Position Summary
CVR Energy is seeking a Marketing & Sales Representative to conduct intermediate to high level, semi-complex marketing assignments for assigned petroleum products with limited supervision.
Experience Requirements
- 3+ years of experience specifically related to the job are required.
- Experience in assigned petroleum product is preferred.
- Self-starter with drive and ability to achieve planned objectives.
- Good creative, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Strong crisis management skills: ability to handle situations involving conflicts arising out of products being off specification, short/long term refinery/logistical/human error problems causing product outages, customer complaints, etc.
- Advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with others in writing or verbally, advanced ability to read and write, and an ability to perform intermediate level mathematical calculations.
- Ability to create mutual respect with peers and a positive work environment.
- Ability to perform a variety of assignments as they relate to assigned petroleum product marketing and effectively executing sales opportunities and multi-tasking.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products.
- Depending upon assignment, the ability to understand the chemical/technical characteristics of specialized petroleum products.
- An understanding of supply and distribution and refining procedures are preferred.
- Office based with up to 75% travel by land and air required. Subject to varying weather and road conditions. Occasionally will be required to work in an industrial/petroleum refinery environment.
- Ability and willingness to relocate
Education Requirement
- Bachelors degree in a technical or business related field is required. An MBA with an undergraduate degree in business is preferred.
Major Accountabilities
- Maintains and further develops current client base and pursues opportunities to expand client base.
- Monitors daily assigned petroleum product inventories and pricing and implements pricing strategies.
- Assists management with developing marketing, sales, and pricing strategies, daily pricing decisions, and negotiating sales contracts.
- Researches market conditions and communicates to regional manager.
- Assists with crisis management in response to supply interruptions which may include production, loading, rack, or transportation issues.
- Researches and resolves invoicing and loading issues relating to the sale of assigned petroleum product.
- Evaluates assigned petroleum product (if necessary) and maintains compliance requirements.
- Represents the company at industry functions and association meetings.
May perform some or all the following depending upon role:
- Contacts existing and prospective wholesale distributors, bulk buyers, and/or feedstock suppliers and builds business relationships.
- Coordinate with Company wholesale or bulk buyers to achieve marketing goals and objectives for assigned petroleum product as well as day-to-day sales.
- Coordinates with product development and refinery to produce specialized products for a clients specific needs.
- Develops new products and markets for specialized petroleum products.
- Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
- Exposure to work near potentially volatile and combustible materials and chemicals.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. The Company will not sponsor immigration or work visas.
CVR Energy is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, and disabled candidates to apply.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience specifically related to the job
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field
- Ability to work in the United States without immigration or work visa sponsorship
- Ability to travel by land and air up to 75% of the time
- Ability and willingness to relocate
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and crisis management skills
- Experience with the assigned petroleum product
- Understanding of supply, distribution, and refining procedures
- MBA with an undergraduate degree in business
CVR Energy, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Cash pay is commonly described as competitive, and feedback suggests many employees feel their wages are fair for the work, particularly in plant, maintenance, and technical roles. Bonuses are frequently cited as meaningful additions to base pay, contributing to overall satisfaction when market conditions are favorable.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid sick days, holidays, and parental leave are consistently included, and some accounts highlight ample PTO availability. These provisions help round out the package even when other benefits are perceived as average.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan is part of the core offering, which feedback suggests contributes to a respectable baseline of financial benefits. Retirement coverage is regularly listed among the stable elements of the package.
CVR Energy, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and marketing business through its interest in CVR Refining and the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business through its interest in CVR Partners, LP. Our Mission is to be a top-tier North American petroleum refining and nitrogen-based fertilizer Company as measured by safe and reliable operations, superior financial performance and profitable growth. The CVR Energy portfolio of companies employs approximately 1,480 employees and generated more than $6 billion in net sales in 2019. CVR Energy’s common stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CVI."
