Manager – Scheduling, Crude Oil Marketing

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JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

The Manager – Scheduling, Crude Oil Marketing will provide day-to-day and strategic leadership to a team of Schedulers. This includes but is not limited to providing technical training, appropriate oversight, mentoring, and employee onboarding, development, and corrective actions if necessary.

This role should develop and maintain a positive, team-oriented culture aligned with ONEOK’s Core Values and the broader Crude Oil Commercial team’s strategic priorities.

To address the 24/7/365 nature of the business, the Manager will develop and implement cross-training and coverage strategies to provide necessary business continuity and employee work/life balance.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

-The ability to lead the Scheduling team in performing its core functional responsibilities, which include but are not limited to: 

• Nominating / scheduling/ allocating crude oil on various assets 

• Month end closing activities 

• Monthly review of inventory and storage positions 

• Interconnect confirmations with carriers

• Power optimization initiatives 

• Compliance with regulations, contracts, and company policies and procedures 

-Subject matter expertise of (i) applicable assets, operations, contracts, etc. and (ii) applicable company policies, procedures, desk documentation, working norms, etc.  

-The ability to develop or modify applicable company policies, procedures, desk documentation, working norms, etc. to support the business line’s commercial strategies and obligations 

-Subject matter expertise of scheduling systems, tools, and associated technology 

-RightAngle, Cobalt, EStream, and other nomination systems will be integral to the role

-The ability to develop and manage internal and external relationships 

• Develops and maintains strong internal relationships with other departments and communicates with and assists those teams as needed 

• Develops and maintains strong customer and connected carrier relationships 

• Proactively works to ensure customers experience a high level of satisfaction, reliability, and accuracy 

• Oversees issue resolutions and develops solutions to prevent recurrence 

-The ability to analyze, research, read, interpret, and/or communicate applicable business information, which includes but is not limited to: 

• Company policies and procedures 

• Confirmations 

• Measurement reports 

• Invoices and inventory statements 

• Tariffs 

• Commercial agreements 

-The ability to oversee, prepare, process, and/or approve business processes or information, which includes but is not limited to: 

• Summaries of nominations, volumetric, and inventory data 

• Month end closing process 

• System over/short analysis and inventory positions across assets

• Notifications to customers 

• Ticketing and inventory discrepancy analysis, root cause determination, and applicable adjustments 

• Procedures and process changes 

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required

Work Experience

• Three to five years of applicable prior experience preferred 

• Strong knowledge of crude oil gathering, transportation, storage, and marketing operations

• Experience with crude scheduling systems, logistics, and measurement

• Proficient in standard business software and office systems

• Background in crude purchasing, contracting, supply operations, and facility operations

• Experience in crude accounting, commercial marketing, and contract execution (purchase, sale, exchange)

• Skilled in researching, analyzing, and interpreting contracts, legal documents, and regulations

• Effective communicator with experience working across teams and presenting to individuals and groups

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods

• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange verbal and written information or instructions

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)

• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel to other locations required

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547​.

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