Division President

Overview:

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It’s why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We’re proud of being named a 2023 and 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we’ve been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, 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 in the Cleveland, OH area. Our ideal candidate possesses enthusiasm for the industry, has had success leading an operation closing a minimum of 200-300 units per year and $200M+ in revenue, and a strong background in finance and land acquisition. Volume builder experience in the Cleveland 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.


P
remier Benefits to Support YOU –

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Medical, dental and vision
  • Life, AD&D, and critical illness insurance
  • Wellness rewards
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Profit Sharing
  • Paid time off increasing with tenure
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Long and short disability and Parental leave
  • Employee discount program on the purchase of a Drees Home
  • Employee Assistance Program and much more!

Join a special team that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work!

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