Vice President & General Manager, Ready-Mix Operations

Vice President & General Manager, Ready-Mix Operations

Location:

Bridgeview, IL, US, 60455

WELCOME TO VCNA!

We are VCNA Prairie
, part of Votorantim Cimentos North America (VCNA).

As the North American operations of Votorantim Cimentos, a global building materials and sustainability solutions leader in 11 countries, we are helping to make a positive impact and are transforming our world. We have a culture built on solid partnerships, long-lasting relationships, and opportunities for those who want to learn, grow and be part of a diverse and dynamic culture.

With solutions that include cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates, we help to build homes, highways, hospitals, buildings, bridges, and schools across the Canadian and U.S. Great Lakes region and Northeast United States. Our commitment to excellence can be seen in those who invest and believe in what we do, those who share their lives with us, those who trust in our deliveries and those committed to innovation and a sustainable future.

Every day, we have the chance to accomplish something new and you’re invited to be part of it.

Summary/Job Scope:

This position is responsible for devoting all its time and attention to sales and operations of Prairie’s NIL & CIL operations. Also coordinates the activities of the long‑term strategic and capital planning for Prairie’s NIL & CIL operations and the implementation of the key strategic projects of the plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for coordinating functions and directing operations and commercial strategy between departments at plants and for reviewing activity reports and financial statements to determine progress and status in attaining production and profitability objectives.
• Ensures that Prairie establishes and achieves appropriate financial, growth and safety targets of performance. Final and direct responsibility for safety results.
• Provides strategic direction for growth, initiatives, and expansion. Guides the development of new markets and channels to support growth. Responsible for five‑year strategic planning. Develop supply side logistics plan to support operations.
• Ensures collaborative business planning within Prairie’s NIL and CIL regions and VCNA. Ensures standardization of VCNA corporate goals and initiatives within Prairie’s NIL and CIL regions.
• Develops annual budget, monitors performance, and adjusts strategy to ensure maximum returns are being realized, and allocates operating budget. Maximizes profit margin through strategic planning. Final P&L, capital allocation, and performance responsibility.
• Ensures effective succession planning and career development. Provides mentoring to direct reports.
• Serves as a role model in the areas of leadership, teamwork, customer focus, continuous improvement, safety & health, wellness and environmental stewardship to ensure alignment with the company’s vision and critical success factors. Develops relationships with other key leaders and stakeholders within industry, such as agencies, associations, major suppliers and contractors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Ten to fifteen years related operations and sales experience.
• Displays expertise in all areas of ready mix and cement manufacturing.
• Ability to manage, direct and engage employees in daily and long‑term plans of the business’ needs.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to visualize, articulate, and solve both complex problems and concepts and make decisions that are sensible…