization efforts to support packaging design improvements including creating and reviewing industry design guides, providing appropriate guidance to producers, and aligning design changes with source reduction and other CAA strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering or equivalent, or higher required.
• At least 10+ years of operational experience in MRFs, reclaimers, or recycling facilities.
• Must possess a valid Driver's License with a clean driving history.