Lead Operator - Middle Distillates/Intermediates (1512)

Position Overview:

The Operations Team Lead will be part of the Commercial Operations and Logistics team and sit embedded within their Hydrocarbon team, which is responsible for buying, selling, trading and scheduling deliveries of Hydrocarbons for ATA and engaging in value adding optimization and trading activities. In addition, the Hydrocarbon Operations Team Lead will support Aramco Trading Americas’ growing upstream supply growth objectives, as well as global trading business. The Operations Team Lead will report to the Head of Commercial Operations and Logistics.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as team lead with management responsibilities for team-members in their operations team. Team Lead will provide day to day supervision for desks (vacation coordination, training reminders, feedback/instruction for job proficiency, etc.), help manage workload splits for balanced teams, monitor progress during the month for maintaining data accuracy in the relevant systems, be first point of contact for trouble shooting issues.
• Team Leads will be responsible for performing review process with team members

• Review trading contracts and ensure operational execution, both by Aramco Trading Americas and the external company
• Understand quality constraints, perform quality blending operations, ensure quality consistency, coordinate sampling for assay/quality verification as required.
• Confirm 3rd party contracts, monitor receipts, pipeline schedules, and convey notifications of apportionment or operational issues.
• Coordinate and manage pipeline nominations, scheduling and reconciliation for hydrocarbon injects deliveries, transshipment, and terminal transfers.
• Coordinate marine activity including FOB liftings, delivered cargoes, vessel vetting, lightering inspections, loss control, custom filings and invoicing.
• Manage terminal inventory records and keep traders informed on supply availability/issues and forward planning.
• Actively assess and manage a range of operational plans and outcomes inherent to the refining / logistics / trading environment and share market insight/intelligence.
• Work closely with mid-office to ensure position and risk exposure is valid in the system of record.
• Work closely with back-office to ensure the validity of volume actualization, receipt reconciliation, settlement, review/validate and confirm for payment in‐voices associated with pipeline or marine activity, calculate, and maintain logistics cost accruals in the system of record, verify and approve inspection service invoices on an ongoing basis.
• Develop and maintain strong relationship with internal stakeholders and external counterparty.
• Enter orders and maintain accuracy of data in Aramco Trading Americas Software Systems such as: Navarik, Right Angle and other third-party scheduling systems.
• Available to be on call 24/7

Experience and Qualifications Required:

 Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
• Experience with petroleum/Hydrocarbon operations
• Three plus years of business experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and senior management.
• Awareness of refining operations
• Knowledge of international trade regulations, logistics, and supply chain best practices in multiple geographies to ensure compliance and efficiency in regional operations.
• Demonstrated ability to be inquisitive, analytical, collaborative, and detail/action oriented while managing complexity and ambiguity.
• Demonstrate ability to be resilient and adaptive in an environment of constant change and challenges.
• Ability to maintain organization of a large quantity of dynamic information and circumstances.
• Must be available to work in an office environment, located in downtown Houston, TX

NO THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES ACCEPTED