VP Strategic Initiatives at Clean Harbors

Clean Harbors is looking for a Vice President of Strategic Initiatives to join our safety conscious team! The VP will be responsible for working with the company's senior management and executive leadership to define, launch and drive strategic and operational projects.

Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a majority of Fortune 500 companies. Its customer base spans a number of industries, including chemical, energy and manufacturing, as well as numerous government agencies. These customers rely on Clean Harbors to deliver a broad range of services such as end-to-end hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning and maintenance, and recycling services. Through its Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is North America’s largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil and a leading provider of parts washers and environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive customers. Founded in 1980 and based in Massachusetts, Clean Harbors operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and India. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.

Clean Harbors offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive annual salary
• Opportunities for growth, development and internal promotion
• Health, Dental and Life Insurance
• 401k, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off
• Company paid certifications, licenses and training

• Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Responsible for planning, coordinating, and reporting the status of strategic and operational projects from initiation to implementation, including managing project costs, resources, and scope.; Lead cross-functional teams.
• Work with the company's senior management and executive leadership to define, launch, and drive strategic and operational projects related to cost improvement, revenue enhancement, or process improvement.
• Overseeing the development of growth strategies in assigned market verticals. Must be able to analyze ongoing business for gaps, deficiencies, and opportunities to improve revenue. Review competitive trends, markets trends, quoting trends vs the market, contractual review, etc.
• Responsible for Proforma development and competitive analysis, estimates budgeting, cost or value analysis, decision making, asset and project planning, project cost and schedule control process. Proforma cost estimates are determined utilizing experience, calculating, and forecasting the future costs of resources, methods, and management within a scheduled time frame.
• Conduct regular customer reviews for account development and activity with direct reports. Maintain daily awareness of field, sales, vendor, and plants activities and results.
• Promote communication and coordination between sales and operations. Customer service and customers. Assure that the customer’s needs are met.
• As a senior member of the Line of Business management team, perform complex and sensitive assignments from the SVP Sales/Line of Business and/or the EVP, Business Line Management.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related required. Alternative combinations of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• 10-15 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship building.
• Detail oriented and able to hold constructive meetings.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-starter and results oriented.
• Research skills, analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to quality, responsibility, and high work standards.
• Computer competence and the ability to use media effectively.
• Ability to travel 25%.

Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state/provincial or local protected class.

Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

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