Manager – Scheduling, Crude Oil Marketing

ONEOK, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK, Inc. in Houston is seeking an experienced Manager – Scheduling, Crude Oil Marketing to lead a 24/7 scheduling team.

You will supervise nominating, scheduling, and allocating crude oil across assets, train staff, and drive safe, reliable operations in a fast-paced midstream environment. You will build cross-functional partnerships, optimize energy flows, ensure regulatory and contract compliance, and mentor staff through onboarding and performance reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Scheduling team in nominating, scheduling, and allocating crude oil on assets.
• Perform month-end closing activities.
• Review inventory and storage positions monthly.
• Coordinate interconnect confirmations with carriers.
• Drive power optimization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, contracts, and company policies and procedures.
• Develop or modify policies, procedures, desk documentation, and working norms to support commercial strategies.
• Develop and manage internal and external relationships with departments, customers, and carriers.
• Communicate with teams as needed and support issue resolutions.
• Oversee nominations, data summaries, system over/short analysis, and notifications to customers.

Skills

Team leadership

Crude scheduling

Scheduling expertise

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

RightAngle

Cobalt

EStream

Job description

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

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 [e-mail] or call 1-855-663-6547.

Expected Salary Range

$129,000.00 - $193,000.00

At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.