Reporting to the ‎Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, the Vice President of Corporate Strategy will be responsible for helping define, identify and develop business opportunities that will enhance Summit Materials’ continued profitable growth in alignment with the company’s overall corporate strategy (ELEVATE Summit, see March 2021 investor presentation) to create shareholder value. This role will be a key member of the Corporate Strategy & Business Development (CSBD) team.

There is some flexibility on the primary location, as long as it is close to one of our main offices (i.e. Denver, Atlanta, Houston, St. Louis or Salt Lake City.)

The successful candidate will direct a small team of high potential individuals on strategy projects including achievement of existing business full potential as well as organic & inorganic growth. The candidate will also help lead the Company’s regular strategic planning process as well as key corporate initiatives. S/he will partner with the business unit Presidents, functional leaders and their teams throughout the organization to leverage the company’s strong position and proactively identify strategic investment opportunities based on the Company’s core competencies, key trends and business value. In addition, this individual will lead external advisors and internal teams to carry out strategy deep dives across the current and adjacent value chains. S/he will have a high degree of access to Summit Materials’ executive team and be expected to present to the Board of Directors as appropriate. 

The successful candidate should have the ability to function at a broad-based, strategic level while also being capable of helping drive detailed, tactical execution. It is critical that this role develop and maintain effective relationships with corporate and business sector management and be viewed as a thought partner by the company’s executives. This high level entry to the company combined with the company’s leadership and strong growth position make this a highly compelling opportunity for a strategic executive with excellent business acumen and a desire to be a part of a best-in-class strategy and corporate development function that is highly valued by the Chief Executive Officer.

Specific Responsibilities

• Lead annual strategic planning across the 5 business units (Cement, West, Central, South & East) as well as across the functions (HR, Finance, Legal, Centers of Excellence, Corporate Development & IT) to arrive at one set of strategically aligned priorities.
• Leverage the company’s deep operational and industry knowledge to proactively characterize demand trends, the competitive landscape and emerging changes in the industry including digital transformation and ESG.
• Translate external and internal insights into prioritized high value opportunities and subsequently into corporate and business strategies including defining organic and inorganic growth options within the current value chain and near adjacencies.
• Build a Strategy Center of Excellence including education on established strategy frameworks, strategic marketing fundamentals, a community of practice and project and/or longer-term rotations through the CSBD group to elevate the organization’s strategic mindset and capabilities.
• Responsible for day-to-day strategy project execution involving teams of several to many dozen individuals across functions as well as including external service providers.
• Work closely with the Corporate Development, Innovation and IT teams to continuously refine the acquisition playbook, develop transformative growth opportunities as well as establish innovation and digital transformation priorities. Also provide insights to and align with the Sustainability team.
• Regularly present market and business analyses, and corporate strategies to the Company’s executives and, as required, the Board of Directors.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experienced strategist, ideally from a premier strategy consulting firm or from a large industrial company with a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, including external advisors, on strategy deep dive projects.
• Extremely large analytical skills-ability to design and run market competitive and regulatory insight programs, apply common strategy frameworks, synthesize quantitative and qualitative information to support complex business hypotheses and data drive decisions.
• Experienced with authoring complete investment theses including comprehensive financial models. Working knowledge of corporate financial statements and GAAP accounting.
• Strong academic record, MBA strongly preferred.
• Transparent and accessible leadership style with strong influencing skills and the capability to earn broad based credibility with internal and external stakeholders.
• Emotionally intelligent executive with demonstrated learning agility-seeks coaching, continuous improvement as well as willingness and ability to learn from experience.
• Intelligent leader who is a creative problem solver with strong mental stamina.
• Results driven, develops ambitious goals and establishes clear priorities and responsibilities to achieve them, managing projects activities and resources effectively.
• Strong work ethic and a high sense of urgency with the proven ability to succeed in a fast-paces and dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt messages toa broad range of audiences.
• Experience working in/leading teams with diverse backgrounds, skill sets and points of view.
• Mature and confident executive with his/her personal ego in check. Comfortable working within a flat structure with a focus on the success of the broader team and organization as the means to personal success.

About Summit Materials

Summit Materials is a vertically integrated leader across the heavy construction materials value chain including aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt and construction services which are used across all sectors of the building and construction industry. The company’s products are essential to everyday living. Summit Materials is a young, high growth company founded in 2006 and employs more than 5,200 people with headquarters in Denver, CO and major business centers in Salt Lake City, Kansas City, St. Louis, Houston, Roanoke and Atlanta amongst other metros. With a strong commitment to driving shareholder value, the Company is also unwavering in its commitment to safely operating its assets, protecting the environment and enhancing the local communities where its employees live and work.

Please find more information at www.summit-materials.com

• Revenues of $2.4 billion (FY21)
• Market capitalization of ~$4 billion (TTM avg.)
• Adjusted earnings per share of $1.61 for 2Q22 (an increase of 235% over the same quarter prior year)
• Adjusted EBITDA of $520 million (FY21) and margin of 23% for 2021 (a company record)
• Free cash flow of $150 million (FY21)
• As of July 2, 2022, the Company had $465.3 million in cash and $1.5 billion in debt outstanding
• Ticker - NYSE:SUM

Benefits & Compensation

 At Summit Materials, we believe in developing & supporting our talent into the future. Our comprehensive benefits allow our employees & their families to have security beyond the workplace with benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D coverage, disability, 401(k), & an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We incentivize our employees to minimize health concerns with our wellness program & other experiences to maintain a long & prosperous life. Variable compensation, including short term & long-term incentive plans are determined based on role, paid out based on personal & company performance & is subject to annual review.

 Summit Materials provided pay range

This range is provided by Summit Materials. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

 Base pay range

$ 222,320/yr - $ 292,112/yr plus bonus structure (DOE)