What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asphalt Logistics Supervisor position at ResponsAble Staffing?
Reports To: Vice President Crude Supply and Asphalt
FLSA Status: DIRECT HIRE- Exempt
Tuscaloosa, AL- Relocation Required
SUMMARY: This position has managerial responsibilities to oversee every aspect of asphalt logistics and customer service activities for the retail and wholesale asphalt business. This role is responsible for efficiently supplying the terminals with asphalt additives, and polymers via truck, rail, and barge and interfacing with customer’s back-office employees to ensure their needs are met or exceeded by the goods and services we offer.
This position also has responsibility to analyze market intelligence data to assist the Asphalt Regional Directors and Territory Managers to understand historical pricing and sales information to help facilitate strategy and decision making with changing market conditions. This includes analyzing the Terminal profit & loss (P&L) statements to identify ways to improve margins in the retail asphalt business.
This position will also assist in the business analysis of new and existing terminals to ensure our retail footprint strategy remains aligned with the overall business strategy for Hunt Asphalt. This includes working closely with the Planning Department to provide forecasts and receive feedback around asphalt margins and profitability which is then meshed into the Asphalt Strategy.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Directly manage asphalt logistics to ensure terminals are efficiently supplied to meet customer’s demand while minimizing working capital commitments.
Coordinate terminal supply of asphalt and supporting additives, polymer, etc. with terminal personnel, Asphalt Territory Managers and refinery personnel to maintain stable supply at terminals and refineries.
Provide supervisory responsibilities for Asphalt Marketing Analyst. Ensure this position is adequately supported both now and the future to provide unrivaled customer support to customer’s back-office employees and the front-line customers interfacing with the Sales Directors and Territory Managers.
Provide ongoing P&L analysis to assess areas to enhance margins for the retail asphalt business.
Optimizing supply chain logistics is a key area where margins can be improved. This position is directly responsible for logistics and has a unique capability to make a material impact in the overall business performance through his/her efforts.
Provide engineering and technical support for HRC and HSRC-owned asphalt terminals, where needed.
Manage small capital projects for HRC / HSRC asphalt terminals and follow progress and construction of projects as leased terminals as required.
Manage the review and approval of terminal expenses which average over $20MM annually and identify ways to optimize the business to enhance margins.
Work with the Asphalt Technical Center (ATC) to optimize chemical usage and manage the $7MM annual spend on chemicals, polymers, and blend stocks.
Coordinate asphalt shipments and movements with refinery and logistics personnel.
Optimize logistics costs associated with transport of asphalt to terminals which averages over $25MM annually.
Work with yield accounting to develop and follow barrels around terminals.
Participate in collecting market intelligence on wholesale asphalt pricing and inventory levels in pertinent geographic areas.
Work with ATC Technical Supervisor to resolve quality or blending issues associated with wholesale asphalt sales or purchases.
Assist with collection of market data and intelligence for evaluation of new or existing terminal opportunities.
Provide support as necessary for evaluation of new business opportunities.
Maintain positive working relationships with other departments of Company in order to promote the efficient administration of marketing function.
Some travel will be required. Position is expected to visit the terminals and attend Asphalt Industry Events as directed.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with three or more years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in business or related major with ten or more years of related experience. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and the analysis of numbers.
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FLSA Status: DIRECT HIRE- Exempt
Tuscaloosa, AL- Relocation Required
SUMMARY: This position has managerial responsibilities to oversee every aspect of asphalt logistics and customer service activities for the retail and wholesale asphalt business. This role is responsible for efficiently supplying the terminals with asphalt additives, and polymers via truck, rail, and barge and interfacing with customer’s back-office employees to ensure their needs are met or exceeded by the goods and services we offer.
This position also has responsibility to analyze market intelligence data to assist the Asphalt Regional Directors and Territory Managers to understand historical pricing and sales information to help facilitate strategy and decision making with changing market conditions. This includes analyzing the Terminal profit & loss (P&L) statements to identify ways to improve margins in the retail asphalt business.
This position will also assist in the business analysis of new and existing terminals to ensure our retail footprint strategy remains aligned with the overall business strategy for Hunt Asphalt. This includes working closely with the Planning Department to provide forecasts and receive feedback around asphalt margins and profitability which is then meshed into the Asphalt Strategy.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Directly manage asphalt logistics to ensure terminals are efficiently supplied to meet customer’s demand while minimizing working capital commitments.
Coordinate terminal supply of asphalt and supporting additives, polymer, etc. with terminal personnel, Asphalt Territory Managers and refinery personnel to maintain stable supply at terminals and refineries.
Provide supervisory responsibilities for Asphalt Marketing Analyst. Ensure this position is adequately supported both now and the future to provide unrivaled customer support to customer’s back-office employees and the front-line customers interfacing with the Sales Directors and Territory Managers.
Provide ongoing P&L analysis to assess areas to enhance margins for the retail asphalt business.
Optimizing supply chain logistics is a key area where margins can be improved. This position is directly responsible for logistics and has a unique capability to make a material impact in the overall business performance through his/her efforts.
Provide engineering and technical support for HRC and HSRC-owned asphalt terminals, where needed.
Manage small capital projects for HRC / HSRC asphalt terminals and follow progress and construction of projects as leased terminals as required.
Manage the review and approval of terminal expenses which average over $20MM annually and identify ways to optimize the business to enhance margins.
Work with the Asphalt Technical Center (ATC) to optimize chemical usage and manage the $7MM annual spend on chemicals, polymers, and blend stocks.
Coordinate asphalt shipments and movements with refinery and logistics personnel.
Optimize logistics costs associated with transport of asphalt to terminals which averages over $25MM annually.
Work with yield accounting to develop and follow barrels around terminals.
Participate in collecting market intelligence on wholesale asphalt pricing and inventory levels in pertinent geographic areas.
Work with ATC Technical Supervisor to resolve quality or blending issues associated with wholesale asphalt sales or purchases.
Assist with collection of market data and intelligence for evaluation of new or existing terminal opportunities.
Provide support as necessary for evaluation of new business opportunities.
Maintain positive working relationships with other departments of Company in order to promote the efficient administration of marketing function.
Some travel will be required. Position is expected to visit the terminals and attend Asphalt Industry Events as directed.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with three or more years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in business or related major with ten or more years of related experience. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and the analysis of numbers.
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Salary : $7 - $25