Overview

Martin Brower is a global supply chain leader that provides smart, sustainable solutions for customers across 18 countries. We are dedicated to creating an outstanding work environment for our team of 12,500+ employees, who combine our expertise with the latest technologies to deliver unmatched value for our customers.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

The Director of Construction & Asset Management provides leadership and vision to the strategic planning, design, construction, and maintenance of company facilities. In partnership with Reyes Holdings, this role will support the Senior Director of Operations Support to ensure corporate goals for growth, safety, quality, schedule, employee experience, sustainability, and budget are achieved.

In addition, the position manages the infrastructure for the implementation of emerging technologies for use in operations. The individual works in collaboration with operations, finance, supply chain and HR leaders, as well key stakeholders outside of Martin Brower, to build out and execute against key strategies.

This position oversees capital investment strategies for facilities, and strategic technologies.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Oversee the project management process for all facility work, both expansion and build, and manage capital expenditure projects ranging from $0.5M - $100M.

• Participate in all real estate processes and projects, including acquisitions, site selection, due diligence, entitlements, design, permitting, construction, close-out, and dispositions, for new design and retrofit.

• Partner with Reyes Holdings Real Estate & Legal team domestically and internationally on all projects and processes to ensure consistency with internal standards and maximization of internal resources.

• Develop and manage corporate standards for design, construction, and maintenance of physical assets including buildings, automation systems, and equipment.

• Establish a cross-company, strategic planning process for maintenance of facilities.

• Prioritize capital expenditures on a yearly and five-year forecasted basis.

• Monitor and evaluate operations and budget on an on-going basis.

• Recommend changes to ensure efficient use of company capital.

• Ensure all construction projects reflect our people-first and sustainability commitments.

• Keep project constituents and stakeholders informed and updated on milestones, dependencies, and facility risks.

• Work creatively and analytically to problem solve through teamwork, innovation, and excellence.

• Review monthly and as requested progress updates with leadership, Reyes Holdings, and customers.

• Support new business implementations, including any applicable integration and warehouse modifications to support new business.

• Advance emerging technologies within Martin Brower operations, to include automation and other technologies.

• Collaborate with key staff to prepare and recommend annual capital expenditure budgets.

• Other projects or duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field and 10+ years of prior project management experience, overseeing major building design and construction, OR High School Diploma and 13+ years of the above stated experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of project management principles and general construction best practices including OSHA requirements, building codes, environmental compliance.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Project.

• This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

• Ability and willingness to travel globally as required up to 50%.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Multi-temperature Distribution experience preferred.

• Experience working in multiple countries in addition to the US.

• Design-Build Project Management on greenfield projects over $10M.

• Master’s Degree - Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management; or MBA.

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.

ID 2024-13499

Category General Management Position Type Regular Full-Time Location : Location US-IL-Rosemont LinkedIn Recruiter Tag #LI-IR1

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Reyes Holdings companies will recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Our Practices and Procedures, including those relating to wages, benefits, transfers, promotions, terminations and self-development opportunities, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and all other classes protected by the Federal and State Government. Drug Free Employer.