Senior Blending Scheduler

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This Scheduling position is responsible for optimizing scheduling activity directly related to MPC’s blending program.  The successful candidate will work hand and hand with the blending team, trading and refined product schedulers to identify opportunities within the system to capture incremental value through various blending methods.  Modes of distribution used to execute the scheduling plan include barge, pipeline, rail, and truck.  The candidate will have direct interaction with a wide array of organizations within MPC, MPLX and conduct business with pipelines, terminals, trading companies and other external partners.  The applicant should be organized, self-motivated, team oriented, flexible, well-spoken and possess an entrepreneurial mindset.

This position is part of a job family with multiple grade levels. The successful candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Works with RVP Coordinator, Terminals, Pipelines, and Marketing to coordinate RVP conversion during VOC season.
• Works with our blending team to identify and execute opportunities
• The liaison between origin/destination schedulers and blending/trading team
• Provide support for all blending operations (but not limited to) both inside and outside the gates of Kinder Morgan Pasadena and Pasadena ITC.
• Works closely with the blending and scheduling teams for the Bahama’s movements.  Including the scheduling of the blending operation and scheduling destination of the load to both third-party facilities and MPC facilities.
• Individual will nominate inspections and communicate with the terminal and blender on tank assignments.  Including working with the outbound schedulers when product is blended, on spec and ready to ship.
• Responsible for updates within Right Angle, Navarik and various system’s needs.
• Works closely with accounting to ensure timely month end close
• Monitors inventory balances for Exchange contracts.
• Remains on call 24 hours a day to respond to emergencies or provide guidance and instructions.

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

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• • A minimum bachelor's degree in related field is required.
  • Four (4) years of industry-related experience required
  • Previous scheduling or blending experience is preferred but not required.
  • Up to 10% of travel is required.

Skills:

Skills include but are not limited to:

• Accountability
• Action Planning
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Continuous Learning
• Developing Partnerships
• Results Driven
• Communication

Relocation: Yes

Location: Houston, TX

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