Company Info

Headquartered in Taylor, Mich., Atlas Oil is the inaugural Simon Group Holdings company. Since our founding in 1985, Atlas has grown through technological and operational innovation, all while maintaining our unwavering commitment to customer success. Atlas offers single-source solutions for fuel, transportation and logistics and is one of the largest fuel distributors in the country, delivering over 1 billion gallons of fuel annually to customers in 48 states. We have an active real estate division and are engaged in transportation logistics and fueling including bulk, fleet, event, onsite, emergency response, and oil field services.

Job Summary

Looking for a motivated, positive, self-starting individual with prior experience in leadership, management or sales who understand logistics (especially for retailers) and can build relationships with clients, present risks and solutions, and close meaningful deals.  This job is a great fit for an individual who has a track record of business development targeting national and regional retail facilities and operations groups.

Required Education / Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Advertising, or related discipline
• 2 years of experience may substitute for degree requirement
• Overall experience: 2 years

Primary Responsibilities & Scope

• Motivate customers and prospects to engage in contracts that will provide fuel programs for major retailers who have just-in-time delivery needs for refrigerated trailers and standby generators.
• Ability to articulate problems and solutions verbally and in writing to stakeholders in the corporate suite, facilities, grocery, and operations groups.
• Use the power of social and in-person networking to reach the corporate decision makers who are responsible for maintaining operational uptime.
• Build trust with customers and prospects and sell them solutions for maintaining fuel supply and related services.
• Articulate risks in a factual, yet emotionally motivating way, so that people understand how they can manage these issues better.
• Strong listening skills.
• Strong brand ambassador.
• Role based in Southeast United States.
• Travel primarily within the Southeast of the United States, and Houston & Michigan for Corporate meetings.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Advertising, or related discipline.
• Preferred experience:
  • Selling fuel or trucking/logistics related services to national or regional grocery retailers, superstores, and home improvement stores.
  • Worked for a national or regional grocery retailers, superstores, and home improvement stores who was involved in the purchase / procurement of fuel or refrigerated trailers.
  • Experience in the refrigerated trailer market is also a plus.
• Ability to conduct business development from the ground up or the top down within a corporate structure.
• Project management skills.
• Strong learning skills and worth ethic.
• Team player.
• Self-starter, self-motivated, sense of urgency, trustworthy, well organized, ability to achieve goals, ability to focus and pay attention detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills including proposal writing and presentation skills.
• Sense of urgency and professional follow through.
• Proficient skills Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).
• Ability to connect key concepts and ideas with implementation into daily tasks and projects.
• Excellent skills in organization, prioritization, time management, and problem-solving.