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Listing ID #10275

Senior Downstream Energy & Fuel Supply Executive

Candidate: #131441
Current Position: Senior Downstream Energy & Fuel Supply Executive
Industry: Retail, Petroleum
Education: B.S. Energy Management & Finance
Experience: 12+ years
Relocation: Texas

Scope:

Accomplished downstream energy executive with extensive leadership experience spanning refined-products supply, strategic sourcing, pricing, revenue assurance, commodity risk, and commercial operations. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, manage complex fuel portfolios, and develop strategies that improve operational efficiency, financial performance, and business continuity. Brings deep downstream expertise in optimizing supply strategies, strengthening operational and financial controls, developing talent, and driving cross-functional initiatives. Experienced with PDI and other industry-specific technology platforms supporting fuel pricing, supply, reconciliation, reporting, and commercial operations. Recognized for partnering effectively with senior leadership to navigate complex business challenges and deliver sustainable results.

Accomplishments:

  • Advanced through increasing senior leadership roles across fuel supply, strategic sourcing, pricing, reconciliation, commodity risk, and commercial operations.

  • Managed complex refined-products supply portfolios across multiple geographic markets, balancing delivered economics, product availability, customer demand, reliability, and security of supply.

  • Led competitive fuel and transportation sourcing initiatives, developing optimized supplier strategies and negotiating commercial agreements that improved portfolio economics and generated significant cost savings.

  • Directed pricing administration and governance across complex fuel and DEF pricing structures, strengthening pricing accuracy, exception management, revenue assurance, and execution of contractual commercial terms.

  • Leveraged PDI and other downstream energy technology platforms to support fuel pricing, supply, reconciliation, reporting, and operational processes, with a strong understanding of how technology integrates with broader commercial and financial workflows.

  • Led cross-functional initiatives involving finance, accounting, tax, operations, procurement, and external partners to address complex business challenges, improve processes, strengthen governance, and support executive decision-making.

  • Extensive experience managing commodity exposure, physical inventory risk, supply disruptions, allocations, and market volatility while developing strategies to protect margins and maintain uninterrupted customer operations.

  • Built, led, and developed high-performing, geographically distributed teams across supply, sourcing, pricing, and reconciliation functions, with a strong focus on accountability, performance management, coaching, and succession development.

  • Designed and implemented governance frameworks, KPIs, reporting processes, automation, and financial controls that increased operational visibility, strengthened compliance, reduced manual effort, and drove sustainable process improvement.

Haskel Thompson & Associates:

Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within the Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization.

For more information about this candidate, please contact Phalynn Meeds at 239-302-3571 or Phalynn@haskelthompson.com