Lead, Asset Lifecycle

Buckeye Partners•Houston, TX

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Buckeye is the premier infrastructure and logistics provider for the world’s energy needs, both today and tomorrow. Since 1886, we have successfully navigated transitions in the way energy has been distributed to continually meet the needs of an evolving market and industry environment. Our people are a critical element to the success and longevity of our operational history and our future as we seek to thrive through the energy transition. We own and operate a diversified global network of integrated assets providing midstream logistic solutions, primarily consisting of the transportation, storage, processing, and marketing of liquid petroleum products. We are committed to safely and responsibly providing world-class service to meet the continually evolving energy needs of our customers and the communities we serve. As part of this commitment to our customers, we are continually diversifying our platform and service offerings to enable less carbon intensive energy solutions and undertaking decarbonization efforts on our operations. Buckeye Partners is currently seeking a Lead - Asset Lifecycle with experience in accounting and business systems to join our growing team in Houston. The Lead, Asset Lifecycle role reports to the Senior Manager (Sr. Mgr.), PMO. This role drives and supports the full Asset Lifecycle process and sub-processes such as Materials and Supplies (M&S) Inventory, Capital Spares and Swaps, Single Assets, Legacy Assets, and Project Closeout in collaboration with Buckeye's Project Teams, IT, Accounting, and Operations functions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or other related discipline required.
5-7 years of professional financial experience.
Strong understanding of financial systems, asset management, management reporting and supporting processes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including functions, complex formulas, pivot tables, etc.
Demonstrated strong written and oral communication and presentation skills.
Experience working cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results.
Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with excellent writing and oral communication skills.
Very detail-oriented position that requires a great deal of accuracy.
Possess personal commitment to integrity, achievement of departmental and business results and outstanding customer services, both internal and external.
Requires a detailed approach to task completion, strong communication and organization skills, positive relationship and collaboration/problem solving skills, professionalism when dealing with internal customers, and a general understanding of project dynamics.
Analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements.
Demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance.
Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount.
Must work independently and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and when handling sensitive and confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of inventory management processes and technology is preferred.
Prior JDE experience related to assets, maintenance, work orders and/or inventory is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports the full Asset Lifecycle process and sub-processes such as Materials and Supplies (M&S) Inventory, Capital Spares and Swaps, Single Assets, Legacy Assets, and Project Closeout.
Manages M&S Inventory Team and Function
Cycle Count Process
Warehouse Conversion
Inventory Processes
Continuous Improvement
Accounting: Alignment, support, and troubleshooting of Closeout, Swap, Process related activities.
Information Technology: Primary contact for testing and deployment of JDE changes and enhancements to the Asset Lifecycle.
Operations Services: Asset Equipment Tagging
Project Controls – Front End Closeout Process
Lead generation of monthly, quarterly, and annual metrics and reports that illustrate performance and opportunities to support future business decisions. Includes use of Excel reporting, PowerBi Dashboards and Workflow at the direction of Sr. Mgr, PMO.
Maintain current Training, Documentation, Change Log, and Issues Log for all area of Asset Lifecycle Business Process at the direction of Sr. Mgr, PMO.