Supply Chain Optimizer
Motiva Enterprises LLC

Job Info

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Position Overview:

The Supply Chain Optimizer role is based in Motiva's headquarters in Houston TX and reports into the Motiva Supply & Optimization Organization as an individual contributor within the Motiva Clean Products Optimization Team. This role serves as the primary interface between the Trading & Scheduling Team and the M&S Pricing and Demand Management Team. The position is responsible for ensuring that Motiva's end-to-end margin is maximized while sustaining safe and stable operations.

This position requires defining new ways to create a highly commercial, highly collaborative culture which always operates to deliver the best end to end value for Motiva.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Translating unstructured, complex business problems into practical, powerful data solutions
• Sifting through large data sets to identify and contextualize data that is most valuable to the business, given the current market conditions
• Simplifying complex data sets and visualizing the data at multiple scales to be able to inform all levels of business
• Providing on demand solutions for urgent data needs
• Investigating reported data to uncover and correct flaws in the underlying data
• Putting the contextualized data into action through optimization recommendations to the business
• Developing tools that automate the processes of accessing, manipulating, and delivering the necessary information to stakeholders
• Maintain an up-to-date scope of work enabling effectiveness at challenging the status quo and proper engagement during the daily market view huddles with Refining, Trading, Supply, Risk, Marine and other relevant stakeholders
• Work closely with Motiva Business Development, and Crude Supply & Trading to identify new or enhanced logistics opportunities, secure new crude grades and improve crude run flexibility
• Collaborate with the technical teams to approve new feeds and loosen operating constraints, allowing more feed flexibility at the refinery
• Develop opportunity proposals for high-value improvement projects that unlock additional value capture for Motiva
• Manage multiple interfaces within Refining, Supply, Trading & Logistics, Fuels Marketing & Sales, Finance, and Legal
• Support understanding and monetization of real options in the supply portfolio with the aim of capturing time-value and pricing options
• Support inventory management and working capital assessments as part of cash preservation management and optimization for supply
• Backfill for other Optimizers

Experience and Qualifications:

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor's degree in BA, BS, MS Computer Science, Data Science, or related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) field
• Familiarity with visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI)
• Proven experience with crude characteristics, logistics and key quality parameters
• Understanding of optionality in the end-to-end value chain and how it can be influenced to maximize value
• Be highly resilient and stress resistant when dealing with unforeseen situations and under time pressure constraints to make informed decisions
• Strong initiative and ability to challenge and question to find value creation opportunities
• Must be comfortable adapting to and understanding systems and web-based tools
• Requires effective communication with various stakeholders, ability to influence and drive effective teamwork to deliver enterprise-first goals is critical
• Having "Commercial Curiosity" is a must for the success of the incumbent in all roles within the Supply & Optimization Organization

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw Motiva jobs at any time, including prior to the closing date. Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or grade.

Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (for example, TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).

Motiva participates in E-Verify.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

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