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Job Summary:
Performs in-depth and complex planning, scheduling and coordination of product movements of bulk liquids via pipeline, truck, rail, and barge/vessel to ensure continuity of marketing supply. Works closely with traders in direct support of trading and retail marketing strategy.
Core Responsibilities:
- Effectively manages and assists others with, the overall supply chain for refined and/or renewable products
- Seamlessly resolves product supply issues as a result of planned or unplanned events
- Leads develop on solutions to complex problems
- Inventory management in the process of scheduling, and oversees end of year inventory targets for the team
- Ensures solutions are consistent with organization’s objectives
- Interfaces with industry counterparts and 3rd party carriers to negotiate and coordinate deliveries of required inventory
- Authorizes the transfer of products with 3rd parties
- Collaborates with trading to ensure adequate purchases/sales of product to meet supply needs
- Evaluates alternative logistics modes or routes for bulk movements for more efficient supply chain
- Optimizes the product supply chain to reduce logistics costs
- Ensures that all scheduling processes take place in a correct and timely manner
- Responsible for analyzing the demand and supply balance
- Monitors and provides analyses of finished product inventory
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
- Bachelor’s degree in logistics/business or related field or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5 – 8 years’ experience
- Demonstrated ability to work and negotiate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and be on call 24/7
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills (both written and verbal), computer skills, and analytical skills
- Thrives in cross-functional team environment
- Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision-making skills
- Pipeline/Barge scheduling experience
Required Experience is commensurate with the selected job level:
- The Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job related experience
- The Senior Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
- The Lead Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job related experience
Desired/Preferred Skills:
- Exposure to one or more energy markets (crude oil and/or petroleum products)
- Understanding of the interaction and significance of the various aspects/elements of the refined products trading/marketing supply chain is desirable
- Ability to apply a well-developed understanding of business strategies and logistics operations to achieve the business and team objectives
- Understanding of RightAngle and/or Transport 4 systems
