Product Performance Manager - Lehigh Hanson

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Product Performance Manager for our Western New York region to join our team. This position is located in Rochester / Pavilion, NY area.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

What You'll Get To Do

• Provide leadership in improving profitability of all three product lines via a progressive product portfolio and leading-edge technical services.
• Leverage opportunities to present progressive solutions in readymix concrete, hotmix asphalt, and recycled aggregates for carbon reduction and circularity in the construction industry.
• Implement a comprehensive quality assurance program ensuring customer satisfaction from high-quality products that meet compliance, standards, and customer needs every day.
• Oversee the Product Performance department, the Sustainable Products department, the RMC QC department, and the HMA & AGG QC department.
• Collaborate with the Commercial Manager, the RMC Operations Manager, and the AGG & HMA Operations Manager to shape and execute the company’s strategic plan under the leadership of the General Manager WNY.
• Provide technical product training, promotion, and marketing assistance to customers, specifiers, and the internal sales team.
• Actively participate in local and national professional associations.
• Develop and implement the WNY Technical Business Plan.

What We Are Looking For:

• BS in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent experience preferred. Master’s or graduate degree is a plus.
• Held management role in Technical/Quality Control in Heavy Building Materials industry or in similar/relatable field (Materials Engineer) for 3+ years.
• Excellent RMC, HMA, and AGG market awareness and production knowledge
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a high sense of ownership
• Good general business awareness and deep P&L understanding
• Excellent construction material commercial knowledge from customer facing roles
• Technical experience with evidence of success in a customer facing role
• Quality assurance or similar experience
• Highly driven, self-motivated, and reliable
• Translate strategic direction into medium- and long-term plans and objectives; take ownership for the execution of strategic plans
• Collaborate across internal and external boundaries to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes in the interest of organizational objectives over functional objectives

What we have to offer:

• Competitive base salary and participation in our Annual Incentive Plan.
• Highly competitive benefits program.
• 401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.