Senior Manager Fuel Operations

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Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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Job Description

Responsible for minimizing the cost of fueling operations while ensuring the integrity, safety and flexibility necessary to meet operational requirements.

 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide a critical interface between the fuel group and operations, customer service, maintenance, real estate, quality assurance and environmental affairs
  • Manage Fuel Operations team and ensure appropriate resources are allocated to fueling operations to minimize risks and expense
  • Design strategy for fuel operations with approval from Managing Director, to ensure appropriate corporate, consortium and vendor resources are employed and financially justified; execute strategy by coordinating direct reports
  • Negotiate contracts and manage vendors for on-airport storage and into-plane fueling services
  • Ensure the Company’s fueling infrastructure requirements are met by working with Airport Authorities, Fuel Facility Owners / Operators, Fuel Service Contractors, Other Airlines and Fueling Consortia
  • Lead and preside over several fueling consortia; manage and select service providers for the effective operation of these consortia; work with service providers and staff to develop annual budget, preparation for annual meetings, and methods used for cost allocations
  • Take direct responsibility for and manage staff to 1) develop company budget for all fuel service fees; 2) investigate and explain variances versus plan to ensure Controllers can explain to senior management; 3) work with accounting / fuel analysts to validate invoices and ensure proper authorization for consortium / into plane contracts; 4) manage inter-company issues/billing/cost allocations to ensure the best interest of the company are achieved

Job Description (Continued)

  • Develop business cases for new infrastructure requirements / systems to be reviewed by consortia and internal management
  • Contribute cross-functionally to support corporate/group objectives
  • Perform other duties as required
  • Manage relationship with Maintenance/Tech Ops/Airports/IOC to ensure uniform adherence to fuel quality, safety standards, including suggesting changes to Fuel Manual to represent commercial considerations when appropriate
  • Work with industry groups to develop cost effective and consistent practices for the management of fueling infrastructure and practices
  • 24/7 on call for fuel emergencies and shortages

Job Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Logistics or Accounting
  • At least 7 years’ experience managing fuel operations including a minimum of 3 years of board level participation within a major domestic fuel consortium

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc
  • Proven project management skills involving multiple departments and/or companies with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Commitment to quality and pride in work, patience, perseverance, diplomacy
  • Excellent communication skills, analytical thinking abilities
  • Desire to learn and improve
  • Ability to understand and manage complex processes
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all levels both verbally and written
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