Description
Our client, a highly profitable and growing manufacturer of sophisticated building materials, seeks a very special individual to grow in the innovation environment. Cross functional experience in their industry preferred, but other industrial manufacturers with similar growth processes might be applicable. In the past individuals in similar roles have gone on to more general management roles in the products and companies they have analyzed and presented successfully too senior management.
The Strategic Growth Leader is responsible for identifying, developing, assessing, and launching innovative products and solutions that support the company’s growth targets, while maximizing long-term revenue and profit. This role supports the end-to-end innovation strategic growth process from concept development through to commercialization, path to market, to execution, with a focus on research and strategic analysis. The individual will be responsible for building strong business cases, evaluating potential technology and strategic partners, and driving the solicitation of cross-functional input and collaboration across Finance, Marketing, R&D, and Technical Engineering teams.
The Strategic Growth Leader manages multiple innovation initiatives simultaneously, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and market needs. This position plays a key role in identifying and leveraging emerging technologies, customer insights, and industry trends to find, develop, and deliver viable new products, systems, or services that deliver measurable value to customers and the business.
Requirements
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in business, engineering, construction management, materials science, or a related field preferred. MBA preferred.
A minimum of 5 years of business development, innovation, strategy, product development, consulting, or related roles.
Experience distilling detailed market research into structured reports and creating comprehensive business cases, including market sizing and financial modeling.
Experience utilizing strategic frameworks like Porter's Five Forces, SWOT, etc., for decision making.
Experience working with or analyzing building materials, construction products, industrial manufacturing, or adjacent sectors is preferred.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Demonstrable quantitative and process-oriented aptitude.
Solid understanding of basic corporate infrastructure and possess organizational awareness. Able to leverage networks to influence stakeholders and behaviors.
Ability to clearly, concisely, and effectively communicate, both written and oral, with all functional departments.