Performance Director

 

 

 

Job ID:  506062

CRH's Americas Materials, a division of CRH, is the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and paving and construction services in North America.  Our operations span North America with over 28,000 employees at close to 1,600 locations in 43 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.

 

 

Position Overview

The Performance Director is responsible for working with the leadership of the Southern Atlantic Region to drive operational and commercial performance improvement.  The individual is an internal consultant and project manager focused on enabling each company to share and leverage leading practices, execute against agreed upon business improvement strategies, and realize near to mid-term financial results.  This is very much a self-directed role, where a successful Performance Director will proactively identify opportunities and help address them directly working with OpCo teams.  The successful candidate will possess a strong balance of strategic thinking, business and financial acumen, operational orientation, influence, and change management skills. 

 

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Facilitate business improvement by aligning the Region and OpCo Presidents with National and Division Performance priorities across each line of business. 

• Work across lines of business, including Aggregates, Asphalt, Construction, Ready Mix, and Transportation to identify Commercial and Operational improvement opportunities and work directly to implement improvement programs and methodologies.

• Communicate results and share lessons learned across the division to build buy-in and excitement.

• Identify and document Leading Practices existing in the business and as-developed by Performance Improvement Teams.  Support and guide implementation of these Leading Practices and follow-up to ensure success

• Support the Performance Committees to ensure effective adoption of Leading Practices across the region

• Manage individual projects as assigned or self-identified, ensure progress against targeted metrics and communicated progress.

• Interface regularly and develop/nurture strong relationships with all levels of leadership within the South Division.

• As directed, serve on the relevant National Performance Committee, national or divisional ad-hoc committees, and serve as the communications conduit between AMAT/Division and the Region/OpCos.

• Assist, as needed, in acquisition integration/greenfield activities, training of key personnel on Performance tools and assist in the supervisor on-boarding activities in assigned OpCos

• Assist in the consolidation, review and analysis of Daily/Weekly/Monthly Scorecards to identify issues and communicate findings to OpCo leadership

• Guide, support and consolidate target setting, tracking and reporting activities

 

Qualifications  

Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science, Business or related degree or the equivalent in relevant experience.

• Five or more (5+) years of business, analytical, operational or related experience.

• Experience working with analytical tools and using and implementing technology-based solutions.

• Ability to understand, document and implement business processes

• Experience in the relevant line of business preferred but a strong understanding of operations is essential

 

Work Requirements

• Proven track record of managing business improvement initiatives that delivered meaningful and measurable results

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain a wide range of multi-site relationships at al