What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Manager, Fuels Operations and Strategy position at Elan Partners?
Title: Sr. Manager, Fuels Operations and Strategy
Direct Hire Opportunity
No Sponsorship
Onsite
The Sr. Manager – Fuels Operations and Strategy will develop the Fuels team through motivational leadership to continually improve processes and drive efficiency in operations. Through market research and analysis, you will define and execute the strategy to drive growth in the Race Fuels business.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required; MBA preferred
- 7 years of operations and strategy experience required, preferably in oil and gas industry, preferably in roles such as strategy, product development, supply chain and logistics, and marketing
- 3 years' experience managing and leading teams
- Must be a proactive self-starter with excellent financial and business acumen
- Excellent communication and organizational skills; ability to present to executive management·
Preferred:
- Experience in the racing industry is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
Operations
- Liaison with plant management on blending of products, ensuring Fuels are available as needed
- Manage budgeting and forecasting process, driving the team to meet EBITDA and Volume growth goals.
- Ensure products and plants meet all legal, regulatory, environmental, safety, and tax requirements
- Drive efficiency in billing, ordering, logistics, customer setup, and financial reporting
- Organize and plan industry events and trade shows, ensuring we get great value in attending.
- Direct financial resources towards key strategic initiatives in alignment with product growth goals
Strategy
- Assess the competitive landscape to identify new markets and verticals where we can grow sales volumes while maintaining current areas of strength.
- Drive strategy to develop the correct set of products and solutions to meet the needs of these customers.
- Develop a process for regularly gathering competitive pricing information, evaluating our position relative to the market, and executing pricing changes when thresholds are triggered.
- Optimize cost structure, finding ways throughout the supply chain to create savings on items such as blend plant operations, fuel components, transportation, and product packaging.
- Streamline tasks such as order taking, customer support, reporting, and merchandise fulfillment, freeing up the team to focus on key volume building and cost-optimizing activities.
