Energy Manager

Energy Manager This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced energy or petroleum operations leader to take ownership of a dynamic operation and make a measurable impact on sales, profitability, customer relationships, and team performance. This role offers the opportunity to lead a team, shape strategy, grow market share, and ensure the operation delivers safe, reliable, and exceptional service to its customers. What’s in it for you Take ownership of an operation with direct influence over sales, profitability, market share, and customer satisfaction. Lead and develop a team while building a positive, productive, and service-focused culture. Play a key role in developing and executing annual marketing and sales strategies. Have the opportunity to identify new products, programs, and services that strengthen the business. Work in a role that combines leadership, business development, operations, customer service, and financial responsibility. Make an immediate impact by improving operational efficiency, inventory management, purchasing, and service delivery. This role will be responsible for Directing, coordinating, and promoting petroleum operations to maximize market share, profitability, efficiency, and customer service. Establishing department goals and ensuring the team is aligned with business objectives and market demands. Hiring, staffing, training, coaching, and developing department employees while maintaining strong morale and teamwork. Developing and implementing an annual marketing plan and directing sales and promotional activities. Establishing and achieving annual sales and profitability goals while identifying opportunities to grow market share. Monitoring sales activity, market trends, competitive pricing, sales performance, and promotional efforts. Managing product purchasing to ensure quality, competitive costs, and appropriate financial returns. Establishing competitive resale pricing that supports both customer needs and financial objectives. Managing inventory levels, minimizing shrinkage, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring adequate product availability. Overseeing customer service, product quality, equipment performance, claims, and customer complaints. Ensuring facilities, property, vehicles, and equipment are properly maintained and remain in good working condition. Preparing and submitting operational, inventory, sales, maintenance, and customer-related reports to management. Ensuring department facilities and equipment comply with applicable federal, state, and OSHA requirements. Upholding company credit policies and ensuring employees and customers understand and follow established credit requirements. Expectations will include Provide visible, hands-on leadership and maintain a positive, team-oriented department culture. Communicate goals, expectations, performance results, and business priorities clearly with employees and management. Proactively develop employees through orientation, product training, coaching, performance discussions, and ongoing professional development. Maintain strong relationships with customers and respond promptly and professionally to service concerns, claims, and complaints. Monitor department performance regularly and take action when sales, profitability, inventory, service, or operational goals are not being met. Ensure the team has the tools, product knowledge, and resources necessary to successfully serve customers and generate sales. Maintain safe, clean, orderly, and well-maintained facilities and equipment. Balance product availability and customer service needs with inventory turn and cost objectives. Identify opportunities to introduce new products, programs, and services that benefit customers and contribute to department profitability. Plan appropriately for employee absences and ensure adequate operational coverage. Consistently represent the organization in a professional manner and contribute to a strong reputation within the marketplace. A qualified candidate will possess the following Leadership experience in petroleum, energy, fuel, agricultural cooperative, industrial, or a related operations environment. Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, develop, and hold employees accountable for performance. Strong sales and business development skills with the ability to grow customer relationships and market share. Understanding of profitability, pricing, purchasing, inventory management, and operational performance. Strong customer service orientation with the ability to resolve issues professionally and effectively. Excellent communication, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills. Ability to analyze sales, inventory, competitive, and financial information and turn that information into actionable decisions. Commitment to safety, regulatory compliance, quality control, and proper equipment maintenance. Ability to work effectively with employees, customers, vendors, and organizational leadership. Strong business judgment and the ability to balance customer needs with operational and financial objectives. Compensation: This organization offers a competitive base plus bonus compensation package. Benefits: In addition to a good base salary, the position offers a bonus, full health benefits, retirement benefits, vacation days, and other company benefits. Location: Minnesota *Candidates must be eligible to work in the US as well as meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered for the Energy Manager job. Job Id: 18158 #J-18808-Ljbffr Ag 1 Source