Director, Fuel Procurement & Logistics

Allegiant • Las Vegas, NV

10d • $150,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

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.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in procurement, finance, accounting, or related area.
• Valid/Unexpired Passport Book
• Valid/Unexpired Driver's License
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 in personal actions and when providing leadership direction.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Visa Sponsorship Available: No

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director