The management culture at HeidelbergCement, as described in the Leadership Principles, is characterised by “operational excellence” and “leading excellence”. Cost leadership, efficient structures and processes, consistent implementation and speed are of vital importance for HeidelbergCement. We expect our management to play an exemplary role in every respect. Communication and transparency are not buzzwords; they are put into practice by our managers every day. The high level of commitment shown by our management has a positive influence on the motivation of all our employees, who see themselves as part of the successful whole. We are also convinced that our performance management across the Group in accordance with clearly defined, uniform key performance indicators, the global transparency, and the standardisation of processes and procedures make a significant contribution to the Group’s success.
The development of managers is one of the main priorities at HeidelbergCement. One aspect of this is Group-wide programmes for top and senior management.
Statements from our management team:
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Jim Derkatch
Region President,
Lehigh Hanson Canada |
HeidelbergCement provides challenging development opportunities for employees who want to move forward through excellent performance and results. Independent from the current position and the period of employment, HeidelbergCement has numerous challenges from North America to the Far East for ambitious employees.
The development of our people is very important for us, since we have to deal with current and future challenges in a very professional way. We take advantage of our geographic and cultural diversity and encourage our promising employees in seeking international assignments to gain experience on a global perspective. It is challenging to be an experienced professional at HeidelbergCement and to support young people to grow. This is an important task.
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Dr. Brigitte Fickel
Director Group Communciation and Investor Relations, Germany
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In our industry management positions have remained a male preserve to a large extent. One of the few exceptions is the comunication area. On Group level as well as in many countries female managers are heading the communication activities at HeidelbergCement.
But there are substantial more chances. With an increasing number of women in financial and technical studies I would like to encourage explicitely female graduates to check an application at HeidelbergCement.
Today , typical female - typical male is outdated. Same chances for both is our motto. It is only up to you!