Senior Strategy and Development Manager
About The Position
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees. This role plays a key part in identifying, analyzing, and pursuing new strategic opportunities, with regular exposure to executive leadership. The position involves assisting in the management of strategic projects and initiatives aimed at driving revenue growth, value enhancement, and cost optimization. Projects may include acquisitions, joint ventures, and organic growth initiatives. The role requires leading cross-functional teams to implement business transactions and strategic changes from due diligence through completion. Responsibilities include preparing and presenting investment, divestiture, and acquisition proposals, with thorough evaluation of financial returns, market opportunities, and risks. The role also involves transforming information and analyses into actionable decision frameworks and providing trusted counsel and market intelligence to senior leadership for strategic planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in building materials or related industries (e.g., mining, chemical manufacturing and operations management).
- Demonstrated experience supporting or executing M&A transactions, joint ventures, or similar strategic investments, with significant contributions to diligence, valuation, and integration.
- Strong ability to manage projects including leading and influencing cross‑functional teams through complex transactions and strategic change initiatives from diligence through execution
- Proven experience developing investment cases, business plans, and financial models to support capital allocation and strategic decision‑making
- Ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative data into clear, actionable insights and decision frameworks for senior leadership
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Business Administration preferred.
Responsibilities
- Play a key role in identifying, analyzing, and pursuing new strategic opportunities with regular exposure to executive leadership.
- Assist in managing strategic projects and initiatives to drive revenue growth, value enhancement, and cost optimization.
- Projects you will work on will be acquisitions, joint ventures, saps as well as organic growth projects
- Lead cross-functional teams to implement business transactions and strategic changes from due diligence through completion.
- Prepare and present investment, divestiture, and acquisition proposals with thorough evaluation of financial returns, market opportunities, and risks.
- Transform information and analyses into actionable decision frameworks.
- Provide trusted counsel and market intelligence to senior leadership for short- and long-term strategic planning.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions
- Highly competitive benefits programs
- Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
- Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Bonding Leave
- 15 days of Paid Vacation
- 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave
- 10 Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
