Area General Manager Infrastructure Products Group - Various Locations - IPG Corporate

Job ID:  504929

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.

Job Summary

The CRH Infrastructure Products business has reorganized into two Divisions. National Solutions Division (new Water platform and our former P&C business focusing on our end markets of Water, Energy and Communications) and Local Division (former Pipe and Precast business). National Solutions will have 3 business unit roles with equivalent AGM roles beneath.  Local Solutions will have 6 business unit roles with equivalent AGM roles beneath.  There will be vacant AGM roles in various locations within each division and we are looking for individuals who want to progress their career within the organization. These leaders will develop and implement business strategies, support a top performing safety culture, and lead commercial excellence and continuous plant improvement activities. They will also drive the development of new products and markets, along with building and developing effective teams across the region to achieve superior financial performance and growth. These roles will support businesses with revenues starting at $50 million. Please reach out to Brendan Sheehan if you are interested in pursuing one of these roles.

Job Responsibilities

• Utilize creative and strategic agility to recognize and size-up existing and emerging market and product opportunities.
• Assemble and develop great teams within the business.
• Instill a high-performance safety culture throughout the region.
• Administer a customer experience to deepen relationships and build sales.
• Manage regional business to ensure profitability, efficiency, and operational excellence.

 Job Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive management/executive experience in a manufacturing or related business.
• Proven track record of leading both labor intensive and/or large product operations and machine-based and automated manufacturing businesses to exceptionally high levels of safety, quality, and customer service performance.
• Sales or marketing management experience or a track record of growing market share, introducing new products, entering new markets.
• Excellent analytical, financial and communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills; knowledgeable in ERP and production management software platforms.

Preferences

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or related field.
• An MBA/eMBA from a highly regarded institution.

Key Competencies

• Builds Effective Teams – Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Ensures Accountability – Holding staff and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Plans & Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness – Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Learning Agility – Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning opportunities.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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