Commercial Operator - Marine

Shell•Calgary, AB

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Shell is seeking a Marine Commercial Operator to join its team in Calgary. Trading and Supply (T&S) is at the heart of Shell's Downstream business, managing and optimizing the physical supply chain to deliver the right product to the right place on time while maximizing overall margin for Shell. This position is part of the Trading & Supply Commercial Operations Products Team, responsible for managing the physical delivery of product movements across Canada. The Operations team collaborates with Channel Optimizer and Trading teams to optimize profitability through commercial acumen and expertise in blending, scheduling, and refinery operations. The Marine Commercial Operator role is crucial for meeting Shell Canada Products' local demand requirements for Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and for enabling Shell Trading Canada’s diesel export business. The successful candidate will work closely with Gasoline and Distillate Traders to move gasoline, Diesel, and Jet products via marine cargo.

Requirements

Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
University degree is preferred, but candidates with equivalent work experience will be considered.
3 or more years of relevant experiences in any supply, distribution, or trading operations.
Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with multiple parties and stakeholders, both internal and external, with fluid information and able to connect the dots and deliver feasible schedules.
Able to handle multiple competing priorities, tight timelines and make decisions amidst ambiguity.
Able to understand key elements of the supply chain and operations, scheduling and transportation, and execution of contracts.
Due to the data processing requirements Excel are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in marine shipping, customer service, demurrage and freight documentation will be an asset.
VBA and SQL skills are a plus.
Experience with GSAP, Endur, automation and AI integration would be an asset.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Terminal Operations and domestic/international Charterer to ensure the timely delivery of marine vessels to maintain Shellburn/Bare Point inventory levels, ensuring local demands are met.
Demonstrate commercial mindset, enabling the marine export capability of distillates from the West Coast coordinating vessel loading with third party operation teams.
Work with marine agents, freight providers, and inspection companies to ensure the timely and accurate movement of product for marine activities.
Manage product quality requirements for marine movements, working with PQ department to identify and correct issues.
Work with Fuels Compliance and Customs Analyst to ensure compliance on all marine imports/export moves.
Demonstrate continuous improvement, challenge norms, and deliver new ways to improve existing processes.
Provide backup coverage for other scheduling desks during vacation periods, primarily other marine commercial operators.
Actualization of product deliveries to ensure accurate transactions and to manage exposure to trading book.
Performing Loss/gain analysis of marine movements.
Data management, tracking logistics performance (KPIs), operational analytics around inventory, demands, freight performance, demurrage, etc.