Sand Sourcing & Logistics Specialist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

General description of main/primary duties and responsibilities of the job, aptitude, level of complexity, span of control, autonomy, decision making and judgement. It is central and necessary to the satisfactory performance of the job. Includes the following and other duties as assigned.

Under limited supervision, this position will:

- Develop, implement, and maintain cost and schedule tracking and reporting for sand delivery. Oversee and coordinate sand sourcing and logistics activity to support Completions operations.

- Create and maintain positive relationships with vendors, non-contracted vendors, transload operators, railroads, and barge company representatives.

- Proactively engage in discussions with suppliers, frac companies, and transload operators to ensure the most optimal transload is selected and delivery expectations are defined.

- Support sand contract negotiations with suppliers and monitor contract performance to determine the necessity for amendments, extensions, and compliance to contractual obligations.

- Actively update the daily sand demand forecast based on real time changes due to accelerations or decelerations in completions activity.

- Maintain close communication with all sand suppliers and provide sand forecasts and changes to the demand schedule.

- Generate purchase orders on a recurring basis to meet the need for either the upcoming month’s sand demand or frac jobs. Manage, review, approve or resolve disputes for sand supplier invoices.

- Provide analysis and cost estimates for sand purchases and delivery to other internal departments for planning and budgets.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Experience, Licensure (minimum level required)

- High School Diploma or equivalent.

- At least five (5) years of experience in Oil & Gas specific to completions operations, procurement, contracts analysis, and logistics management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

List and describe the required factors (i.e. knowledge, skills, abilities, software programs), that are needed for this role.

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite products with intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel.

- Strong background in procurement or sourcing, contract analysis, vendor management, and bid processes.

- General background and understanding in completions engineering principles and operations, in order to communicate effectively regarding frac design changes, schedules, on-site equipment, and pad limitations.

- High level understanding of frac sand mining operations, rail and barge transport, transloading operations, trucking, and well site sand equipment.

- Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting and implementing solutions for supply chain interruptions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Functions as an individual contributor with no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Excludes occasional visitation to the field – reference Travel section.

Office Related:

- Job is primarily performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires regular use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system.

- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

HOURS / SHIFTS

- Regular business hours.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

- Minimally lift, push, carry and/or move up to 20 pounds.

- Minimally be able to bend, stoop, crouch, etc.

TRAVEL

Approximate amount of time.

- Regular travel may be required to other locations.

- Approximate overnight travel is 10%.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Summary of Available Benefits*:

- Health Care eligibility including Medical & Prescription, Dental and Vision coverages

- Health Savings Account (HSA), Dependent Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA match

- Employer Paid Insurance: Basic Life and AD&D (employee, spouse, child), Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage

- Voluntary Insurance: Life and AD&D, Accident, Long Term Care, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, Legal Services

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- 401(k) with employer matching

- Student Loan Repayment Reimbursement

- Vacation, Personal Choice Days (PCD), Sick Time

- Paid Parental Leave

- Company paid Holidays

- Wellness Reimbursement

- Subsidized Parking and Public Transportation

- Financial Well-being Program

- Professional Membership Reimbursement

- Employee Discount Programs

- Benefits eligibility is dependent on the employee’s job classification. Effective date is the first of the month after the event date or the first of the month if the event date is the first of the month.