Analyst, Scheduling & Crude Marketing

Inter Pipeline; Calgary; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inter Pipeline is seeking an Analyst, Scheduling & Crude Marketing to support the Crude Scheduling team in Calgary. You will help execute accurate nominations, track inventories, and coordinate with traders and back office to ensure reliable delivery and settlement of crude volumes.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in crude oil, a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in the crude oil industry, preferring Marketing or Logistics
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as Power BI
• Strong analytical capabilities with large datasets
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledgeable about North American crude oil networks, with Western Canada market understanding
• Working knowledge of crude oil pricing, differentials and equalization is an asset
• Team oriented, fast-paced, with ability to prioritize

Responsibilities

• Provide support for scheduling activities: nomination docs, NOSs, apportionments, and third‑party coordination
• Analyze pipeline flows and market dynamics to identify shifts impacting scheduling or trading
• Maintain deals, end-of-day volumes, and position-tracking data in systems
• Forecast inventory for hedging; share position updates with trading
• Coordinate with back office and accounting for invoices, FSBs, and settlements
• Ensure accurate volume accruals and reporting of financial results
• Update inventory and position management tools
• Coordinate end-of-cycle deal confirmations and trade settlements with counterparties
• Provide scheduling coverage for truck movements and related logistics
• Assist in ad hoc initiatives and optimization projects

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Data analysis

Crude market knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Power BI

Job description

Description

Located out of our Calgary office, the individual in the Analyst, Scheduling & Crude Marketing role will report to the Scheduler, Crude Marketing. The Analyst, Scheduling & Crude Marketing plays a key role within our Marketing business unit, supporting the Crude Scheduling team in executing accurate and timely nominations to pipeline operators.

Located out of our Calgary office, the individual in the Analyst, Scheduling & Crude Marketing role will report to the Scheduler, Crude Marketing. The Analyst, Scheduling & Crude Marketing plays a key role within our Marketing business unit, supporting the Crude Scheduling team in executing accurate and timely nominations to pipeline operators.

This position ensures Inter Pipeline Canadian Marketing Limited Partnership meets all contractual obligations through reliable physical delivery of crude oil. With crude volumes sourced from dozens of producers, the Analyst, Scheduling helps enable effective storage strategies and physical delivery execution.

Working closely with the Crude Oil Marketing team, this role contributes to the aggregation, optimization, and movement of crude through IPL owned infrastructure to maximize value and meet downstream refinery specifications.

Key Activities And Responsibilities

• Provide support for all scheduling activities, including submitting nomination documentation, apportionment submissions, and coordination with third‑party scheduling teams and sending initial and updated Notices of Shipment (NOSs).
• Conduct fundamental analysis on pipeline flows and market dynamics to identify meaningful shifts that could impact scheduling, logistics, or trading strategies.
• Support the Scheduling team to ensure trade capture systems and internal databases accurately reflect expected inventories and proactively communicate position changes to traders. This includes entering and maintaining deals, reconciling and validating end of day volumes, and maintaining accurate position-tracking data.
• Support inventory forecasting for hedging activities and collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment. This includes maintaining appointment forecasting models, updating models, participating in production related meetings, distributing reports outlining position updates to trading.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for back office teams regarding inventory inquiries and other scheduling related matters. This includes submitting invoices, providing Final Shipper Balances (FSBs), maintaining month end FSB records, and supporting accounting and settlement processes.
• Ensure accurate volume accruals so that we are capturing risk and credit exposures properly while also reporting accurate financial results.
• Maintain and update inventory and position management tools
• Coordinate commercial and operational activities with counterparties, including completing end-of-cycle deal confirmations and supporting trade settlement activities.
• Provide scheduling coverage support for truck movements and related logistics activities, as required.
• Contribute to ad hoc initiatives including student training and coordination, analytical support for new initiatives, and slide deck development for presentations and identifying opportunities to optimize and automate existing business processes.

Education, Skills And Experience

• 1-3 years of experience in the crude oil industry, with a preference for experience in Marketing or Logistics
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, with preference for Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as Power BI
• Strong analytical capabilities and working with large datasets
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledgeable about the crude oil logistical networks in North America, with an understanding of the Western Canada markets
• Working knowledge on how crude oil is priced, including differentials and equalization techniques is an asset
• Works well in a team oriented culture and in a fast paced environment with an ability to prioritize

Hours

Monday – Friday, 40 hour per week

As this position is identified as security sensitive, employment of a final candidate will be conditional upon completion of a criminal background check assessment with satisfactory results.

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