Mgr PMO ESG & Supply Chain

Location:

Hershey, PA

At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom.

Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.

As the Sustainability Pillar Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading, coordinating, and implementing energy and water management programs across the manufacturing facilities. You will lead the development of the Sustainability Pillar within the Hershey Lean Production System (HLPS), transforming sustainability ambitions (energy, water, waste) into standardized, measurable, and sustainable operational results across manufacturing sites. You will support sites to define and execute a clear workplan to minimize their carbon footprint and create the right environmental culture within the manufacturing facility.

This role is critical to build the pillar from early maturity, establishing standards, building capability, and governance to scale impact globally. Through effective leadership, collaboration, and strategic planning, you will contribute to the company's commitment to environmental stewardship and operational excellence.

This position will define how Hershey translates sustainability commitments into daily operational excellence, enabling a shift from fragmented initiatives to a scalable, system-driven model across the network.

• Define & deploy Sustainability Pillar System
• Establish global standards, playbooks and minimum HLPS requirement for the Sustainability Pillar.
• Define Pillar maturity model, roadmap, and deployment strategy.
• Ensure alignment with other Pillars (FI, AM, PM, Leadership) and with corporate ESG team.

• Desing and lead capability building programs for Plant Leadership Teams (PLT), Site Sustainability, and Energy Champions.
• Coach site pillar leaders to:
  Translate standards into execution, Build sustainable routines and governance, Create sustainability culture at the site.
• Benchmark across industry to understand trends and best practices, and bring them to the company.

• In collaboration with ESG department, provide leadership support in setting energy targets, ensuring alignment with Science-Based Targets (SBT).
• Define and standardize core KPI’s (energy, water, gas, waste, emissions).
• Build routines to:
  Track performance vs targets, Explain variances and identify drivers. Provide regular visibility to the organization thru Dashboards.
• Ensure data integrity and reporting consistency across all sites.

• Embed Sustainability into:
  Loss Elimination (FI), Daily Management Systems (DMS), Continuous improvement processes.
• Drive a shift from project-based activity to system-based performance.

• Act as a key interface between:
  Manufacturing plants, Corporate sustainability (ESG), Finance and Engineering to prioritize and resource initiatives as needed.
• Align sustainability initiatives with business priorities and savings delivery.

• Influence Plant Directors and Operations Leaders to own sustainability results.
• Build a culture where sustainability is seen as a performance lever, not a compliance requirement.
• Drive adoption through strong communication, governance and visibility.

• Execute EHS Program Implementation Develops and implements EHS programs aligned with regulatory and organizational standards. Ensures processes and procedures support sustainable operations across business units. Identifies opportunities to improve…