Job Posting Heidelberg Materials is seeking a
Product Performance Manager for our
Western New York region to join our team. This position is located in Rochester / Pavilion, NY area. Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.
What You'll Get To Do - Provide leadership in improving profitability of all three product lines via a progressive product portfolio and leading-edge technical services.
- Leverage opportunities to present progressive solutions in readymix concrete, hotmix asphalt, and recycled aggregates for carbon reduction and circularity in the construction industry.
- Implement a comprehensive quality assurance program ensuring customer satisfaction from high-quality products that meet compliance, standards, and customer needs every day.
- Oversee the Product Performance department, the Sustainable Products department, the RMC QC department, and the HMA & AGG QC department.
- Collaborate with the Commercial Manager, the RMC Operations Manager, and the AGG & HMA Operations Manager to shape and execute the company's strategic plan under the leadership of the General Manager WNY.
- Provide technical product training, promotion, and marketing assistance to customers, specifiers, and the internal sales team.
- Actively participate in local and national professional associations.
- Develop and implement the WNY Technical Business Plan.
What We Are Looking For: - BS in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent experience preferred. Master's or graduate degree is a plus.
- Held management role in Technical/Quality Control in Heavy Building Materials industry or in similar/relatable field (Materials Engineer) for 3+ years.
- Excellent RMC, HMA, and AGG market awareness and production knowledge
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a high sense of ownership
- Good general business awareness and deep P&L understanding
- Excellent construction material commercial knowledge from customer facing roles
- Technical experience with evidence of success in a customer facing role
- Quality assurance or similar experience
- Highly driven, self-motivated, and reliable
- Translate strategic direction into medium- and long-term plans and objectives; take ownership for the execution of strategic plans
- Collaborate across internal and external boundaries to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes in the interest of organizational objectives over functional objectives
What we have to offer:
- Competitive base salary and participation in our Annual Incentive Plan.
- Highly competitive benefits program.
- 401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
Heidelberg Materials is a drug free workplace. External candidates must be able to work in the USA without sponsorship.