Fuel Manager

circlek; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle K in Jacksonville, FL, seeks a Fuel Operations Manager to lead margin optimization, pricing governance, and supplier partnerships across Circle K fuel programs.

Responsibilities include building models to grow customer base, managing the fuel team, and coordinating with procurement and store operations to maximize profitability. Strong leadership and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, accounting or related field preferred.
• Two (2) years petroleum industry experience required including management responsibility.
• Strong managerial and leadership competencies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with knowledge to develop and use other software tools.
• Limited travel requiring occasional overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and achieves fuel margin plan targets by creating models to project and grow customer base and by developing strategies to maximize fuel margin.
• Oversees retail pricing strategies and execution to ensure consistency and compliance of pricing at site/product level; prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.
• Develops and manages all fuel strategies (site, market, product, brand and division) including supply and carrier relationships and Circle K fuel and major brand marketing programs.
• Hires, develops and trains fuel team.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with suppliers, carriers and terminal/pipelines to achieve best in class contracts.
• Negotiates fuel contracts with vendors and communicates contract information as required.
• Coordinates fuels objectives with other department initiatives to optimize store performance.
• Maintains and controls Fuels Department budget by analyzing marketing projections and historical data; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
• Recommends capital improvements to maximize fuel contribution to store’s profitability.
• Develops and implements initiatives related to payment systems including fleet card sales and administration.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibility to establish and achieve fuel margin plan targets including creating models to project and grow customer base; develop strategies to maximize fuel margin. Meets profit targets by analyzing and evaluating market conditions, margins, sales volumes and competitive activity.
• Oversees retail pricing strategies and execution to insure consistency and compliance of pricing at site/product level. Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.
• Develops and manages all fuel strategies (site, market, product, brand and division) including supply and carrier relationships and Circle K fuel and major brand marketing programs.
• Hires, develops and trains fuel team.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with suppliers, carriers and terminal/pipelines to achieve best in class contracts.
• Negotiates fuel contracts with vendors and communicates contract information as required.
• Coordinates fuels objectives with other department initiatives to optimize store performance.
• Maintains and controls Fuels Department budget by analyzing marketing projections and historical data; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
• Recommends capital improvements to maximize fuel contribution to store’s profitability.
• Develops and implements initiatives related to payment systems including fleet card sales and administration.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, accounting or related field preferred.
• Two (2) years petroleum industry experience required including management responsibility.
• Strong managerial and leadership competencies required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with knowledge to develop and use other software tools.
• Limited travel requiring occasional overnight stays.

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. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.