Fuel Operations Director

Role Overview

• Manage Business Unit’s Sourcing team & accountable for all day-to-day activities
• Manage all day-to-day supplier relationships and work with Global Fuels on all BU RFP’s
• Assist on Merger & Acquisition activity within Business Unit
• Assist Global Fuels in preparing annual Fuels capital budget
• Work with Global Fuels and BU facility Director on executing annual capex budget
• Research, create and implement Business Unit fuels strategy
• Collaborate with Global Fuels pricing team on retail pricing opportunities within the Business Unit
• Ensures the execution of top quartile performance for all brand standards and overall customer experience in the forecourt
• Work with the Business Units Operations and Facilities team to address sub-par brand standards
• Work with Global Fuels on all fuel related pilot projects that have been initiated within the Business Unit
• Work with Fuels Marketing and Business Unit Facilities to finalize and communicate our NTI UST alignment strategy
• Work with Global Fuels Logistics team to troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise with suppliers and petroleum carriers that have been escalated from the BUs
• In partnership with Global Fuels, determine optimum products and origins to maximize economic performance (bio-diesel, non-eth, future of E85)
• Create and implement an effective fuels database inclusive of dashboard/reporting capabilities to be reviewed and understood by market and by BU: Real time contract performance Historical volumes by supplier by channel o Industry Performance vs. Our Performance by Period (volume growth, rack to retail, our product margins by product) Premium Penetration by Brand Loyalty Penetration Brand Penetration Site details Premium Spreads Average CPG by brand CC costs by brand Sites with LED End-to-End Sites o Sites with Toggle New Dispenser installed (site level detail) Mystery Motorist results Future product performance
• Assist in structuring and analyzing RFP’s and sourcing deals connected to acquisitions
• Review and recommend on existing fuel sourcing processes of companies/files we’ve acquired
• Integrate fuel sourcing connected to acquisitions after decision has been made as to what we’re taking on: Operational sourcing Nominations RIN strategy Continuation of bulk programs Misc. Director level interaction with suppliers, develop, build and maintain relationships
• Assist in budgeting and long-range planning on an on-going basis

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred. Other combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted
• 5 years + of petroleum supply and marketing experience, including practical knowledge of various index-based pricing mechanisms preferred; including minimum of 5 years of management responsibility
• Experience with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word required
• Very strong analytical skills and financial awareness for modeling a must
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong organizational and networking skills.

Benefits

• Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws.