Aggregates General Manager

Amrize • Moorhead, MN

24d • Hybrid

About The Position

The North Central Region is seeking an Aggregate General Manager who will drive strategy execution by overseeing and managing the Aggregate Division. You’ll oversee the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area and Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN regions requiring regular travel to ensure both areas have the necessary support. Your main areas of focus include, but are not limited to, OH&S leadership, employee productivity, operational efficiency, customer centricity, and employee retention/satisfaction by maintaining a positive working environment. You’ll translate customer requirements into state-of-the-art production strategies resulting in cost-effective processes. The GM should be able to develop operational plans, budgets, and policies and procedures whiles supervising, coaching and mentoring your team. You’ll monitor activities and satisfy reporting requirements in accordance to the Company’s policies while also being responsible for financial performance, which includes among other things profit & loss accounts and capital expenditures. Our General Manager leads by example and shows behavior consistent with the company’s values.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 8+ years of equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the construction materials sector, including, but not limited to, production, distribution, quality, and commercial.
• Comfortable discussing/explaining aggregate production issues and making recommendations clearly and concisely to senior management.
• Intermediate computer skills using Microsoft Office Products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree
• Mine Engineering and any other degree that might be appropriate.
• Operations Management, Business, Sales, Marketing, Mining, Geological or Mineral Process Engineering or other related disciplines
• SAP, Qlik Sense, and Google Meets/Zoom experience

Responsibilities

• Delivers strategic leadership and management practices to the organization in support of the company’s business strategy. Ensures continual process improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring positive relations with all stakeholders: employees, customers, suppliers, community, government interest groups, etc. Assures adherence to applicable legislation and regulations, including permit and environmental conditions; in coordination with local Environmental Manager.
• Understands the needs of the customers and positions the company to profitably meet mutual needs of customer and company. Provides excellent customer service to stakeholder groups by addressing issues, questions or concerns in a timely manner. Builds long lasting relationships with customers.
• Assesses market opportunities and develops annual business plans in terms of volume and expense budgets. Responsible for establishing sales goals. Develops appropriate market expectations and for sales and marketing functions. Ensures the execution of sales strategies to develop new opportunities, increase market share and promote profitable sales growth.
• Responds to and maintains positive employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation and morale. Prevents and resolves problems involving individuals when they arise. Motivates coaches and mentors employees to build effective teams.
• Supports the Region in achieving overall P&L targets by identifying opportunities for improvement as well as collaborating with other regional product lines to leverage resources, etc. Responsible for the attainment of revenue and profit goals for the division.
• Ensures adherence to budget and optimizes processes to achieve greater operational effectiveness. Oversees and directs preparation of operating budgets. Conducts operations reviews to assess all cost drivers that impact financials. Monitors and controls operational volumes, capacity, material use, inventory data, etc. Reviews financial statements, operations and cost reports, and other key performance indicators to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement. Manages capital expenditures.
• Partners with Regional Management and support functions on the development of overall objectives and long-range goals/strategies for the region. Translates and cascades objectives to measurable goals to its direct reports and monitors actions, he is ultimately accountable for the successful execution of all approved strategies.
• Develops staffing plans. Responsible for personnel management including recruitment, supervision, disciplinary actions, performance appraisals and terminations. Prioritizes staff workloads in order to meet product needs/objectives in all areas. Develops and trains staff to ensure high skill levels. Partners with Human Resources on employee development and succession planning initiatives, recruiting, discipline, etc.
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
• Holistic Health & Well-being programs
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
• Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program
• Dress for your day

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager