Director, Fuel Supply & Distribution

Summary

This leadership position works effectively across business functions to develop and oversee corporate fuel supply and logistics strategies. The Director of Supply and Distribution maintains a competitive fuel purchasing program, ensures availability of supply, and facilitates best in class order management and fuel delivery processes by performing the following duties:

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage corporate fuel supply contracts and agreements.

• Negotiate highly competitive contracts and logistics for base fuel supply and identify advantaged opportunistic purchases.
• Accountable for fuel cost competitiveness/procuring lowest cost products.

• Oversee the Supply Economics, Pricing Support, Order Management and Dispatch functions.

• Directly supervise two managers and indirectly supervise three employees in the fuel dispatch area.
• Communicate strategy, provide high level performance oversight, and advise on opportunities and tactics for improved efficiency and profitability.
• Fulfill fuels related legal, regulatory, compliance, and reporting requirements.

• Develop robust supply and distribution analytics and reporting capabilities from raw data. Create metrics to ensure the profitability of the company is optimized.
• Grow corporate supply and logistics capabilities.

• Maintain market intelligence and subject matter expertise in transportation economics, refined fuels markets, and fuel supply principles to inform and optimize supply and distribution capability.
• Provide support and consultation on customer bids, contracts, and opportunities.

• Serve as primary liaison with carriers, internal trucking operations, suppliers, and an extensive network of industry contacts.

• Maintain thorough knowledge of all PNW supply sources and logistics dynamics.
• Develop strategic relationships with decision makers of key carriers and fuel suppliers to ensure PetroCard has the most favorable opportunities over time.

• Manage complex climate and carbon policy requirements and reporting.
• Represent PetroCard at industry conferences and events, at times serving as a speaker on panels or as a key presenter.
• Serve on cross-functional teams and projects to address strategic issues, promote organizational knowledge of supply and distribution principles, and participate in setting the strategic plan.
• Recommend new customer and growth opportunities.
• Develop corporate supply and logistics strategies aligned with company's strategic objectives.
• Develop and implement short and long-term fuel supply strategy within multiple geographies.
• Evaluate supply/demand dynamics and fuel related policies and legislation that affect supply strategy.

Track clean fuels and climate commitment developments and maintain effective relationships to ensure corporate compliance and identification of new opportunities arising from emerging policy.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or eight to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in commercial fuel logistics, procurement, and pricing. Fuels market knowledge required, PNW market knowledge preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years total work experience.
• Progressive leadership experience in a medium or large organization preferred.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of project planning, development and evaluation as well as the ability to meet project deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical users.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and exercises superior judgment to make decisions.
• Demonstrated record of delivering results by leveraging the capabilities of the team.

Benefits

• $120,000-$185,000 annually DOE.
• Performance bonus target.
• 401k Plan with dollar-for-dollar company match up.
• Company subsidized Medical/Dental/Vision plans for individual and family coverage.
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance with buy up options for self and family.
• Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
• Vehicle, fuel and cell phone stipends.
• Employee fuel discount.
• Suburban location and parking is free.