Scheduling Manager

Position Summary

This hands‑on leadership role leads a team of commercial operators/schedulers responsible for managing 24/7 NGL movements across the USGC refining, fractionation, and export systems. In addition to guiding and developing the team, the manager remains directly engaged in day‑to‑day scheduling, issue resolution, and commercial operations supporting shipment volumes for the trading team.

• Oversee day‑to‑day actions of direct reports by providing guidance, mentoring, and holding them accountable.
• Optimization and integration of USGC refining and midstream NGL export system.
• Recommend and support training and career development programs and continuously monitor performance.
• Supervise commercial scheduling and management of refinery‑ and fractionation‑produced NGLs, primarily across the USGC, including export staging to docks.
• Coordinate with refineries, fractionators, proprietary and third‑party tankage, storage facilities, and other disposition points to support efficient terminal and pipeline movements via pipeline, ocean vessel, lightering vessel, barge, railcar, and truck.
• Lead the finalization of nominations, fractionator/refinery balances, and product optimization. Manage upset situations, coordinate for area, summarize needs, and make quick decisions.
• Support overall performance of planning activities utilizing scheduling platforms. Analyze and develop logistical plans to identify commercial opportunities on an ongoing basis.
• Control master data (scheduling platform) for a specific area ensuring correctness, new logistic setups, applicability, and definitions are in place and follow company and industry best practices.
• Maintain extensive operational knowledge of each facility's receipt and distribution system within respective areas of responsibility; remain current on changing operations and procedures.
• Recommend alternative transportation plans to capitalize on synergies within MPC’s supply and distribution network. Own inventory management and reporting for specified areas.
• Identify opportunities for system improvement and work with Commercial/Business Development for enhancements.
• Participate in the out‑month planning process to ensure constraints are properly identified and longer‑term projects as the operation logistics expert.
• Lead a team in optimizing product movement and strategically maximizing profitability of NGLs across Marathon’s entire refining and fractionation portfolio, critically evaluating commercial terms and optionality, supply and demand, and resource availability/costs.
• Identify processes that allow the team to maximize commercial opportunities, establish optimal movement plans, and capture the most potential on our resources across the enterprise for the NGL commercial business.
• Collaborate with various internal and external counterparts, fostering relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, to provide innovative solutions balancing commercial and operational needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline required.
• Eight (8) years of commercial scheduling, operations, or other related experience required.

• Five (5) plus years of experience and knowledge on Refinery and Fractionator operations, specifically related to NGLs commodity properties, logistics, and export requirements.
• Strong NGLs and Feedstock Business Acumen.
• Ability to perform complex economic analysis and provide insight and recommendations.
• Strong work ethic, maintaining a respectable environment among industry peers in areas of honesty, integrity, and business knowledge.
• Ability to develop strong relationships across the organization with ability to influence without formal authority.
• Self‑starter and strong ability to initiate and pursue business opportunities while fostering strong internal corporate relationships.

• Authentic Communicator
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Energizing the Organization
• Negotiation
• Ongoing Learning & Self‑Development
• Results Driven
• Selecting and Developing People
• Strategic Outlook
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Accountable and Self‑motivated

Location:

Houston, TX

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