Operations Manager - Remote

 

 

Job ID:  489430

Exempt

 

Oldcastle Infrastructure™, a CRH company, is the leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We’re more than just a manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, or plastic products. We’re a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, and more. With our network of more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 4,000 employees, we’re leading the industry with innovation and a safety-first mindset.

 

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The Commercial Operations Manager directs the overall supply chain operations to maximize process efficiency and productivity and is responsible for leading the strategic planning of mobilization assets, operations, transportation, and inventory management for the Solas business of Oldcastle Infrastructure. You will create opportunities for the Solas business by evolving and executing a supply chain strategy that is consistent with the company’s culture, strategic business objectives, continuous improvement and cost management efforts.

 

Position Overview

 

As a key member of the Innovation leadership team, the incumbent will work with procurement, transportation, finance, operational and business leaders to implement clear and cohesive strategies/processes which result in year over year improvements in the cost and quality of the services and goods the business delivers and in customer service and customer experience.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Supply / demand planning
• Short- and long-range forecasting
• Overall supply chain strategy
• S&OP and collaboration with sales, ops and finance teams
• Continuous improvement of supply chain processes and solutions for bottlenecks
• Define supply chain KPIs and create dashboard/visibility to metrics
• Inventory management / optimization of scheduled mobilization for Fido techs
• Train, coach, and develop to ensure the right people with the right skills are present within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement by using data and metric assessment to optimize individual and team performance.
• Seek out best practices from other Storm Water teams for implementation; offer best practices developed to others.

 

 

Required Competencies

 

• Driving Results – Motivates individuals to exceed goals by establishing accountabilities, clarifying performance expectations, agreeing to high standards and measures, monitoring, and reviewing performance, and providing timely and relevant feedback.
• Business Acumen – Makes sound business decisions based on a strong understanding of the company’s business model, strategic goals, as well as best practices and current technologies.
• Leadership Communication – Generates a shared commitment to the organization, builds morale, and encourages ownership of mission, goals, and values.
• Process Management – Takes a systematic approach to making the company’s workflow more effective, efficient, and capable of adapting to an ever-changing environment.
• Leading Change – Effectively creates a vision for change and engage others to implement the change process.
• Decisiveness – Takes calculated risks by making decisions and taking action, even in the absence of all information.
• Strategic Thinking – Develops and helps drive a shared understanding of a long-term vision that describes how the organization needs to operate now and in the future.
• Leadership Maturity – Serves as a role model for performance and organizational behavior by demonstrating humility, confidence, and courage.
• Strategic Talent Management – Attracts, hires, engages, and develops talented people to build the capabilities required for the organization to perform at high levels.

 

 

Position Requirements

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related degree or the equivalent in relevant experience
• Direct experience in the supply chain management field
• Experience establishing business processes and managing performance
• Operational experience in manufacturing, building materials, mining or construction sectors
• 7+ years of Supply Chain Management experience
• Supply chain experience in vertically integrated organizations
• Master’s Degree preferred

 

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