Vice President Aggregate Jobs (NOW HIRING)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES / KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Key accountabilities, in order of priority, with ideal time allocations:

• Division Leadership & Operations (30%) - Leads and oversees production, marketing, sales, and other key business functions to ensure achievement of division goals and objectives.
• Financial Management (15%) - Leads budgeting and financial planning to ensure the division meets revenue and profitability targets.
• Growth & Reserve Strategy (10%) - Leads M&A evaluation and recommendations; leads long-term aggregate reserve strategy.
• Risk Management (10%) - Identifies and mitigates risk to remove barriers to operations and strategic direction.
• External Relations (15%) - Serves as the face of the division with customers, vendors, regulators, and the public.

Note: 20% of time is reserved for ancillary responsibilities, interruptions, and unplanned activities. This is a living document, reviewed and updated regularly to reflect the role and needs of the organization.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Grouped under the corresponding principal duty above. Other responsibilities may be assigned.

Strategy & Team Leadership

• Collaborates with the CEO and Ownership on long-term strategy, including reserves and division direction; translates strategy into goals, budgets, and action plans.
• Leads, manages, and develops direct reports - recruiting, performance management, and succession.
• Maintains a positive, safe, and productive culture aligned with company values; ensures teams have the resources, tools, and training to work safely and effectively.

Financial Management

• Collaborates with Finance to build, manage, and report on budgets; tracks financial performance against targets and adjusts as needed; reports results to the CEO and board.
• Makes cost control, capital expenditure, and resource allocation decisions.

Operations & Efficiency

• Manages operational workflows, supply chain, sales cycle, and customer service, and ensures division infrastructure, technology, and logistics support operational objectives.
• Identifies and drives process improvements and cost reductions, ensuring efficient resource allocation and removing operational bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with Operations Managers and Engineers.
• Collaborate with the Sales Manager on quotes, product availability, pricing, and sales strategy.
• Monitors industry trends, competitor activity, and market conditions, adapting strategy as needed.

Growth & Reserve Strategy

• Identifies and evaluates new business opportunities, property acquisitions, and M&A targets, including pro forma modeling and recommendations.

Risk & Compliance

• Ensures compliance with mining, permitting, and safety regulations; identifies operational, legal, and market risks; develops contingency plans for economic downturn, production failures, and critical quality issues.

External Relations

• Acts as company spokesperson in public-facing, community, and association settings.
• Build and maintain relationships with major customers, vendors, and business partners; meet regularly to discuss ongoing collaboration and new opportunities; gather customer feedback to improve offerings and ensure expectations are met.

PERFORMANCE FACTORS

Core abilities that translate into desired on-the-job behaviors:

• Personal Accountability - Owns outcomes of personal decisions; avoids unnecessary blame; applies lessons learned to future success.
• Resiliency - Persists through difficulty; handles criticism objectively; recovers quickly from setbacks.
• Problem Solving Ability - Uses logic and systematic process to define, prioritize, and solve problems; evaluates solutions and selects the best one.
• Interpersonal Skills - Self-aware, respectful, and attentive; communicates effectively across diverse audiences.
• Self-Management - Organized, efficient, and self-directed in pursuing objectives and meeting responsibilities.
• Leadership - Inspires with vision; builds trust through integrity; delegates appropriately; addresses performance issues promptly and fairly; adapts approach to the needs of others.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

• Minimum 7 years of equivalent aggregate industry experience.
• Experience with executive-level strategy, decision-making, and multi-disciplinary team leadership. Prior VP or President titles a plus.
• Prior M&A experience - evaluation, recommendation, and closing.
• Forward-thinking on technology adoption in aggregate operations and systems.
• Prior logistics experience preferred.

Position Skills

• Strong communication skills; comfortable working across all professional levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Solid understanding of finance, accounting, and budgeting.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Corporate office environment. Some day-trip travel to satellite offices, project sites, and plant locations may be necessary. Reasonable accommodation is available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran/DFSP