Scheduler - Commercial Supply & Trading

Job Description

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

As a Scheduler you will coordinate product movements via barge, pipeline, truck, ship, or rail, and ensures correct type, quantity, and timing of the load/unload activity.

At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can:

• Manage appropriate inventory positions that balance the existing market conditions, wholesale forecasts, production schedules, and logistics constraints to keep terminals adequately supplied and refineries balanced.
• Communicate with traders, refinery personnel, wholesale, terminal operators, and logistics operators to develop a schedule.
• Nominate and support actualizing and documenting movements in SAP.
• Proactively adjust the schedule when conflicting objectives disrupt planned movements.
• Understand contractual requirements and manage secondary costs to move products in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Accrue and track secondary costs accurately in SAP.
• Provide guidance to less experienced Schedulers and provides back-up support to other Schedulers, as needed.

Participate in the execution of all activities involved in the operations and scheduling of ocean vessels operating on behalf of the Company

Schedule product movements via barge or ship and ensures correct type, quantity, and timing of the load/unload activity

Monitor trading cargoes and works closely with all parties involved in vessel operations and regulatory agencies on a worldwide basis

Schedule deliveries via barges, pipelines, and other distribution methods, issues movement orders, and maintains inventory positions for assigned areas by balancing market demand and sales with available supply

Manage appropriate inventory positions that balance the existing market conditions, wholesale forecasts, production schedules, and logistics constraints to keep terminals adequately supplied and refineries balanced

Schedule product movements via rail and ensures correct type, quantity, and timing of the load/unload activity

Optimize turnaround on reconciling freight/transportation invoices, dispatches truck carriers for product delivery, provides customer support, and resolves any logistical requirements for product and cost savings efficiencies to further maximize Valero’s profitability

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas required:
Logistics, Transportation (all means), Business/Financial Analysis, Marine Operations, Military, Oil & Gas/Refining/Petrochemical Industry.

Able and willing to manage assigned operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays as needed required.

Able and willing to work in-person at the Valero San Antonio Headquarters required.

• Prior experience in at least one of the following roles preferred:
  Scheduling (Crude, Products, Rail, Marine), Business Analysis (Crude, Products, Allocation, Wholesale Pricing, Trading Risk, Transportation, Transfer Pricing, Wholesale, Commercial Logistics Contract), Trading Analysis, or Commercial Analysis.

Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding? Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

• Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
• 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, with immediate vesting
• Company-sponsored Pension Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs
• Onsite Employee and Family Wellness Centers (Physician & Pediatrician)
• Onsite Pharmacy
• State-of-the-art 24-hour Fitness Center free for employees and spouses with access to Tennis and Basketball Facilities
• Onsite cafeteria open for breakfast and lunch
• Sprawling campus with walking paths and access to biking trails

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