West Coast Supply Balance Coordinator

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Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, motivated by best-in-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too.

Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

As a key member of the West Coast Products Optimization team, the Supply Balance Coordinator plays a critical role in planning, measuring, and optimizing our product supply chain. The position supports the application of bp’s commercial defined practices and processes across supply & trading activities.

The Supply Balance Coordinator is responsible for planning and supporting supply and trading operations to ensure reliable product availability and maximize commercial performance, all while safeguarding long‑term customer experience. The role collaborates closely with pricing, supply and refinery commercial/operations teams, sales and marketing, business development and strategy to develop and execute 0–24‑month supply plans.

Additionally, this role serves as the primary subject matter expert for all West of Rockies (WoR) One Stream processes including new activity implementations and oversight of digital tool development. The role will provide periodic scheduling support for the refinery scheduling team to deepen their understanding of the end to end optimization activities while also stabilizing operations for the site.

• Manage WoR One Stream processes including routine forecasting, true-ups, and verification of data for each of the channels of trade, and interfacing with appropriate teams to ensure data sets are accurate.
• Manage and coordinate mid-term tactics including building line space on strategic pipelines and working with the pricing team and product schedulers to identify advantaged locations to optimise COT and grow strategic volume.
• Through use of our commercial defined practices, work with the operation schedulers to manage the supply system and meet marketing demands. This will include enabling supply team to adhere to sustainable practices including development of improved tools and reports to enable better insight into commercial optimization serving as the facilitator of the integrated volume plan across the teams.
• Develop and communicate supply plans working with traders and schedulers to identify alternative supply options that maintain supply reliability while minimizing costs.
• Manage and coordinate balancing of supply and demand plan as it relates to executing supply sourcing, maintaining system inventories and meeting monthly demands.
• Evaluate new market opportunities to define supply logistical needs, business capabilities, and other potential requirements.
• Perform analysis and ad hoc requests for supply operations team to help assist team in making operational decisions
• As required, lead cross functional team to deliver supply tactics, supply options and/or optimization strategies which includes assuring consistent alignment, simplification and efficiency
• Back up for B2B Sales, T&S Operations, Refining scheduling or Supply Coordination depending on the development needs of the candidate and the different needs of the business.

• Strong experience within refining or supply, trading, or commercial with relevant experience in supply operations, engineering, refinery operations, project management and/or business development.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills leading to effective decision making.
• Solid financial skills, including an understanding of refining and marketing economics.
• Experience developing, planning, organizing and leading individual projects and processes
• Experience influencing others to achieve objectives and drive results.
• A sound and well developed understanding and appreciation of both the business strategies and…