Specialist - Marine Scheduler

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 is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 32 countries and territories in North America, the Greater Caribbean, and Europe. The Partnership's midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 160 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements the Partnership's fuel distribution operations, which distribute over 15 billion gallons annually to approximately 11,000 Sunoco and partner-branded retail locations, as well as independent dealers and commercial customers.

At Sunoco, we take great pride in what we do and wholeheartedly believe our employees drive success for our company and our customers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and we are committed to making your job a challenging and rewarding experience.

Summary

The Sr. Specialist – Marine Scheduler position plays a pivotal role as a member of our supply and trading commercial operations team and is responsible for commercial relationships and objectives related to barge and vessel movements both domestic and international. This position will be responsible for managing the supply operations of a network of refined products terminals across the US by forecasting demand, optimizing supply logistics costs, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance and operating requirements. The role requires a high degree of analytical ability, with a self-driven and collaborative attitude and knowledge of import and export requirements. The candidate will work closely with Sunoco's Trading team, Sales, other Schedulers, and external counterparties. The objective of this role is to deliver well-developed and cost-effective supply plans as well as contingency strategies; while leveraging industry knowledge and market conditions to ensure our refined products network is supplied in the most efficient manner.

Core Responsibilities

• Inventory management thru the process of demand planning and scheduling shipments for assigned terminals
• Effectively manages and assists others with the overall supply chain and logistics strategy
• Seamlessly resolves product supply issues as a result of planned or unplanned events
• Ensure all required import/export documentation is completed, filed and communicated
• Provide accounting accruals for marine expenses/liabilities at month end
• Ensures solutions are consistent with organization’s objectives
• Interfaces with industry counterparts and negotiate commercial agreements
• Collaborates with trading to ensure adequate purchases/sales of product to meet supply needs
• Optimizes the product supply chain to reduce logistics costs by evaluating alternative logistics modes or routes for bulk movements for more efficient supply chain based on changing market conditions
• Ensures that all scheduling processes take place in a correct and timely manner
• Track and evaluate all financial/expense metrics related to marine moves, including freight, demurrage study and cause, and all ancillaries.
• Primary point of contact for all vessel related operations (i.e., ship, broker, agents, traders)
• Ensure all compliance with vessel/barge marine operations (including third party interaction, scheduling, Agency appointments, inspection coordination, product quality responsibility, adherence to contracts, local and international rules and authority, US Customs and Port Authority).
• Quality assurance (coordinate product testing and approve all marine quality for products).
• Maintain and develop metrics, operations, and financial reports, process documentation and voyage logs
• Consolidate shipping requirements of the various business units and define lowest costs shipping solution by utilizing Spot Terms, COA's and T/C's
• Provide monthly performance and develop monthly & annual marine budget.
• Work directly with the Manager to develop new long-term business opportunities.

Required Experience Is Commensurate With The Selected Job Level

• The Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job related experience
• The Senior Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
• The Lead Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job related experience

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in logistics/business or related field or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated ability to work and negotiate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Available during international business operations and be on call 24/7
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills (both written and verbal), computer skills, and analytical skills
• Thrives in cross-functional team environment
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Vessel / Barge scheduling experience

Desired/Preferred Skills

• Exposure to one or more energy markets (crude oil and/or petroleum products)
• Experience in Marine/Waterborne Operations or Logistics Industry
• Understanding of the interaction and significance of the various aspects/elements of the refined products trading/marketing supply chain is desirable
• Ability to apply a well-developed understanding of business strategies and logistics operations to achieve the business and team objectives
• Understanding of RightAngle and/or Transport 4 systems