What are the responsibilities and job description for the Division President position at Drees Homes?
Overview
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It’s why we rank as the 18th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We’re proud of being named a 2022 and 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we’ve been officially certified as a 2023 Great Place to Work. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities/Qualifications
Drees Homes, one of the largest privately-owned homebuilders in the nation, is looking for a Division President with strong leadership skills to run our Jacksonville, Florida operation. Our ideal candidate possesses enthusiasm for the industry, has had success leading an operation closing a minimum of 200-300 unit closings per year and $200M in revenue, and a strong background in finance and land acquisition. Volume builder experience in the Jacksonville market is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, establish strategic direction and drive operations to exceed division objectives.
- Responsible for division’s P&L. Maximize profits through establishing business plan, achieving forecasts, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Strategically plan to ensure division has sufficient land supply to meet goals.
- Responsible for all operations of the division, including sales, administration, production, customer care, product design, land acquisition and development.
- Ensure the division is in compliance with all policies of the Company and enforce all standards set for performance.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Must possess strong managerial and leadership background, including a successful record of setting/establishing and meeting goals.
- Must demonstrate the ability to build credibility and communicate effectively with all areas of the organization.
- Must possess a strong drive for results, be highly motivated and have excellent leadership skills.
- Must have the ability to promote unity and teamwork and be able to build and maintain relationships.
- Focused on customer satisfaction and possess strong interpersonal communications skills.
- Must demonstrate persistence and be able to overcome obstacles through effective use of problem-solving skills.
- Capable of conducting product and market analysis. Familiar with lot and land acquisition. Good understanding of sales, pricing strategies and cash flow.
- Business acumen including Strong P/L responsibilities.
- Strong focus on execution.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Requirements:
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree.
- Minimum five years’ experience in homebuilding in a comprehensive leadership role encompassing land development, operations, sales, and production.
Excellent salary, bonus potential plus a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Join a special team that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work!
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