Hydrocarbon Scheduler

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand.

CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants.

With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource.

Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

Learns documentation and parameters around each transaction while nominating and scheduling crude and/or products to satisfy required commitments.

Schedules product movement from source to destination based on mainly pipelines to meet refinery requirements.

Contacts counterparties to ascertain their asset requirements and updates databases to prepare invoices and statements.

Works with accounting to establish and implement invoice procedures, adjustments; confirms invoice information.

Develops relationships with supply chain representatives to ensure operational integrity.

Communicates with customers on daily requirements and maintain relationships with scheduling counterparts of customers.

Works with counterparties to confirm monthly physical volume activity is accurate and confirmation of such with accounting areas.

Assists in resolution of billing discrepancies.

Please Note: This may be a Sr.

Hydrocarbon Scheduler role based upon the selected candidate's years of job-related experience.

Job Duties



* At any given time, the Hydrocarbon Scheduler should have a well-defined scope of work for a specific hydrocarbon to allow for the development of supply processes and a network of internal and external contacts.

For any given hydrocarbon, the Hydrocarbon Scheduler should analyze the forecasted supply/demand requirements, identifying opportunities to: a) develop an optimized hydrocarbon movement schedule for each transportation mode required by the circumstances, c) reduce cost and potential inefficiencies, d) jointly optimize use of dock availability/tank space, d) alert the supply team as to potential conflicts and highlight potential solutions, etc.

and e) support the efforts to optimize inventories.


* Based on actual execution, forecasted hydrocarbon commodity needs and facility availability, the Hydrocarbon Scheduler should proactively and continually recommend solutions to optimize physical and in-transit inventory, as well as advise on supply contingency plans in face to major changes on an approved nomination or purchasing program.


* The Hydrocarbon Scheduler should develop and get internal confirmation of the supply programs for the specific hydrocarbons under his/her responsibility.

The nominations or purchases should be ...