Director, Circularity carries that commitment forward, turning it into a strategy for material innovation, regulatory readiness, and customer trust, not just landfill diversion. This role owns four connected priorities: 1) advancing the strategy behind Tarkett’s ReStart® take-back and recycling program to align with today’s market and regulatory realities; 2) own and develop the relationships that support end-of-life recycling to be effective technically and economically; 3) monitoring and advising appropriate preparation and responses to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations reshaping how flooring producers operate across North America; and 4) enabling post-use recycled content across product lines.
The role is also a key Tarkett voice on circularity in front of customers — translating technical work into credible, sales-enabling presentations for architects, designers, specifiers, end-users, and internal sales teams.
This is an influence and execution-oriented leadership role. It requires someone who moves fluidly between regulatory detail, materials and supply chain strategy, and external stakeholder presentation; and who treats end-of-life utility as a design and business input, not a marketing topic.
Key ResponsibilitiesReStart® Program Strategy & Execution
- Lead the strategic advancement of Tarkett’s ReStart take-back and recycling program, updating its scope, logistics model, economics, and end-market outlets to reflect current market and regulatory conditions.
- Recommend and implement change in the program model and build the operational and financial case for reclamation capacity, including potential partnership or investment where needed.
- Establish and track program performance metrics: total collected by product type, volume diverted from landfill, cost details, recycling pathway, and other measurements as needed.
- Conduct a thorough feasibility and viability analysis of various recycling pathways.
- Own the customer- and field-facing mechanics of ReStart, ensuring sales and operations teams can leverage and execute the program consistently.
- Direct the overall execution of ReStart, from the management of reverse logistics to the end use of materials.
Recycling Pathways & Partnerships
- Identify and manage strategic relationships with recyclers, reclaimers, and materials-recovery partners to expand viable end-of-life pathways across Tarkett’s product categories.
- Work with R&D and product design to address technical barriers to closed-loop recycling, such as material separability at end of life.
- Represent Tarkett in industry coalitions, producer-responsibility organizations, and multi-stakeholder circularity initiatives shaping emerging collection and recycling infrastructure.
EPR Monitoring & Regulatory Strategy
- Own Tarkett North America’s monitoring of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and related producer-responsibility legislation affecting flooring products across U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
- Translate regulatory requirements 6 registration, reporting, recycled-content mandates, collection-program obligations 6 into operational compliance plans, in partnership with Legal and Regulatory Affairs partners.
- Serve as Tarkett’s primary point of contact with Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) and represent the company in regulatory comment periods and trade-association working groups.
- Maintain a regulatory risk register and brief leadership regularly on upcoming compliance deadlines and legislative developments, given how frequently these timelines shift.
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement & Execution
- Serve as Tarkett’s subject-matter expert and primary presenter on circularity and ReStart for customers, architects, designers, distributors, and internal sales teams.
- Develop and maintain customer-facing materials 6 presentations, case studies, diversion certificates 6 that translate technical circularity work into credible, sales-enabling content.
- Support responses to customer and specifier sustainability inquiries related to circularity and end-of-life performance.
- Direct the coordination of reclamation and logistics resources to satisfy customer needs.
- Partner with Marketing to ensure external communications about circularity claims are accurate and defensible.
Qualifications & Experience- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, materials science, sustainability, business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in sustainability, circular economy, materials/recycling program management, or environmental regulatory compliance 6 ideally within manufacturing, building products, or flooring/textiles.
- Demonstrated experience navigating Extended Producer Responsibility or other producer-responsibility regulatory frameworks.
- Experience designing, launching, or managing take-back, reclamation, or recycling partnership programs.
- Working knowledge of sustainability concepts and tools, like Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), and related sustainability transparency tools.
- Strong executive presence and a proven ability to present technical sustainability content to customers, senior leadership, and external audiences.
- Ability to travel for customer, partner, and industry engagements.
Tarkett Leadership Traits- Thinks business: seeks the opportunity and connection with business strategy
- Accountable: seeks ownership and is a driving force behind initiatives.
- Risk for results: handles uncertainty well and is comfortable with measured risks.
- Kind to customers (external and internal): will go the extra mile to make Tarkett the nicest company to do business with.
- Empowers collaboration: shares responsibility and engages others to be stronger together.
- Talent developer: respects diversity, attracts, develops own and other talents at their best; ensures continuous learning.
- Thorough: peels back the onion, understands the details as well as the big picture. Asks why, is curious to understand and explore new ways of doing things.
Other Compensation
- This role is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus.
What We Offer
- A commitment that Safety is #1
- Competitive benefits including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Life and disability insurance
- Career growth, stability, and flexible work arrangements.
Responsible Manufacturing 6 Protecting Our Planet for the Future
- We utilize renewable energy and a closed loop recycled water process.
- We are committed to reducing greenhouse emissions and water consumption.
- We are the only flooring company recognized by the Asthma and Allergy foundation.
