Marketing & Sales Representative

CVR Energy, Inc.; Paynes (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CVR Energy, Inc. is seeking a Marketing & Sales Representative to handle intermediate to high level marketing tasks for petroleum products with limited supervision. The role requires 3+ years of experience in the field, strong crisis management, and excellent communication skills.

Travel up to 75% and relocation are expected, with a Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field; MBA preferred. Responsibilities include expanding client base, pricing strategies, market research, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience specifically related to the job are required.
• Experience in assigned petroleum product is preferred.
• Self-starter with drive and ability to achieve planned objectives.
• Strong crisis management skills: handle conflicts from product issues and outages.
• Advanced interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations.
• Willingness to relocate and travel up to 75% as required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and expands current client base and pursues new opportunities.
• Monitors inventories and pricing; implements pricing strategies.
• Assists management with marketing, sales and pricing strategies and contracts.
• Researches market conditions and reports to regional manager.
• Assists with crisis management for supply interruptions.
• Represents the company at industry functions and meetings.
• Collaborates with wholesale buyers to achieve marketing goals.

Skills

Marketing experience

Sales experience

Crisis management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Self-starter

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business field

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CVR Energy is seeking a Marketing & Sales Representative to conduct intermediate to high level, semi-complex marketing assignments for assigned petroleum products with limited supervision.

Experience Requirements

• 3+ years of experience specifically related to the job are required.
• Experience in assigned petroleum product is preferred.
• Self-starter with drive and ability to achieve planned objectives.
• Good creative, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong crisis management skills: ability to handle situations involving conflicts arising out of products being off specification, short/long term refinery/logistical/human error problems causing product outages, customer complaints, etc.
• Advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with others in writing or verbally, advanced ability to read and write, and an ability to perform intermediate level mathematical calculations.
• Ability to create mutual respect with peers and a positive work environment.
• Ability to perform a variety of assignments as they relate to assigned petroleum product marketing and effectively executing sales opportunities and multi-tasking.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products.
• Depending upon assignment, the ability to understand the chemical/technical characteristics of specialized petroleum products.
• An understanding of supply and distribution and refining procedures are preferred.
• Office based with up to 75% travel by land and air required. Subject to varying weather and road conditions. Occasionally will be required to work in an industrial/petroleum refinery environment.
• Ability and willingness to relocate

Education Requirement

• Bachelors degree in a technical or business related field is required. An MBA with an undergraduate degree in business is preferred.

Major Accountabilities

• Maintains and further develops current client base and pursues opportunities to expand client base.
• Monitors daily assigned petroleum product inventories and pricing and implements pricing strategies.
• Assists management with developing marketing, sales, and pricing strategies, daily pricing decisions, and negotiating sales contracts.
• Researches market conditions and communicates to regional manager.
• Assists with crisis management in response to supply interruptions which may include production, loading, rack, or transportation issues.
• Researches and resolves invoicing and loading issues relating to the sale of assigned petroleum product.
• Evaluates assigned petroleum product (if necessary) and maintains compliance requirements.
• Represents the company at industry functions and association meetings.

May perform some or all the following depending upon role:

• Contacts existing and prospective wholesale distributors, bulk buyers, and/or feedstock suppliers and builds business relationships.
• Coordinate with Company wholesale or bulk buyers to achieve marketing goals and objectives for assigned petroleum product as well as day-to-day sales.
• Coordinates with product development and refinery to produce specialized products for a clients specific needs.
• Develops new products and markets for specialized petroleum products.
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
• Exposure to work near potentially volatile and combustible materials and chemicals.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. The Company will not sponsor immigration or work visas.

CVR Energy is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, and disabled candidates to apply.