Strategic Marine Logistics Advisor
Bengaluru, KA, IN
About us
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What role you will play in our team
- ExxonMobil is seeking an experienced Vessel Logistics Strategic advisor to join our global team, driving competitive advantage to our growing fleet.
- To be successful in this role, you must quickly build understanding of our business needs, employee value proposition and be in a position to translate business strategy and objectives into high impact actions.
- You will be a strategic, innovative, and a critical thinker who is outcome focused, able to challenge organization paradigms and demonstrated ability to lead transformational change
- You come with high ambition, high energy, tremendous work-ethic, and a desire to be part of a winning team
If this sounds like you, we want you on the team! - The Vessel Logistics Strategic Advisor is responsible for maximizing contractual and financial performance of commercial agreements to include working closely with commodity and freight traders. Responsible to act as intermediary between various internal departments and external stakeholders to provide commercial expertise, influence trade decisions, and ensure the end-to-end process is effectively managed.
- The role is fast paced, dynamic and challenging involving support to worldwide operations that continuously operate in multiple time zones.
- Oversee global portfolio of marine tonnage under various charter agreement (i.e term, spot, contract of affreightment, etc.) and seek opportunities to maximize value through fleet optimization (i.e outcharter, stowage plan, repositioning, bunkering, etc.)
What you will do
- Analyze marine cost trends/KPIs to identify marine improvement opportunities
- Act as marine modal point contact and value-add bridge between the different functions in and outside of Supply Chain.
- Support Global Liquid Marine Planner by consolidating Regional Input for corporate plan
- Develop and maintain standardized process documentation
- Identify and execute initiatives to optimize fleet deployment and network efficiency across regions.
- Drive improvements in productive time and asset utilization to reduce freight costs.
- Data-driven identification & development of projects/initiatives to upgrade liquids infrastructure to drive long term E2E efficiencies (tankage, berths, parcel size, routes, co-loads, procedures etc.)
- Support the development of global marine coverage strategies by delivering process maps and gap analyses and coordinate mid/long term coverage requirements with stakeholders to help ensure long-term competitive of marine cost for the BU’s.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert for bulk liquid marine driving competency development through training and coaching and implement global best practices
- Brings Bulk Marine expertise to QRTs, Marine Quality and Demurrage Claims, and Sales contracts
Skills and Qualifications
- Fluency in English both written and oral
- Minimum of 5 years of Commercial Oil & Gas experience. Examples include hydrocarbon scheduling, voyage operations, chartering, trade settlements, Oil Loss or demurrage settlement etc.
- Strategic thinker – proven ability to translate analytics into strategic concepts and drive an organization to higher levels of operational performance
Process-orientation – can scope structural improvements; can develop or lead development of structural solutions - Strong coordination and management of change skills – improvement projects require disciplined implementation often with global, interdependent teams or organizations
- Strong communication and analytical skills – can process data, drive conclusions, and present information in a clear, concise, and collaborative manner
- Team oriented with good interpersonal skills; Strong influencing skills – needs to develop productive network through informal and indirect leadership
- Basic accounting knowledge; Sound PC skills, including Microsoft Office
Understanding of related information systems, data analytics and effective dashboarding
Practitioner knowledge of Bulk Liquid Marine - systems, process, logistics, quality
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of transaction accounting and commercial contracts
- Familiarity with the maritime industry
- Prior sailing experience
Familiarity with hydrocarbon logistics - Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence diverse teams.
- Strong understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Hands-on experience with Celonis or similar process mining tools.
- Proven project management experience
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