NGL Senior Scheduler

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Position Summary

This NGL Commercial Scheduling position is responsible for mitigating inventory management, coordinating and optimizing commercial value by scheduling propane and/or other NGLs in/out of refineries, rail yards, caverns and delivering against commercial contracts as designated by marketers/traders, and in some cases refinery demand.

The successful candidate will be assigned to the Eastern or Midwest Region and experience many diverse scheduling roles. Modes of distribution used to execute the scheduling plan include but are not limited to truck, rail, and some pipeline… Growth in the scheduling capacity may include some vessel shipments. The candidate will have direct interaction with a wide array of organizations within the organization, and will conduct business with pipelines, facility personnel, trading companies and other external partners. The applicant should be organized, self-motivated, team oriented, and possess an entrepreneurial mindset.

Key Responsibilities

- Nominates and schedules pipeline, waterborne, truck, rail and/or delivery movements through use of propriety and third-party scheduling systems. Monitors inventories and shipping schedules daily to ensure that supply meets demand.

- Communicates and verifies planned movements with all stakeholders, including but not limited to traders, optimizers, internal and external counterparties, customers, suppliers, producers, marketers, terminals, vessels, and pipelines.

- Provides forward-looking inventory position information to Trading, Pricing, Marketing, Trucking and Supervision to develop inventory strategies.

- Responds to unexpected events making contingency arrangements to minimize disruption of supply.

- Provides comprehensive guidance on issues related to movements on their desk and others. Proactively identifies constraints and possible opportunities to optimize existing plans and mitigate upsets.

- Identifies transportation efficiencies while minimizing per barrel transportation costs. Understands the regional supply picture.

- Manages multiple complex desks. Assists in initial training of new hires. Trains and mentors less experienced schedulers.

- Monitor refinery and/or frac production plans and anticipate operations scope that will mitigate inventory levels and fulfill operational and commercial requirements to meet obligations.

- Prepare daily status reports to communicate supply concerns to Trading/Marketing, refinery and/or frac operations personnel, customers and other vested parties

- Works closely with trader to ensure alignment on strategies that help mitigate any variance in refinery plan versus customer commitment and any constraints caused by unplanned events, and changes in market fundamentals. Works with internal and external partners to accommodate such changes

- Identify ways to streamline processes as well as to mitigate mutual goals within the bench that allows profitability for the overall NGL team, while also accomplishing daily task and duties

- Facilitates and helps execute plans cross functionally, including (but not limited to) Pipeline, Facility/Terminal, Transport Operations, Marketing/Trading key stakeholders on issues that would impact supply to a given destination.

- Communicate and coordinate closely with internal counterparts on current plan, as well as deviations (planned and unplanned)

- Problem solving, critical thinking skills, personal resilience is a must

- The above responsibilities notwithstanding, the final scope of the role will be determined by the experience level of the candidate selected.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor’s degree required or five (5) years of related experience in lieu.

- Four (4) or more years of industry-related experience required.

- Two (2) or more years of NGLs experience preferred.

Skills

Accountability

Action Planning

Adaptability

Business Acumen

Change Facilitation

Continuous Learning

Developing Partnerships

Leadership & Mentoring

Results Driven

Location: : Houston TX

Estimated Travel: ~5%

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Location:

Houston, Texas

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00020933

Location Address:

500 Dallas St Ste 2900

Education:

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

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If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at

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. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at

https://mympcbenefits.com

.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.