Manager, US Crude Commercial Scheduling, will work in an open, fast-paced environment with a team of Schedulers and Traders in Houston to optimize crude oil supply throughout Phillips 66's refining system and commercial businesses. We are seeking a talented, results-oriented individual who strives for excellence and sees every day as an opportunity for personal and professional growth. Attention to detail and accuracy is critical. This position is a people leader within the Global Scheduling organization and reports directly to the Sr Manager, NA Crude Scheduling.
This role is responsible for a team of Schedulers who manage commercial operations of the PSX Refining and Trading system, in addition to being responsible for individual crude scheduling activities for the Lake Charles desk. The Coastal team withing US Crude Scheduling consists of responsibilities for crude oil movements related to the following desks: Beaumont/Houston, US Exports, Lake Charles Refinery, Sweeny Refinery, Bayway Refinery, and Ferndale Refinery.
What You'll Do- Lead and supervise a team of schedulers responsible for logistics associated with US supply and trading activities for crude oil, including the following tasks:
- Set goals that challenge and develop schedulers.
- Provide continuous coaching and talent enhancement opportunities.
- Provide vacation relief coverage as needed on a 24/7 basis and assist in managing US wide scheduler vacation relief plan.
- Provide on-call support and be available to react to dynamic operations, at times outside of core business hours.
- Be a champion for change management and cultivate a continuous learning culture.
- Hold self and schedulers accountable to meeting scheduling excellence metrics.
- Oversee and hold schedulers accountable to key value-impacting tasks, such as 3rd party pipeline nomination processes.
- Act with intention and focus on value-generation for Phillips 66 Commercial and Refining, including:
- Lead our scheduling resources and system operation to maximize general interest value across the assigned responsibilities with consideration to profit and operational risk.
- Help create value by optimizing supply/demand portfolio, batch trading while increasing transportation efficiency and minimizing per-barrel transportation costs.
- Oversee inventory management activities related to individually assigned desk as well as those of the scheduling team, including but not limited to the following tasks:
- Schedule, nominate, and confirm movements via various distribution channels through internal and third-party scheduling systems for pipelines, tanks, rail, waterborne, and other modes of transportation.
- Prepare and maintain daily the monthly supply/demand balance and lease forecasts required to plan around the supply, markets, and pipelines disruptions, and provide updates on positions and respond to unexpected events, making contingency plans to minimize disruption to supply or movements.
- Manage, update, and tie out SAP with crude oil movements from nominations to shipper Balance actuals.
- Prepare, confirm, and submit weekly system inventory levels vs targets for the Supply and Trading businesses.
- Monitor gains/losses of physical transactions and lead investigations into significant discrepancies with appropriate external and internal counterparties, with a focus on root cause analysis and error rate reduction over time.
- Oversee the year-end inventory process for self and team, managing to annual targets and reporting accordingly.
- Act as a liaison between accounting/billing personnel and traders: aid in the resolution of price discrepancies, contract issues, payment terms, volume differences, etc.
- Support resolution of Book-to-book and Book-to-Physical activities for self and team, addressing root causes where possible.
- Cultivate and maintain internal and external counterparty relationships in support of operations.
- Distinguish Phillips 66 as an industry leader in integrity, scheduling excellence, and professionalism.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships across Phillips 66 organizations including VCO, Midstream, Refining, and FP&A.
- Understand and abide by the rules/requirements of regulatory reporting.
- Prepare and submit daily written reports regarding operational status for own desk as well as team members.
- Represent global crude scheduling in daily Commercial Leadership update meetings as required for coverage.
- Represent scheduling team in logistics maintenance, optimization, analytics and growth opportunities.
What You'll Bring (Required)- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor's Degree or higher
- 6 or more years of experience in the energy sector supporting supply, trading, or logistical functions
- 5 or more years in a Commercial or Midstream scheduling role
- 2 or more years of experience with waterborne operations
- Intermediate or greater proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills
What Makes You Stand Out (Preferred)- 3 or more years of supervisory experience
- Demonstrated leadership skills with capability of influencing others to achieve desired results and common goals
- Dedication to achieve team goals, increase general interest value to the company and support internal and external customers
- Ability to adapt to changing work environments and make continuous improvements
- Ability to set, manage, and prioritize multiple assignments that are broad in scope and complexity
- Existing knowledge of US crude oil logistics
- Background using systems such as SAP, Alteryx, and Tableau
- Excel Macro building proficiency and advanced Excel preferred
- Good understanding of downstream operations, supply chains, and value drivers
- Strong organizational and time management skills that will contribute to meeting daily and monthly deadlines
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to support business-focused analysis and decisions
- High degree of ethics, personal drive, and dedication to achieve team goals, increase general interest value to the company, and support internal and external customers
Compensation RangeThis position has a base salary range of $175,500 - $214,500. This role is eligible to participate in the company's commercial bonus program, offering the opportunity to earn additional compensation based on business and individual performance, in accordance with program guidelines.
At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role's requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.
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Commercial organization works to effectively leverage assets and market knowledge to create additional value within the risk parameters of the Company. We do this by maximizing general interest profitability, enhancing return on capital employed by successfully partnering with the Refining, Transportation and Marketing functions to ensure Value Chain Integration. Our truck and rail fleets support our feedstock and distribution operations. Rail movements are provided via a fleet of more than 10,000 owned and leased rail cars. Truck movements are provided through numerous third-party trucking companies, as well as through our 100 percent-owned subsidiary, Sentinel Transportation LLC.
Total RewardsAt Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being - physical, emotional, social, and financial - is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:
- 8% 401k company match
- Cash Balance Account pension
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
- Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services
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