VP, Construction Supply Chain Excellence

at Texas Materials Group, Inc in; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Medical benefits

Retirement savings program

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Texas Materials, a CRH company, seeks a VP of Supply Chain (Construction) in Texas to lead strategic transportation, procurement, and organization-building across rail, barge, and trucking networks.

The role requires shaping multi-year strategies, implementing S&OP processes, and aligning cross-functional teams to optimize total cost of ownership and performance across heavy industrial materials.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership in supply chain, logistics, procurement, or operations within heavy industrial or construction materials industries.
• Demonstrated experience building or leading a strategic sourcing / category management function - including vendor negotiation, supplier consolidation, and total-cost-of-ownership decision-making.
• Deep expertise in rail logistics; demonstrated experience managing Class I railroad relationships, negotiating contracts, and optimizing rail network performance.
• Experience managing a mixed transportation network of an internal private fleet and third-party carriers, with a track record of balancing service levels, cost, and capacity in last-mile delivery.
• Proven track record of building supply chain or procurement capability in complex, multi-site environments - not just managing existing operations, but designing and standing up new processes and teams.
• Experience owning significant spend or P&L accountability (direct or indirect) and translating supply chain and procurement performance into measurable financial outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrix organization - aligning stakeholders across business lines, functions, and geographies without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Develop a multi-year transportation and equipment strategy aligned to Division growth priorities, including unlocking permitted quarry capacity through rail and barge optimization.
• Design and implement a formal S&OP process that connects demand forecasting, production planning, transportation capacity, and financial targets into one clear operating cadence.
• Identify and execute modal optimization opportunities across truck, rail, and barge, with emphasis on rail velocity, reduced car dwell times, improved load utilization, and multi-modal fluency across Gulf Coast and inland waterways.
• Partner with Aggregates, Ready Mix, and HMA & Construction leaders to translate commercial growth ambitions into executable transportation and equipment plans.
• Interfacility transportation: Own strategy and execution for moving material between quarries, plants, and distribution points by rail, barge, and truck, including modal selection, freight cost, and asset utilization.
• Last-mile delivery: Manage internal fleet delivery and third-party carriers to balance service, cost, capacity, and daily demand variability.
• Coordinate with terminal operations leaders in Aggregates to align transportation plans with loading, unloading, and scheduling capacity.
• Manage the Liquid Asphalt supply chain, including in-bound logistics, last mile delivery, and targeted inventory levels, in partnership with HMA and Liquid Asphalt leaders.
• Oversee Equipment & Shops to ensure fleet availability, maintenance discipline, capital planning, and alignment with operating priorities.
• Own strategic relationships with Class I railroads (CSX, BNSF, and Union Pacific), regional/shortline rail partners, Gulf Coast and Mississippi River inland waterway barge operators, and key third-party carriers; negotiate agreements that strengthen the Division's long-term position.
• Build rapid-mobilization playbooks for equipment, fleet, and portable-plant support so the Division can capture surge demand from megaprojects (data centers, LNG, industrial) inside compressed 60-90 day windows.
• Partner with Division and regional Safety leaders to embed safety standards into rail, barge, fleet, and equipment operations, and build weather-related business continuity plans for Gulf Coast rail, barge, and trucking networks.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Execution excellence

Change leadership

Commercial acumen

Analytical rigor

People development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field

MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Transportation Management Systems

e-procurement tools

Operational analytics

Job description

Texas Materials, a CRH company, seeks a VP of Supply Chain (Construction) in Texas to lead strategic transportation, procurement, and organization-building across rail, barge, and trucking networks.

The role requires shaping multi-year strategies, implementing S&OP processes, and aligning cross-functional teams to optimize total cost of ownership and performance across heavy industrial materials.