Sr Marine Scheduler

Req ID: 427232 

BASIC PURPOSE: The primary purpose is to manage Musket's waterborne commercial operations for Refined Products and Renewable Fuels

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Optimize and communicate voyage programming across Musket's ocean-going and inland-waterway fleet (spot and time-charter)
• Develop processes around chartering, loss-control, demurrage etc. to generate and preserve commercial value.
• Maintain and develop key internal and external relationships including suppliers, customers, and terminal operators.
• Ensure product quality control is consistent with commercial and regulatory handling requirements.
• Communicate operational updates to all parties such as Mid-Office, Credit, and Senior Management 
• Maintain constant communications about scheduling plans with traders, Mid-Office, Back-Office, and third-party personnel. Notify traders of potential scheduling conflicts and suggest ways to mitigate.
• Other duties assigned as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply management, finance, or relevant field experience required

Experience:

• 10 + years minimum experience scheduling and executing marine operations.
• 10 + years minimum experience in a trading environment handling logistics and transportation

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Skills:

• Intimate working knowledge around scheduling through various means of transportation
• Expert knowledge with Incoterms 2010 / 2020
• Experienced with different Refined Product / Renewable grades and specifications
• Detail knowledge around common Charter Party formats and common marine GT&Cs
• Letter of Credit formats and documentation requirements
• Calculating/Estimating freight and other marine related costs
• Solarc Right Angle knowledge is preferred
• Soft Skills: Good written and oral communication skills, team player, exceptional customer service, attention to detail, self-motivated, good time management skills, and innovative thinking

Typical Physical Demands

• Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping
• Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator
• Requires normal range of hearing and vision

Job Function(s): Musket 

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is the industry-leading travel stop network in the United States. For more than 55 years, we've provided customers with highway hospitality and "Clean Places, Friendly Faces." We're passionate about serving drivers with clean, modern facilities stocked with fuel, food and supplies. We offer meals from popular restaurant chains, trucking supplies, showers and everything needed to get back on the road quickly. The Love's Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry's safest trucking fleets
• Speedco, the light mechanical and trucking service specialists
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert