(Global Petroleum) Senior Operation Cargo Logistics Shipping Specialist

Job Description

<p><strong>This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.</strong></p> <p><strong>About the Company<br></strong><br><br><br>This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.</p> <p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p> <p>The role of this position is to provide or oversee technical, commercial, legal, administrative, financial, and operational planning and support for This Company’s domestic and overseas bulk crude oil and refined products sales and supply logistics. It requires a combination of operational and business expertise to effectively coordinate with various stakeholders, including all levels of management and professionals within customer organizations, suppliers, refineries, storage terminals, pipeline operators, shipping companies, and specialized service contractors.</p> <p>As a senior expert in this field, the incumbent will be responsible for coordinating human resource management by supervising and mentoring subordinates. They will also be involved in assessing competencies and recommending development plans to ensure a skilled and capable workforce.</p> <p>This role plays a crucial part in the smooth functioning of This Company’s sales and supply logistics operations, ensuring effective coordination and communication across diverse stakeholders to achieve business objectives efficiently and sustainably.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provides technical, commercial, and logistical support regarding development of and negotiating strategies for sales/purchase contract procurement and provides like support regarding procurement of offshore storage, pipeline, shipping, and specialized service contracts.</li> <li>Provides or coordinates technical, commercial, legal, administrative, financial, and operational planning and support for administering all the above-mentioned agreements.</li> <li>Prepares forecasts of domestic and international crude/product deliveries using cargo nominations from both domestic and international customers.</li> <li>Handles all routine and abnormal coordination of cargo scheduling, vessel berthing, documentation, and management reporting concerning crude/product deliveries. Coordinates customer vessel schedule/cargo change requests to meet customer needs while maximizing quota sales revenues and maintaining crude production forecasts and domestic refinery demand.</li> <li>Coordinates scheduling imported products with Product Sales and Marketing department, customers, OSPAS, terminals, and refineries to meet local demand and manage inventories along with local refinery production.</li> <li>Monitors progress of tanker voyages to ensure that deliveries are met in the most economic and efficient manner within the commitments and terms of applicable sales or purchase agreements.</li> <li>Monitors cargo movement/measurement operations and data provided by specialized service contractors to assure that sales volumes invoiced or paid are accurate and in accordance with applicable sales or purchase agreements.</li> <li>Monitors performance and costs of service contractors to assure that This Company and industry standards are adhered to and minimize voyage and storage losses.</li> <li>Monitors vessel laytime and demurrage to assure that any amounts invoiced or paid are accurate and in accordance with applicable sales or purchase agreements.</li> <li>Maintains business communications and relations with all customers, suppliers, and service companies in regard to ongoing operations, inquiries, or disputes.</li> <li>Provides direct supervision to lower-level employees.</li> <li>Performs all human resources management functions normally performed by a unit head.</li> <li>Performs any other job requested by the Department Manager.</li><br></ul> <p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.</strong></li> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, any of the Physical Sciences, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, Maritime Studies, Maritime Law, or Naval Architecture.</li> <li>12+ years of experience in the oil industry.</li> <li>Background in either Petroleum Sales/Supply Logistics, Commercial Shipping, Maritime Law, Refinery or Terminal Planning or Operations, Petroleum Accounting, or Auditing.</li> <li>Enhanced experience shall be seagoing experience on bulk petroleum tankers while holding a United Kingdom Department of Transport Class 1, Foreign Going (Deck) Certificate of Competency or employment as an independent marine/petroleum cargo surveyor.</li> <li>Management level experience with an industry respected inspection firm having concentrated involvement in the implementation of industry accepted measurement/safety standards, quality assurance programs, internal auditing, and personnel training.</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communications in English is an absolute requirement.</li> <li>Knowledge of verbal and written Arabic is a plus but not a requirement.</li></ul>