Representative Submittal

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

Reviews plans and specifications for upcoming projects. Selects which products the Sales group should quote and advises Sales and customers of any issues, potential liabilities, and inconsistencies which may appear in the project requirements.  Works with Sales, customers, and engineers to resolve any specification issues and makes recommendations for potential value engineering or cost saving opportunities.  Once projects are awarded to CEMEX, prepare material and mix submittals that meet project and customer requirements.  Attend project meeting as directed by Manager, Quality Control.  Function in conjunction with Manager, Quality Control, on special department projects. This position description/summary reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Job Responsibilities

• Working with Territory Managers (TM), Sales Coordinator, Customers, and Dodge or Builders Exchange resources, secure copies of specifications, addendums, and pertinent plan sections, for upcoming work well before the bid date.
• Review plans and specifications for all materials CEMEX can supply to the project.
• Check for discrepancies between specification (architect) and plan (structural engineer) requirements for materials CEMEX can supply to the project.  Work with Sales Management, TM's and customers to determine best way to resolve discrepancies (direct contact with Architect or Engineer, RFI through customer, etc.) so we are quoting and submitting the proper materials.  Check with production personnel to ensure we can produce what is specified.
• Determine the most cost-effective materials for Sales to quote to meet the various project requirements and forward that information to Sales Management and/or TM's.  Also make Sales Management, TM's, and Technical Services Management aware of any specification or plan provisions that will be difficult or impossible to meet or would expose CEMEX to additional liability so they can determine how best to proceed.
• Help Sales set realistic customer expectations, advise Sales of which materials for the quote are readily available and which ones will require lead times to produce or to generate required back up data (i.e., trial or test batches, non-standard aggregates that require different screens to produce, warm mix asphalt that requires equipment we don't have, etc.)
• Work with Sales and customers to determine which projects have to potential or willingness to consider alternative or value engineered materials/mixes which will save the customer and or project time and or money, while at the same time increasing the value of choosing CEMEX as their supplier.
• Once CEMEX has been awarded a project, prepare the required submittals along with all necessary documentation and give them to the customer's TM.
• Maintain and update the database with all current mixes, materials, and back up documentation, and supervise the clerical person inputting test results.
• As required by Technical Services Manager, attend pre-placement and other contractor meetings.
• As required by Technical Services Manager, assist in materials testing on projects or in the production plants.
• Ability to perform as a manager of job responsibilities on assigned projects.

Qualifications

• 2 years in a similar industry preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bilingual (English-Spanish) a plus

Working Conditions

• Ability to work regular workweek including weekends, and hours may vary depending customer needs

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force occasionally. Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment   
• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, and/or pulling of controls

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act.  CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).

EEO Statement - En Español

CEMEX es una institució n EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acció n afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientació n sexual, infomació n genética, identidad de género, o expresió n de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.