aramco

Downstream Commercial Advisor - Relocate to Saudi Arabia

Chicago, IL

Full-time

About This Job

Candidates must relocate to Saudi Arabia.

Commercial Advisor - Offtake Specialist - Req ID 15659

Overview

We are seeking a Joint Venture Offtake Specialist to join our Global Optimizer Development Department. The Global Optimizer Development Department’s (GOD) charter is to optimize crude allocation and the operations of global manufacturing facilities in order to maximize revenue, increase profitability, and capture international market opportunities.

You will be responsible for assuring full compliance with offtake/sales agreements for all refined products, representing Saudi Aramco in the relevant offtakers discussion and meetings, assuring continuous and healthy relationship between Domestic Joint Venture and Saudi Aramco as a products Offtaker and feedstock supplier.

Key Responsibilities

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Consult Fuels Business Management (FBM), Law, Aramco Trading Company (ATC) and other concerned internal or external organizations in order to protect the company’s rights as an Offtaker and/or feedstock supplier in relation to such legal commitments.

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Represent Aramco to propose to the JV refinery and the other Offtaker new arrangements that could protect Aramco interest and/or improve operations and logistics, acting as a focal point for all commercial communication with JVs.

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Assure continuous and healthy relationship between Domestic Joint Ventures (DJV) and Saudi Aramco as an Offtaker and/or feedstock supplier. This includes, but is not limited to, organizing and attending Offtaker meetings, following up on agreed action items, and extending support to DJVs, as required, in a manner that does not exceed the operational side of the business.

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Connect and interact with Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling (OSPAS) operations coordination teams in the day-to-day execution of the Kingdom demand fulfilment plan and of the DJV lifting schedules.

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Monitor the JV refineries’ production plans, lifting programs, entitlements, allocation and inventories, and contractual compliance of all deals in order to assure optimum utilization and highest realization for the refinery and Saudi Aramco.

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Interface with OSPAS coordination for all operational implementation of changes of non-standard cargoes, imports, demands and respective commercial implication.

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Provide logistical and operational input to discussion of domestic pricing committee.

Minimum Requirements

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Bachelor degree in Commerce, Marketing, Engineering, Business Administration or closely related specialty.

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Post-graduate education or equivalent experience in Master of Business Administration/Finance/Economics is desirable.

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Comprehensive decent knowledge of refineries sales, planning & operations.

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5 to 10 years relevant professional experience (preferable in oil & gas downstream business), including several years in field as offtake/sales/contracts specialist including refinery sales unit, trading supply optimization, corporate planning, contracting department, business Development).

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Experience in the downstream oil & gas industry specifically refineries planning & sales, and capable of understanding and interpreting commercial agreements. Proven ability to handle complex problems and carryout commercial discussions.