Strategic Commercial Ops Specialist

Sunoco LP; Newtown Township (Delaware County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunoco LP is seeking a Specialist - Commercial Ops to join its team and gain exposure to Contracts, Supply Procurement & Analytics, Business Systems, and Dispatch Sourcing. You will help optimize profitability and coordinate with multiple departments to ensure timely delivery and accurate financials.

The role emphasizes negotiation, data analysis, and process improvement in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for career growth within Sunoco's broad operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Advanced Excel skills preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills in fast paced environment.
• Ability to manage customer issues with minimal supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Professional, personable, and relationship-oriented.
• Adaptable in a fast-paced, changing business environment.

Responsibilities

• Prospect government/privates leads on local, state, and national levels.
• Review contractual language to determine eligibility, pricing structure, and commitments.
• Formulate bid proposal and operational plan through collaboration across the organization.
• Communicate to support groups their responsibilities and be the primary point of contact of the entity.
• Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, issues, or requests for pickup and delivery.
• Analyze contract performance and maintain hedge-trading book.
• Customer onboarding through internal systems and order management.
• Establish and maintain supply relationships to support fuel needs with both internal and external resources.
• Analyze and define market trends for decision-making on buying/selling opportunities.
• Generate and expedite purchase order agreements to meet internal expectations for profitability and timing.
• Interface with all departments to resolve problems related to order fulfillment and bill of product on both customer and vendor base.
• Utilize business understanding to leverage advantageous supply sourcing to maximize arbitrage opportunities.
• Implement process improvements towards fully integrated business systems.
• Ensure records are accurate and consistent across various internal systems for timely billing and account reconciliation.
• Collecting incoming statements of product delivery and vendor invoices to match internal transactions of customer, supplier, and product.
• Manage internal transactions for accuracy with financial reporting.
• Investigate discrepancies and correspond with internal/external groups to achieve resolution and data accuracy.
• Schedule and dispatch transportation for pickup and delivery of fuel products.
• Negotiate freight with 100 common carriers' fleets across the US and work with sales and supply to facilitate orders for customer base.
• Coordinate work orders with carriers for appropriate delivery of product at ship-to location to meet customer requests and specifications.
• Oversee orders to completion with the focus on efficient timing and maximizing profitability in sourcing.
• Spearhead new relationships with carriers in growing territories.
• Work with internal delivered groups on carrier loading issues for resolution.
• Collaborate with contracts and supply to provide optimized freight rates to be leveraged on new business opportunities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Sunoco LP is seeking a Specialist - Commercial Ops to join its team and gain exposure to Contracts, Supply Procurement & Analytics, Business Systems, and Dispatch Sourcing. You will help optimize profitability and coordinate with multiple departments to ensure timely delivery and accurate financials.

The role emphasizes negotiation, data analysis, and process improvement in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for career growth within Sunoco's broad operations.