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