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Summary:

This position will be responsible for direct mid-stream commercial interaction with key producer/customers, and involvement in negotiating long-term contracts in support of new and existing infrastructure and asset management. It will also involve financial modeling and assistance with contractual deal structuring and acquisition opportunity identification, evaluation and pursuit.

The position will also involve a good deal of personal initiative, interpersonal and negotiating skills, travel and after hour customer meetings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The essential job duties for this position are listed below:

General interaction and support of customers, marketing efforts, etc. with a specific focus on learning the assets and helping to implement customer focused projects and supporting the resolution of customer focused operational issues.
Work closely with the crude Commercial team to assure the highest level of service to our customers and assist in the development of new growth projects for the crude business. This involves research of market/industry/customer reports and developing meaningful analysis to advance the opportunity.
Establish and maintain close working relationships with current customers with contracts on our crude system.
Assist with the management of all contracts and have a strong understanding of the existing contracts that are key in our business.
Originating new volumes/customers to add volumes to existing assets including upstream and downstream opportunities and developing adjacent and stand-alone deals.
Ability to provide optimization/utilization reports as needed and be able to interpret data in a meaningful way.
Assist with the preparation of annual budgets.
Work closely with Accounting, Operations, Engineering, and Commercial functions to address cross-departmental issues. In addition, effective communication and coordination with all departments within the company are essential in the role.
Instrumental in the implementation of new capital expansion projects, to include communication with Operations and Engineering.
Working with scheduling and LTO on DRA/power efficiency and application
Financial analysis of large maintenance projects, integrity repairs, etc.
Support of evaluation/justification for potential new pipeline projects
Manage primary customer relationships through both normal operations and abnormal events.
Ensure contracts across all assets are properly documented and communicated to the operations, accounting, and measurement organizations.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

BS degree in Finance/Business/Engineering or other related discipline or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
8+ years of related experience, ideally in the US Crude Midstream business. Tangential experience will be considered
Strong understanding of the US Crude Midstream business including the economic drivers for E&P companies and downstream pipelines and markets
Proficiency in relevant software and data analysis tools including financial modeling of capital projects and acquisition targets
Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make informed decisions
Demonstrated leadership capability
Proven ability to lead multiple efforts simultaneously, prioritize effort, and continue progress occasionally in the absence of definitive guidance

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

In-office working conditions
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 75%25 of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing
Up to 25%25 overnight travel

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Manager - Crude Commercial