Marine Scheduler - Global Barge & Vessel Ops

Sunoco LP; Newtown Square (Delaware County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunoco LP seeks a Sr. Specialist – Marine Scheduler to lead commercial relationships and objectives for barge and vessel movements, domestic and international. You will forecast demand, optimize supply logistics costs, manage terminals, and ensure compliance with import/export requirements.

You will work closely with Sunoco's Trading team, Sales, other schedulers, and external counterparties to deliver cost-effective supply plans and contingency strategies in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 2–5 years for Specialist, 5–8 for Senior Specialist, 8+ for Lead Specialist.
• Experience negotiating in dynamic environments and coordinating with trading, logistics, and external counter-parties.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication; ability to work across functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory through demand planning and terminal shipment scheduling.
• Oversee supply chain strategy and logistics optimization across terminal network.
• Resolve product supply issues arising from planned or unplanned events.
• Ensure import/export documentation is completed, filed and communicated.
• Provide month-end marine expense accruals and track financial metrics.
• Coordinate with trading to align purchases/sales with supply needs.
• Optimize shipping costs by evaluating routes and logistics modes.
• Maintain voyage logs, reports, and process documentation.
• Develop quarterly and annual marine budgets and performance metrics.

Skills

Vessel scheduling

Barge scheduling

Negotiation

Communication skills

On-call

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

RightAngle

Transport 4

Job description

Sunoco LP seeks a Sr. Specialist – Marine Scheduler to lead commercial relationships and objectives for barge and vessel movements, domestic and international. You will forecast demand, optimize supply logistics costs, manage terminals, and ensure compliance with import/export requirements.

You will work closely with Sunoco's Trading team, Sales, other schedulers, and external counterparties to deliver cost-effective supply plans and contingency strategies in a fast-paced environment.