Commercial Logistics Business Improvement Advisor III
About The Position
The Commercial Logistics Business Improvement Advisor III leads and supports process improvement and business analysis practices across the Commercial, Global Supply Chain, and Logistics organization for all modes of transport. This is an advanced advisor role accountable for the development, execution, and delivery of business improvement plans that align with business needs and priorities for assigned Commercial commodities and functions. The Advisor owns business process development, improvement, optimization, and sustainability for assigned Commercial functions and stakeholders. The role provides leadership by influence and expertise to initiatives that build consistency in work processes across businesses, functions, and facilities, and proactively manages a diverse project portfolio with multiple timelines, stages, and workstreams. Success is driven by sound technical judgment, the ability to define future-state processes, and the capability to build consensus with global business process owners and foster an environment of continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline
- 5 or more years of direct experience in oil and gas logistics or transportation
- 5 or more years of SAP S/4HANA and/or R/3 experience with specific focus on vendor billing documents, nominations, shipment cost documents, and ticketing
- Intermediate or greater proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Nice To Haves
- Proven ability to analyze current state, define future state, and define product/process change strategy
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Strong interpersonal skills characterized by effective communication, teamwork, and influence
- Experience with transactional and/or trade capture systems (for example, RightAngle, IMOS, Trade66)
- Experience establishing KPI frameworks and business metrics that sustain project benefits after implementation
- Demonstrated success building consensus across business process owners in a matrixed environment
Responsibilities
- Own business process development, improvement, and sustainability for assigned functions, carrying responsibility for benefit realization through business metrics and process ownership.
- Analyze current state, define future state, define product/process change strategy, apply advanced-level business process and business requirements analysis to determine the best approach to the work.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for logistics systems, processes, performance tools, translating operational needs into system requirements, driving adoption of new tools, and upholding the freight process framework.
- Guide internal customers toward best practices that streamline system logistics processes, and partner with stakeholders to develop new processes, policies, and KPIs, building consensus with business process owners.
- Facilitate change management across supported organizations, applying advanced-level practice to drive and sustain adoption of new processes and technologies after go-live.
- Assist cross-functional projects that create improvement opportunities system upgrades, data integration, and freight management, partnering with IT to define and execute SAP and system changes that improve transportation logistics.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve SAP interfaces TMS applications, resolving complex and non-routine issues with no established precedent and applying technical judgment to drive permanent solutions.
- Translate operational analytics, target comparisons and benchmarking into actionable reporting and recommendations.
- Support system go-live, stabilization, and hyper-care across supported groups.
- Deliver training and knowledge transfer to team members and end users.
- Work independently across a large project portfolio, managing several assignments with multiple timelines and stages, developing schedules to meet deadlines, balancing strategic versus tactical priorities.
Benefits
- Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
- 8% 401k company match
- Cash Balance Account pension
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
- Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
