Project Manager
Strategy & Business Development
HeidelbergCement (HC) is a global market leader in aggregates and among the top global players in cement, concrete, and other related activities, making the company one of the world's largest building materials manufacturers. HC is taking active steps toward a more environmentally friendly footprint for its activities and has recently made several commitments to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions in the nearest future. HC has about 55,000 employees in 60 countries and a turnover in 2021 of more than 18,7 billion €.
HeidelbergCement Northern Europe (HCNE) is a business unit within the HC Group with activities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Iceland. HCNE is a leading building materials supplier within our region, producing products such as cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete products through several brands within the region (e.g. Betongindustri, NorBetong, DK Beton, BM Vallá, HC Betoon, Norcem, Cementa ++). HCNE’s combined turnover was approximately 1.87 billion € in 2021, and our headquarters are located in Oslo and Stockholm.
The core activities of HeidelbergCement include the production and distribution of cement and aggregates, the two essential raw materials for concrete. Our downstream activities include mainly the production of ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt among other building products in some countries. With the acquisition of Italcementi, we have significantly expanded our maritime trading activities.
Cement production is by its very nature raw-material- and energy-intensive. That’s why we build our long-term success on sustainable business practices. This includes securing access to raw materials reserves, efficient and innovative production processes, the development of new products, and the use of alternative raw materials and fuels. HeidelbergCement is also active in the promotion of biodiversity at its extraction sites.
Project Manager
Do you want to take a leading role in Strategy, Business Development, and M&A at one of the world's largest building materials companies?
The Strategy & Business Development unit for Northern Europe coordinates the planning and implementation of strategic initiatives throughout the region and across all business lines. Our activity portfolio includes mergers and acquisitions (M&A), expansion projects, resource management, and efficiency optimization. As HeidelbergCement Northern Europe is growing, we are strengthening our team with a new member and are thus looking for a high-performing individual who would like to build a career in a global industry leader.
The Project Manager will report to the Director of Strategy & Business Development for Northern Europe and join a small team of strategy professionals with significant business impact. The role will collaborate closely with top and senior management of HCNE, and have significant exposure to group management through high-attention projects. Due to the complexity of the business and the competitive landscape within our business lines, the role will be responsible for a wide variety of strategic topics and projects, thus providing an exceptional opportunity for development and growth.
The role requires combining commercial and analytical abilities with a strategic mindset, the ability to be a “hands-on” and energetic project manager with high attention to detail, in addition to superior communication and presentation skills. If you are motivated by driving the strategic agenda at the core of our business and having a large influence on our performance, this challenge would be a very exciting opportunity for you.
Responsibilities & Tasks:
- Contribute to development of strategic plans aligned with corporate strategy and business processes
- Contribute to the implementation of strategic initiatives (Business development, resource utilization, operational- and efficiency improvements)
- Contribute to M&A projects
- Harmonize M&A processes with target companies to optimize resource efficiency (management and legal) and realize synergy potentials
- Prepare decision base and secure stakeholder buy-in for internal approval processes
- Systematically collect and analyze business intelligence data
Concrete Promises
Our 5 CONCRETE promises - Heidelberg Cement Sustainability Commitments for 2030
These are aligned throughout everything we do, from the CEO down to the production sites.
Who we look for
Desired qualifications:
- Relevant degree in Economics/Finance/Industrial Management
- 3+ years of experience, including experience in either management consulting, strategy, or business development (in-house strategy consulting is also relevant)
- Exposure to Strategy, Project Management, Business cases, Operational Improvement, and M&A Processes (optimally combining several of these)
- Fluent in oral and written English, in addition to a Scandinavian language
We believe this is you:
- Strong analytical skills, diligence, and taking pride in delivering quality every time
- Strong conceptual and strategic abilities
- Energetic and “hands-on” with the ability to work systematically and prioritize
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interactional skills
- High integrity
- Commercial acumen
- Excited by working in a global environment
We can offer
- Competitive terms
- Challenging and interesting work at the core of our business
- A uniquely situated position wrt. exposure to corporate strategy and development
- Great career opportunities in a global blue-chip company (15BEUR Market Cap)
- International and dynamic environment
- Proper emphasis on work-life balance
- A pleasant and social working environment with low turnover
- Internal development and networking programs
- Opportunities for external development (e.g. eMBA)
- Modern offices centrally located at Lysaker
- Competitive/Leading Pension and insurance schemes
- Company cabins
Who are we?
We are the largest vertically integrated building materials producer in the world
55,000 | 3,100 | More than 50 |
Employees | Production sites | Countries |
Leading market positions in aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete | Enabling an unparalleled footprint - globally. | Making us a truly global company, with global opportunities |
Laying a Foundation for Your Career
HeidelbergCement is much more than a cement manufacturer. We're a world leader in the construction materials sector, offering our customers high-quality products as well as first-class consulting services.
With 55,000 employees in more than 50 countries, the global marketplace is our home. And while we've grown immensely in past decades, we remain true to our founding values. Ultimately, we think globally while acting locally. Most of our business activities have a strong local character – and are shaped by our employees on-site.
The local character of our business means that talented and ambitious individuals have excellent opportunities for taking on responsibility and growing professionally. Employees at our subsidiaries generally enjoy great freedom of action in implementing the standards established by our HQ in Heidelberg.
There are many other benefits of working at HeidelbergCement, including a congenial workplace atmosphere, opportunities for international advancement, performance-oriented pay, an excellent work-life balance, and value-oriented company culture.
All of this makes HeidelbergCement an excellent employer. Perhaps you would like to join us?
Recruitment Process
HeidelbergCement Northern Europe has partnered with Kvant for this recruitment, and throughout the process, you will meet with representatives from both Kvant and HeidelbergCement.
Process:
- 1.First interview with Kvant (virtually)
- 2.Meeting with Heidelberg
- 3.Testing and preparation of case
- 4.Final interview at Heidelberg
- 5.Reference check
- 6.Offer
