Director, Fuel Procurement & Logistics

Summary The Fuel Procurement and Logistics Director will oversee and manage the day-to-day duties for the Fuel Procurement Department, facilitate communication between fuel vendors and the company, assist in creating a positive team environment and be a responsible and dependable leader. This position requires the highest level of professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity. Visa Sponsorship Available: No Minimum Requirements Combination of Education and Experience will be considered. Must be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986. Must pass a Criminal Background Check. Education:  Bachelor’s Degree Education Details:   In Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Years of Experience:   Minimum eight (8) years of experience in procurement, finance, accounting, or related area. Valid/Unexpired Passport Book    Valid/Unexpired Driver's License No                                                         No •    Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, etc. •    Possess a strong work ethic and drive to achieve established goals and deadlines along with a desire and commitment to learning, growth and continuous improvement. •    Highly organized with strong ability to multitask and a self-starter with the ability to prioritize. •    Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing environment; agile, flexible, and resilient. •    Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable, and high degree of accuracy. •    Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast paced and high-volume environment with accuracy and timeliness. •    Possess superior analytical and critical thinking skills. •    Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, ability to present to management. •    Possess documentation, research, and problem solving/resolution skills. •    Ability to be responsive to internal and external company needs working with a sense of urgency, accountability, results-orientation, and commitment to follow up. •    Ability to communicate at all levels effectively and collaboratively within the organization. Preferred Requirements •    Experience within the petroleum or airline industry. •    Strong problem-solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, and data analysis skills. •    Knowledge and experience of petroleum pricing, fuel supply and distribution, refining or trading. •    Excellent negotiation skills to appropriately advance the company’s agenda, as well as to successfully resolve commercial and/or technical disputes. Job Duties •    Provide leadership, company-wide with respect to the fuel procurement process, contracting and vendor management. •    Communicate with vice presidents and directors to assure success of fuel purchasing and logistic decisions.  •    Collaborate with other Allegiant departments (Accounting, Quality Assurance, Safety and Training, Tax, Treasury, Accounts Payable, Airport Services, Finance, OCC, Dispatch, etc.) as needed to support Fuel Management and Company objectives.  •    Oversee the annual and ad hoc RFP processes; as well as implement sourcing strategies to support company goals and requirements. •    Manage the process of fuel supply and service contract terminations, expirations, extensions, and renewals. •    Complete contract review and/or preparation and negotiation, contract administration, maintenance, and adherence to company policies as well as legal and compliance requirements. •    Manage ITP contract increase disputes and negotiations. •    Develop, mentor, supervise, train, and lead the fuel team to meet the company’s goals, expectations, and deadlines. •    Ensure fuel is provided to Allegiant and affiliated airlines wherever needed by the company, reliably and economically. •    Collaborate and provide support to accounting with disputes and ensure timely corrections of any discrepancies.  •    Oversee and ensure accurate contracted prices, terms, volume, and fees are maintained in the Fuel Management System. •    Manage and complete fuel tax research to ensure Allegiant’s sales and excise taxes are current and updated accordingly within the system; ensure tax credit opportunities are identified.  •    Collaborate with QA and accounting; providing any required fuel vendor maintenance or QA audit forms for fuel vendor set-up. •    Maintain relationships with fuel suppliers, transportation companies, storage operators, into plane operators and airports, through regular communication. •    Track and complete market research and analyze competitors to gauge opportunities to reduce fuel costs. •    Oversee the fuel release process for ad-hoc charter, diversions, aircraft delivery and maintenance. •    Manage inventory levels at locations where the Company purchases fuel in bulk deliveries and ensure appropriate fuel capacity is maintained and available to mitigate issues; identify locations where fuel capacity expansion is needed. •    Implement policies, procedures and controls that ensure reliable supply and that limit inventory risk. •    Optimize utilization of the company’s fuel infrastructure, including its rolling stock. •    Recommend and implement strategic courses of actions to resolve various fuel operational circumstances affecting company performance to ensure KPI’s are met. •    Provide fuel usage reports, cost summaries and projections to other allegiant departments. •    Manage pipeline and truck scheduling. •    Manage distribution of weekly system wide contracted fuel pricing; Platts, Argus, and OPIS indexes. •    Attend, represent, and participate in fuel consortium meetings to ensure that the airports fuel farm or distribution system is operated safely, efficiently and cost effectively. •    Ensure any direct reports understand and apply our Customer Commitment and customer service standards to their daily responsibilities as appropriate. •    Model Allegiant’s customer service standards i