Manager - Carrier Contracts
Summary:
This position assists the Transportation group in managing multiple aspects of Sunoco’s relationship with our third-party carrier partners. This involves negotiating freight rates, demand planning for carrier usage and assisting in resolving outstanding financial issues.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Negotiate freight rates with third party carriers. Track freight rates and adjustments
· Track carrier incidents such as cross-drops and spills and report to HES group monthly
· Assist with collection of money owed to Sunoco because of incidents. Report monthly on current balances
· Provide freight rates for new business opportunities in Salesforce
· Work with Sales Reps on freight rates for prospective dealers
· Provide freight rates and carriers for ethanol and bio diesel movements
· Assist with holiday planning by determining additional carrier needs, days and shifts, for upcoming holidays.
· Update freight rates as needed for dealers whose actual load volumes are different than anticipated
· Sign up new carriers as needed in support of Sunoco’s expanding footprint
· Maintain solid working relationships with third party carriers
· Develop and maintain third party carrier scorecard for evaluating carrier performance
· Support Sunoco transmix business with carrier help as needed
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
· 8+ years of experience in the petroleum logistics field
· Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
· The ability to prioritize work requirements within tight, concurrent deadlines
· Travel is required in this position, ability to remotely cover emails/phone calls while traveling.
Preferred
· Bachelor’s degree in Business/Logistics or related field
· Functional knowledge related to commercial petroleum operations including product supply and scheduling.
· Functional knowledge of petroleum product pricing
An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet
Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.
DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.