Product Blending Manager

Global Partners LP•Remote - TX, MA

10d•$118,400 - $177,600

About The Position

The Product Blending Manager oversees and manages refined product blending programs across the terminal network. The role provides technical and operational leadership for developing, implementing, optimizing, and standardizing blending processes that support product quality, operational efficiency, customer requirements, regulatory compliance, and value creation. The manager works with Terminal Operations, Supply & Trading, Commercial, Product Quality, Engineering, IT/Data Systems, EHS, and other cross-functional teams to ensure blending programs are designed and operated safely, reliably, and consistently. The role develops blending strategies and procedures, supports implementation of blending systems and equipment, optimizes blend economics and operational performance, troubleshoots blending issues, and establishes standardized processes and controls across applicable terminals. It also provides technical leadership and training to terminal personnel, supports related projects and Management of Change processes, and maintains blending documentation, procedures, recipes, and operational records. Global Partners describes its culture as people-focused and guided by grit, passion, and purpose. It states that it is a Fortune 500 company with more than 90 years of experience and a commitment to fueling communities responsibly and sustainably.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of refined petroleum products and terminal operations.
Demonstrated knowledge of petroleum product blending principles and practices.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Strong understanding of product specifications and quality requirements.
Ability to evaluate blending processes from operational and economic perspectives.
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop and implement standardized procedures and processes.
Ability to troubleshoot complex operational and technical issues.
Ability to work effectively across multiple functional areas and terminal locations.
Familiarity with applicable ASTM, API, regulatory, and industry standards.
Proficiency with operational, inventory, data, and reporting systems.
Ability to lead change and drive standardization across a geographically dispersed terminal network.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Operations, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and manage refined product blending programs across the terminal network.
Establish standardized blending processes, procedures, and operating practices.
Evaluate blending opportunities to improve product value, flexibility, capacity, and operational efficiency.
Develop blending strategies based on product specifications, supply availability, terminal capabilities, customer requirements, and economics.
Support gasoline, diesel, butane, and other applicable blending programs.
Establish controls for blend components, treat rates, recipes, inventories, and finished product specifications.
Identify opportunities to expand or optimize blending capabilities across the terminal network.
Provide technical expertise and operational support to terminal teams for blending activities.
Troubleshoot blending system, equipment, process, and product quality issues.
Work with Engineering and Tech Services on the design, modification, and implementation of blending systems and equipment.
Review terminal capabilities and identify infrastructure, equipment, instrumentation, and controls needed to support blending programs.
Support commissioning and startup of new blending systems and modifications.
Establish operating parameters and controls to achieve consistent and reliable blending performance.
Work with Product Quality to ensure blended products meet applicable specifications and customer requirements.
Develop and maintain blending procedures that support consistent product quality.
Ensure blending processes align with applicable ASTM, API, regulatory, and company requirements.
Participate in investigations of off-specification product, contamination, blending errors, and other product quality incidents.
Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions related to blending activities.
Support audits, inspections, and compliance activities related to blending operations.
Develop standardized blending procedures and best practices for the terminal network.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve blending accuracy, reliability, capacity, flexibility, and cost performance.
Establish performance metrics to measure blending effectiveness and goal attainment.
Incorporate lessons learned from blending projects and incidents into company standards.
Support development and maintenance of blending-related sections of the Operations Manual and applicable SOPs.
Work with Supply & Trading and Commercial teams to understand supply, demand, and blending requirements.
Optimize component inventories and blending capacity to support operational and commercial objectives.
Evaluate blending opportunities based on product availability, specifications, storage capacity, and economics.
Support analysis of blend yields, component usage, product quality, and value extraction.
Identify opportunities to reduce product losses, improve component utilization, and increase blending flexibility.
Work with IT and Data Systems to develop automated blending systems, controls, dashboards, and reporting.
Establish data requirements for monitoring blending performance.
Track and analyze component usage, blend accuracy, product quality, inventory, losses, and operational performance metrics.
Support systems that improve visibility and control of blending operations.
Maintain accurate blending documentation, procedures, recipes, and operational records.
Provide technical leadership and training to terminal personnel responsible for blending activities.
Develop training materials and operating guidance for blending processes and systems.
Promote operational discipline, continuous improvement, and accountability.
Work with terminal leadership to ensure blending procedures are implemented and consistently followed.
Provide subject matter expertise to cross-functional teams on blending-related projects and initiatives.
Lead or support blending-related projects from concept through implementation.
Participate in Management of Change processes related to blending systems, procedures, equipment, and products.
Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, EHS, Product Quality, IT, Supply & Trading, and Commercial teams during project development and implementation.
Evaluate proposed changes for operational, technical, safety, quality, and economic impacts.
Support project commissioning, startup, and post-implementation evaluation.