Business Performance Manager

WHO IS LAFARGE?
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Overview: 

Drive sustainable and continuous performance improvements through the integration and development of best practices, KPI's and Action Planning.  Lead revenue growth opportunities by developing innovative solutions and identifying cross product line and cross market synergies.  Establish and maintain frequent communication with managers at both the market and site level to influence and affect positive changes that optimize costs.
 

Responsibilities: 

•    Develop plant capital spending and equipment leasing business cases to assist the SAB market in maintaining and growing their business across all product lines, strategic investments to grow the overall business
•    Financial management of SAB market capital spending (approx. $5M-$6M per year) and leasing (approx. $10M-$12M per year)
•    Act as the SAB market SIM (DSCQP) manager to ensure that plant structure assessments are carried out on a yearly basis, verify report findings, and engage third party engineering consultants for recommendations where required.
•    Coordinate the completion of yearly business reviews
•    Develop the business case and get legal approval for sales price increases across all SAB businesses
•    Review WCAN plant and construction operations and develop (improve) best practices to optimize plant and construction activities
•    Develop, measure and communicate Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
•    Coordination of regional branded products initiatives
•    Continual review of plant and construction equipment utilization for asset and cost optimization
•    Action plan development, review, tracking, and validation
•    Budget and performance plan support via KPI goal setting
•    Assessment for greenfield & acquisition growth opportunities
•    Cross-market communication to identify and communicate cost savings and synergistic opportunities
•    Liaison with business unit management and operations staff
•    Close coordination with performance quality control and systems teams 
•    Work with the SAB SVP on different strategies and corporate initiatives
 

Specific Accountabilities:
•    Consistent application of product line best practices 
•    Manage capital spending and leasing for the SAB market
•    Review and monitoring of KPI’s
•    Strategic Market Review coordination

Relationship with Other Jobs:
•    Operations Managers
•    Business Unit Managers
•    Business Unit Operations Staff
•    Financial Product Line Analyst
•    Systems Manager and QC Director
•    Finance Director
•    SAB SVP

Qualifications: 
•    Undergraduate Degree / College Diploma in related business field (Engineering, Commerce, Marketing, Business)
•    Two to five years of experience required 
•    Background in product line

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, will be required.

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.