Job Description:
A Supply Director leads regional supply planning and execution for refined products, balancing short- and long-term strategies. This role defines optimal supply mixes, negotiates fuel contracts, manages inventory decisions, and sets rack sales limits based on infrastructure constraints. Supply Director ensures product availability, contract compliance, and operational efficiency, while also building and developing a high-performing team. Collaboration across Operations, Marketing, Trading, and support functions is key to success.
Responsibilities:
- Work with RT, Marketing, Trading, Business Development and Operations Teams to develop and execute optimal short term (monthly) and longer term (strategic) supply plans that are achievable given logistical constraints. Meet forecasted demands that have been discussed and agreed to by the parties identified above.
- Identify optimal supply mix strategies for each Region by analyzing:
- historical rack conditions in the Region
- the cost of holding inventory/market structure
- opportunities to flex supply and take advantage of the lowest cost channels
- Coordinate with Trading, Marketing and Operations throughout the month to ensure rack sales and rack purchase contract compliance while optimizing buying opportunities between self-supply, spot purchases/sales, rack contracts and rack spot purchases
- Work with Trading and Sr Management to develop commercially advantageous inventory build and draw plans
- Direct the sales of planned/unplanned surpluses by directed marketing sales. Work with Trading to execute Bulk Transfers, ITTs or up-line sales to optimize the value of this product
- Work with Operations to identify “maximum” sales volumes by terminal/ market, or stub line based on available line space and allotted terminal capacity
- Identify opportunities to increase sales capability by increasing terminal capacity, increasing rack contract purchases, additional line space or ITT purchases
- Prepare, evaluate and execute RFPs for the Region or sub-Region as necessary in order to hit the optimal supply mix target
- Develop best practice procedures and policies for RSMs and Supply Analysts.
- Work with leaders in the Commercial team to implement these best practices across regions to the extent possible to ensure availability of product for known demands as well as compliance with rack purchase and sales contracts and contractual obligations relating to terminal or transportation assets.
- Ensure the Supply team members have the appropriate systems to perform their daily functions
- Develop and share key performance indicators for team success
- Escalation point for terminal operators and other third party supply chain stakeholders
- Champion cross functional relationships with Operations, Transportation, Marketing, Business Development, Trading, Middle and Back Office and other support groups.
- Collaborate with the transportation department to direct liftings to the right supply source to meet the optimal supply plan
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferred
- 10+ years professional experience with planning, analytics, supply operations, trading or related fields
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
