Position Summary:
Chevron Australia Downstream is seeking to appoint an Associate Business Consultant who will manage an existing network of dealer locations and drive growth through these locations. Reporting to the Fuels Retail Manager, this exciting opportunity will be based in Brisbane with regular intrastate travel.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure fuel compliance processes are in place
- Manage compliance of Retailer Agreements
- Manage Retail KPI’s, Visual Standards and HSE standards and requirements in line with Chevron Operating System and guidelines
- Provide input into budgeting in line with Chevron process and timelines
- Review and analyse company monthly profit & loss statements, identifying areas for improving the profitability of the business.
- Analyse, report and develop action plans for under-performing sites.Analyse Operators P&L’s and site KPI’s, identify any areas for improvement and provide solutions and recommendations
- Develop business cases for unplanned or high cost initiatives.
- Build strong relationship with Retail Partners and handle all customer complaints to rectify issues in a timely manner.
- Understand competitor activity
- Operational lead for the set up and closure of retail sites
- Be contactable for all site related issues
- Foster open and cooperative relationships and working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. Build strong relationships with Retail Partners.
- Actively seek out and model new business opportunities to grow the network and/or increase volume through existing and green field sites.
- Assess and determine development opportunities (e.g. co-leasing) to optimise return on each site.
- Be involved with special project development, leading and implementation when required
- Ensure competitor activity is closely monitored and if sites/clusters impacted then appropriate action taken
Required Education & Experience:
- Excellent people skills and able to work with diverse groups
- Demonstrated good teamwork abilities
- Independent, able to manage network of Retailers to grow the business with minimum supervision
- Performance driven, self-motivated and solution orientated
- Possess strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Background in Retail, Sales, or Marketing and experience managing customers