Truck and Surface Transportation Director

PBF Energy•Parsippany, NJ

10d•$149,012 - $271,362•Onsite

About The Position

The Truck and Surface Transportation Director is responsible for leading the strategy, execution, and optimization of all trucking and surface transportation activities across the network. This role ensures reliable, cost-effective, and flexible last-mile and intra-network movements, while positioning truck transportation as a commercial lever that supports trading, supply optimization, and customer commitments. Reporting to the Vice President, Transportation & Commercial Infrastructure, this role will establish a centralized approach to trucking strategy and operations, driving improved service levels, cost performance, and responsiveness across the system.

Requirements

Business or Supply Chain Degree, or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain, with significant exposure to trucking operations
Experience in refined products, energy, chemicals, or bulk logistics environments strongly preferred
Proven track record managing carrier relationships, contracts, and operational execution
Strong understanding of transportation economics and cost drivers
Experience working in commercially driven organizations (trading, supply, or optimization environments preferred)
Commercial mindset: Ability to position transportation decisions in terms of margin, value, and tradeoffs
Operational rigor: Strong execution discipline and attention to service reliability
Analytical capability: Ability to leverage data to drive decisions and identify optimization opportunities
Influence & collaboration: Works effectively across trading, scheduling, and operations teams
Change leadership: Comfortable building new processes and driving organizational transformation

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a network-wide trucking and surface transportation strategy that supports trading, refining, supply optimization, and customer commitments.
Optimize rack utilization, routing, dispatch, and delivery economics across all locations to improve service, flexibility, and cost performance.
Position trucking as a strategic alternative to rail, marine, or storage where economically and operationally advantageous.
Lead carrier strategy, including carrier selection, contracting, rate structures, and performance management for both term and spot capacity.
Build and manage strategic carrier relationships to ensure reliable capacity access while capturing market-driven value opportunities.
Oversee first- and last-mile execution, ensuring consistent, timely, and reliable deliveries across refineries, terminals, and customer locations.
Serve as escalation point for service disruptions, execution failures, and critical operational issues affecting transportation performance.
Own trucking-related cost performance, including freight rates, accessorials, detention, and total cost per barrel.
Establish and monitor KPIs related to on-time delivery, cycle time, cost efficiency, and carrier performance, partnering with analytics to improve visibility and reporting.
Build and lead a centralized Truck & Surface Transportation organization, establishing standardized processes, governance, and decision frameworks.
Partner cross-functionally with Trading, Scheduling, Refinery Operations, Commercial, and Network Optimization teams to drive integrated logistics execution and continuous improvement.