Title: Manager, Product Distribution
Dallas, TX, US, 75201
Basic Function
HF Sinclair is seeking a Manager, Product Distribution in Dallas, TX. In this role, you will oversee and manage multiple aspects and activities of the product scheduling/distribution department, including overseeing personnel activities to ensure all logistics activities are executed in a timely and prudent manner.
Job Duties
• Manages assigned product movements associated with the Company’s subsidiaries and refineries.
• Manages the HFS heavy oil rail fleet
• Manages assigned employees and activities pertinent to product supply and distribution to achieve maximum productivity, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Manages department to improve on-time customer & interplant shipments.
• Manages daily product movements and communicates with appropriate departments.
• Ensures all required transportation assets are in place to support both customer and interplant shipments.
• Manages and maintains good working relationships with customers, terminal partners, suppliers and third-party transportation service providers. Works with various refinery, logistics, and commercial personnel to maximize product movements for the Company.
• Maintains positive and productive working relationship within department and with other departments, acting as primary liaison between refinery, sales force, optimization and customer service.
• Maintains close communication with VP, Traders, and other key personnel, keeping all informed of conditions, activities and trends in the area of responsibility, which may have an impact on the business and with the Trader to capture market values.
• Works with other departments to facilitate timely product movements and timely invoicing of those products
• Manages and maintains good working relationships with customers, suppliers, and with third-party vendors on various expenses or other policy matters affecting the Company
• Identifies areas for improvement that would benefit product movements or sales of the Company’s products.
• Manages in full cycle process of assigned products to help improve Company profits.
• Prepares input for weekly Planning meetings.
• Maximizes effective use of all IT programs and applications.
• Reviews invoices to ensure proper payment by manager.
• Assists with applicable departments to prepare contracts and/or deal sheets, as well as edit exhibits as needed, providing all revisions in a timely manner.
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their manager, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
Experience
A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the Petroleum Industry with at least 2 or 3 years of relevant functional experience in Product Scheduling.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
An understanding of Product Marketing, as well as an understanding of Refining procedures, is also desired depending on location. An understanding of Railcar Fleet Management and Railroad Operations is a plus.
Education Level
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Business Administration, Logistics concentration or in a Technical discipline is required.
Required Skills
Ability to perform a variety of assignments for the marketing department depending on location. Working knowledge of Microsoft products, excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task, and experience in the energy industry is required. Ability to handle situations involving conflicts arising out of products being off specification; short/long term refinery/logistical problems causing product outages and/or customer complaints; human error causing product outages, etc. Strong organizational skills; leadership, strong written and verbal skills, effective delegation, negotiation, and forward-thinking skills; ability to communicate across multiple department lines and manage third-party locations.
PREFERRED SKILLS;
MRP, DRP, & ERP (Manufacturing, Distribution & Enterprise Resource Planning) are preferred.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility
Responsible for the direct supervision of staff and managerial employees.
Work Conditions
Office based. May require up to 20% travel depending on land and air. Subject to varying road and weather conditions.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time-Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
- Educational Reimbursement
- Parental Bonding Time
- Employee Discounts
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About HF Sinclair Corporation
Equal Opportunity Employer
HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.
Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth