Head of Asset & Storage Optimisation (m/f/d) bei Mabanaft

MB Energy, founded in 1947 and headquartered in Hamburg, is an independent and integrated energy company with operations in Europe, the United States, and Singapore. The company is active in the import, storage, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), chemicals, and biofuels. With decades of industry experience and an innovative approach, MB Energy plays an active role in the global energy landscape, supporting its customers in the transition to lower-emission energy sources by developing and providing forward-looking alternatives.

Let’s shape the future of the energy industry together!

For our company headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity, we are looking for you to start as soon as possible as

Head of Asset & Storage Optimisation (m/f/d)

Our offer to you:

• Work-life balance: 38.75 working hours per week with 30 days annual leave

• Ability to work freely: flexible working hours and individual remote work arrangement

• Remuneration and additional benefits: Profit sharing, 13 salaries, holiday pay, travel allowance, etc

• Support in various life situations: through our partner PME Family Service, offering support in life crises as well as professional advice on work-related and personal matters, such as childcare, elder care, and more

• Security and provisions: accident insurance also covering private accidents; excellent employer's contribution to your company pension scheme; Lifetime Account with opportunities to save for sabbaticals or early retirement

• Health: Subsidized membership with EGYM Wellpass, providing access to a wide range of sports facilities across Germany, as well as online courses in fitness, nutrition and meditation; free access to the Headspace app; bicycle leasing

• Learning & Development: support on your individual development path with internal and external training opportunities

• Networking: Networks within the company to establish cross-team and international connections, as well as company events

• Open corporate culture: at heart, a family-owned company with drive, a culture of lived tolerance, speak-up mentality and strong team spirit on the path to a green future

• Modern collaborative office: with a subsidized employee restaurant, open-plan office concept and views of the Elbe River and the harbour

Here’s what you can look forward to:

As Head of Asset & Storage Optimisation (m/f/d) you will take full responsibility for maximising the value of our storage assets. You oversee the effective and profitable use of all storage capacity, balancing internal operational needs with external commercial opportunities.

You develop and execute strategies that ensure tanks and terminals deliver maximum value, while providing critical oversight of investment proposals and long-term asset development plans. By aligning operational feasibility with commercial priorities, you contribute directly to the company’s growth, profitability, and strategic resilience.

Your tasks in a nutshell:

• Strategic Leadership & Accountability: You take full responsibility for the commercial performance and optimisation of storage assets, providing strategic leadership and oversight of all storage optimisation activities.

• Team Leadership: You establish and lead a new team, providing clear direction, fostering collaboration, and developing talent to strengthen asset and storage optimisation capabilities.

• Capacity Utilisation & Planning: You lead the analysis, monitoring, and planning of tank capacity requirements, making decisions on retention, reallocation, or divestment to ensure optimal deployment of assets and maximum commercial value.

• Allocation Decisions: You direct decisions on internal versus external allocation of available capacity, safeguarding profitability, operational integrity, and alignment with corporate strategy.

• Investment Oversight: You challenge, validate, and approve investment and optimisation proposals, ensuring quality, governance compliance, and alignment with growth, profitability, and risk-return objectives.

• Terminal Optimisation & Growth: You oversee the commercial assessment and optimisation of existing, new, and third-party terminals, ensuring cost efficiency, strategic fit, and supporting corporate growth initiatives and the capital investment program.

• Cross-functional Leadership: You provide effective leadership across functions, balancing operational requirements with commercial opportunities and fostering collaboration across the organisation.

What helps you to fulfill this role:

• Asset & Storage Expertise: Extensive senior-level experience in asset management, storage operations, or related infrastructure sectors

• Commercial Skills: Demonstrated expertise in valuation, capital allocation, and investment appraisal in asset-intensive environments

• Value Creation: Strong track record of delivering optimisation strategies and portfolio management that drive commercial results

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in data tools and systems relevant to asset and capacity management

• Language Skills: You are fluent in English to collaborate effectively in an international environment; German is a strong plus.

With these characteristics, you fit perfectly with us:

• Strategic & Analytical: You interpret complex data with ease, think strategically, and translate insights into clear recommendations.

• Collaborative & Influential: You lead with a decisive and collaborative style, manage stakeholders effectively, and excel in negotiation.

• Communicative: You communicate with impact and can influence at executive and board level.

Even if you do not fulfil all of the above requirements, we encourage you to apply if you believe your experience will add value to our team.

You feel this could be a match?

We look forward to receiving your application, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date via the application form on our website. If you have any questions, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at the following email address: [email protected].

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